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Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois have demonstrated the world’s smallest remote-controlled walking robot, at just half a millimeter wide. Such tiny machines can bend, twist, crawl, walk, turn and jump without hydraulics or electricity…. Continue reading Smallest-ever remote-control walking robot uses shape-memory alloy
DARPA has launched a new “Liberty Lifter” program to design, build and test a highly-efficient wing-in-ground effect aircraft for transporting “very large, heavy loads” over long distances without runways. Prototypes could fly as early as 2027.Continue… Continue reading DARPA Liberty Lifter aims to bring back heavy-lift ground effect seaplanes
China christened a remarkable new 290-foot ship last week – the world’s first semi-autonomous drone carrier. It’ll carry, launch, recover and co-ordinate the actions of more than 50 other autonomous aerial, surface and underwater vehicles.Continue Read… Continue reading China launches an autonomous mothership full of autonomous drones
A team from the University of Illinois and UC Berkeley has demonstrated a new cooling method that sucks heat out of electronics so efficiently that it allows designers to run 7.4 times more power through a given volume than conventional heat sinks.Cont… Continue reading New heat spreading tech delivers 740% increase in circuit power density
California’s Marine Advanced Robotics has made considerable progress on its remarkable Wave-Adaptive Modular Vessel (WAM-V) since we first saw these wild spider-boats 16 years ago on a list of urban legends. Legends and photoshops they were not – indee… Continue reading Spider-legged WAM-V suspension boats float over the waves
In a world first, a team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has demonstrated measurable power generation from “the inverse of a conventional solar cell.” It could eventually produce around one tenth as much power as a solar panel – but at nigh… Continue reading Bizarre night-time solar cell generates power in a backwards process
This beautifully integrated bike computer sits securely in your standard steering head, and acts a bit like a smartwatch for your bike. It brings smart features to your ride, with up to five switchable preset screens and a range of apps and widgets.Con… Continue reading CoreCap bike computer sits in your steering tube, with a huge battery
Piloting a large ship through a heavy traffic area is no joke; there can be a huge number of hazards to keep track of, each traveling with its own speed and trajectory, and large ships are so slow to respond to control inputs that decisions need to be … Continue reading Autonomous container ship completes 790-km trip from crowded Tokyo Bay
Draped in liquid-smooth aluminum bodywork, this visually stunning custom motorcycle features a number of air scoops that wouldn’t look out of place on a fighter jet, as well as a nearly fully-enclosed front wheel and some absurdly low-mount clip-ons.Co… Continue reading Aluminum-bodied FMC Storm brings jet-like aeros to the motorcycle world
This modular motorcycle is built to tackle just about anything, with torquey electric motors driving huge balloon tires at the front and rear. It can cross water in amphibious mode, and handle serious distances with a range-extending generator and two … Continue reading 2WD electric Ultra Bike stores range-extending fuel in its huge wheels