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While 3D-printed aluminum parts are becoming increasingly common in the aerospace industry, any weaknesses in those parts can cause them to fail catastrophically. A new additive could help, by making the aluminum 1.5 times harder.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Carbon nanofibers boost the hardness of 3D-printed aluminum
Wheat is one of the planet’s most widely grown crops, so any increases in its grain yield could go a long way towards reducing world hunger. That’s where a new variety of the plant comes in, as its yield is reportedly up to 11 percent higher than that … Continue reading Genetically modified wheat boasts 11-percent higher yield
If you want to know the local soil conditions, it would be great if you could just ask an earthworm. Given that that’s an impossibility, though, scientists are now working on the next-best thing – earthworm-inspired soil-analyzing agricultural robots.C… Continue reading Earthworm-inspired robots may be coming to a farm near you
Hearing aids are often stymied by the “cocktail party” effect, wherein they can’t amplify one person’s voice without also boosting the voices of everyone else in the room. A new AI system, however, could help focus the devices’ attention where it’s nee… Continue reading Brain-reading hearing aid tech homes in on speakers’ voices
Because bikes can skirt around traffic jams – and park just about anywhere – they’re often faster than cars on congested city streets. That’s why bicycle couriers exist, and it’s also why the Emergency Bikes ebike ambulance was created.Continue Reading… Continue reading Ebike ambulance hits the streets of Paris
Because different polymers have different qualities, multiple types will often be layered together in products such as food packaging. And while such multilayer plastics are currently non-recyclable, a new technique may change that.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading STRAP tech could make multilayer plastics recyclable
While we have already heard about contact lenses that monitor medical conditions, such lenses are often made from non-traditional materials. A new one, however, is composed of the same hydrogel as regular store-bought contacts, potentially making it mu… Continue reading Biomarker-sensing contact lens made from soft hydrogel
Gardening is very therapeutic for many people, but there are nonetheless some yard-related tasks that can be a hassle. The Yardroid robot was designed to autonomously handle those jobs, utilizing artificial intelligence.Continue ReadingCategory: Roboti… Continue reading Tank-like robot designed to autonomously tend gardens
One of the challenges in 3D-printing biological tissue lies in the fact that the cells may die before oxygen-delivering blood vessels grow into the material. Harvard scientists are addressing that issue, by adding algae to the mix.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Algae used to give bioprinted tissue an oxygenated boost
Although we’ve already heard about pressure-sensitive “skins” that could be applied to robotic or prosthetic appendages, Japanese scientists have created one for use on real human fingers. And while you might wonder why they bothered, it actually has a… Continue reading “Imperceptible” skin records wearers’ finger pressure