Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

Artificial muscles capable of manipulating large grippers or tiny endoscopesCredit: Credit: Oliver Dietze Unlike conventional robot arms with their hinged ...

Trembling aspen leaves could save future Mars rovers

Credit: University of Warwick Researchers at the University of Warwick have been inspired by the unique movement of trembling aspen ...

Ambitious biotechnologies brought together in Prague

On 6 March 2019 at the National Library of Technology in Prague, the 4th annual international BioSpot conference was held. ...

£2.25 million Innovate UK project sees patent for innovation using particle beams in 3D printing

Precision engineering company Reliance Precision is working with the University of Huddersfield to develop intricate, high-strength components for the aerospace ...

NII and WACREN sign a memorandum of understanding on R&D of open science infrastructure

Credit: © National Institute of Informatics National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) aim to provide high-speed Internet service for research ...

UTA researcher designing sustainable practices for small gold-mining communities

Responsible miningCredit: UT Arlington Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is a way of life for many small towns in Colombia ...

NUS researchers create water-resistant electronic skin with self-healing abilities

The skin-like material is conductive, transparent, and can repair itself either in air or when submerged in water A team ...

Green tech startups see boost in patents and investment when partnering with government

Latest research on hundreds of new green technology companies in the US shows the patenting activity of a startup climbs ...

The robots that dementia caregivers want: robots for joy, robots for sorrow

Credit: Healthcare Robotics Lab/University of California San Diego Caregivers design robots that increase joyful moments and reduce emotional stress Building ...

Earliest known Mariner’s Astrolabe research published today to go in Guinness Book of Records

March 17, 2019

Credit: David Mearns Guinness World Records have independently certified an astrolabe excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada ...

NASA sees development of Tropical Depression 03W near Yap

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible imagery from NASA's Terra satellite revealed 03W that ...

Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

Credit: Henry Clever/Phillip Grice An interface system that uses augmented reality technology could help individuals with profound motor impairments operate ...

Satellite sees Tropical Cyclone Savannah moving away from Indonesia

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Cyclone Savannah continued to move in southerly direction ...

Team receives grant to recreate the ‘sound signature’ of cultural heritage sites

Sungyoung Kim will lead 'The Soundscape Project' to preserve aural heritage Advanced audio technologies being developed are helping to preserve ...

Nursing work environment shapes relationship between EHR & quality of care

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (March 15, 2019) -- In the decade since the federal government's electronic health record (EHR) initiatives ...

US Navy invents zinc-free anode enhanced by ‘very small addition of tin’

Environmentally friendly invention is scalable and available for commercial salesCredit: Arthurgwain L. Marquez/Navy A U.S. Navy research team has discovered ...

NASA tracks Tropical Cyclone Idai over Mozambique

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible imagery from NASA's Terra satellite showed Tropical ...

Quantum sensing method measures minuscule magnetic fields

MIT researchers find a new way to make nanoscale measurements of fields in more than one dimension. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - ...

Nanocrystal ‘factory’ could revolutionize quantum dot manufacturing

Credit: Milad Abolhasani, NC State University North Carolina State University researchers have developed a microfluidic system for synthesizing perovskite quantum ...

Spanish small cell innovator Celling 5G becomes latest 5TONIC collaborator