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It was just this week that we heard about the SPD1, a spider-inspired robot designed to inspect sewer lines. Well, it looks like the bot won’t be alone down there, as the recently announced Joey robot is designed to do exactly the same thing.Continue R… Continue reading Joey mini-robot designed to search its way through sewage pipes
Some mountain bikers enjoy listening to music via a Bluetooth speaker while they ride, but others … well, they just hate the racket. The stem-mounted Cricket Speaker is designed to serve as a compromise, by keeping the sound near the rider’s head.Conti… Continue reading Cricket Speaker lets tune-blasting mountain bikers face the music
While 3D printing technology does allow complex metal parts to be produced efficiently, such items often deform when stressed and heated. That may soon no longer be the case, however, thanks to a new technique developed at MIT.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading New process helps 3D-printed metal components take the heat
The most powerful rocket in the world, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) successfully lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 1:47am EST this Wednesday. It proceeded to carry the uncrewed Orion spacecraft into orbit, as part of the Artemis I mission… Continue reading NASA successfully launches its largest-ever rocket, the Space Launch System
Nobody likes leaving valuables in their parked car, no matter how well those items may be hidden from passers-by. That’s where the Boosted Safe comes in, as it’s a vehicle-locked safe that can be disguised as a booster seat.Continue ReadingCategory: Au… Continue reading Boosted Safe locks to your car and looks like a booster seat
Although plain unbuttered popcorn is a relatively healthy snack, it’s still not one that most people would think of as being particularly nutritious. That could change, however, as a new variety reportedly offers nearly twice the normal levels of an im… Continue reading “Superpopcorn” packs almost twice the amount of an essential nutrient
Even when someone is determined to beat their fentanyl addiction, there’s still a good chance they will relapse at some point, and start taking the opioid again. A new vaccine is designed to help get them back on track, by blocking fentanyl’s effect on… Continue reading Experimental fentanyl vaccine stops the drug from entering the brain
Among other things, mushrooms have been put forth as eco-friendly alternatives to leather and expanded foam packaging. According to a new study, they might also find use in biodegradable electronic devices.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, Science… Continue reading Mushroom-derived electronics designed to biodegrade when discarded
When a limb is rendered immobile for long periods of time, its muscles will inevitably begin to atrophy. A new implant could help keep that from happening, however, by mechanically stretching and compressing those muscles.Continue ReadingCategory: Medi… Continue reading Shape-memory implant may keep immobilized muscles from wasting away
According to Japanese robotics firm TMSUK, there’s currently a shortage of sewer-inspection workers in that country. The company has therefore set out to streamline the workload for existing workers, by developing a sewage-pipe-inspecting robotic spide… Continue reading Robotic spider could soon be inspecting Japanese sewage pipes