Shadow Dexterous Hand. Credit: Shadow Robot Company The Shadow Robot Dexterous Hand is comparable to a human hand, reproducing all of its degrees of freedom…
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Galileo Satellites Help Rescue Sailor in Solo Round-the-World Yacht Race After Raging Waves Pounded His Vessel Apart
Vendée Globe race skipper Kevin Escoffier’s PRB yacht was broken up in rough seas on Monday, November 30. The solo yachtsman took to his life…
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Major Breakthrough for the Power Industry: New System Measures Solar Performance Over the Long Term
New solar performance monitoring system has potential to become IoT of photovoltaics. Suns Voc current-voltage testing adapted for system-wide use. A new system for measuring…
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A Microscope for Everyone: Open-Source Optical Toolbox Delivers High-Resolution Images for Tiny Fraction of the Price
The open-source 3D-printed cube can host self-designed inserts, electrical and optical components. The resulting modules can be combined to form complex optical instruments. This allows…
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Camouflage Skin Developed That Provides On-Demand Cloaking in Both Daylight and Night
Cephalopods’ exceptional ability to hide into any background has inspired researchers to replicate their fascinating ability to camouflage in the infrared (IR) and visible spectrum.…
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Magnetism Does the Twist: Skyrmions 10,000 Times Thinner Than a Human Hair Could Advance High-Density Data Storage
The layering of crystals into a superlattice yields a nanoscale magnetic structure of twisting, swirling spin orientations, shown from red to blue, that deflect electrons,…
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Soft, Stretchy and Strong Electronic Skin Mimics Natural Functions of Human Skin
KAUST researchers have developed a durable “electronic skin” that can mimic natural functions of human skin, such as sensing temperature and touch. Credit: © 2020…
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Photoacoustic Airborne Sonar System Combines Light and Sound to See Underwater
An artist’s rendition of the photoacoustic airborne sonar system operating from a drone to sense and image underwater objects. Credit: Kindea Labs The “Photoacoustic Airborne…
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New Device Offers Faster Way to Detect Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Seokheun “Sean” Choi, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has developed a new device for faster testing of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Credit: Seokheun “Sean”…
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MIT Mechanical Engineers Develop Solutions to Help Slow and Stop the Spread of COVID-19
High-speed video imaging reveals the two main components of a sneeze in colorful detail: a shower of larger droplets (shown in green) and a cloud…
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