Collaborate Disseminate
The shorter a drone’s propellers, the less efficient they are at keeping it airborne. That factor, along with compact, low-capacity batteries, is the reason that small drones can’t fly for very long. A new two-prop drone, however, is claimed … Continue reading Ring-shaped dual-prop drone boasts twice the flight time as quadcopters
In a demonstration that less can be more, EPFL scientists are working on simple robots that behave and cooperate like ants. The 10-g (0.35-oz) Tribots are simple, tetherless, reconfigurable three-legged robots that are folded like origami, bu… Continue reading Tiny ant-inspired Tribots embrace collective intelligence to tackle big tasks
Full of trains, electronics and people packed in like sardines, subway tunnels are pretty warm places. In theory, all that heat could present an untapped source of energy, if only it could be captured. Now, researchers at EPFL have crunched t… Continue reading Turning train tunnels into giant "fridges" could heat thousands of homes
Since aging is a key driver of many diseases, targeting that process could be a handy catch-all for treating a range of diseases and improving quality of life for pretty much everybody. Researchers at EPFL have now reported a new step towards… Continue reading Anti-aging compound from pomegranates proves promising in human clinical trials
Is nothing sacred? Continue reading This Robot Will Kick Your Ass at Foosball