In all three cases, the Sagrada Familia is the same colour but looks different due to the surrounding colors. This is a visual illusion. Do…
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Category: Technologies
MIT’s New Center to Advance Predictive Simulation Research Will Focus on Exascale Simulation of Materials in Hypersonic Flow Environments
CESMIX will focus on exascale simulation of materials in hypersonic flow environments. It will also drive the development of new predictive simulation paradigms and computer…
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Move Over Plastic: Desktop 3D Printing in Metal and Ceramics
These spur gears – seen here with a euro cent coin for scale – have been produced in stainless steel to a space standard of…
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Magnetic Spray Transforms Inanimate Objects Into Tiny Robots
The reptile millirobot changes from caterpillar motion to concertina motion after reprogramming. Credit: City University of Hong Kong Millirobots that can adapt to unstructured environments,…
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3D Printing a Miniature Magnetic Pump for $3.89
Monolithic, fully 3D-printed magnetic pumps are shown next to a U.S. dime. The fluidic ports are visible in the pumps on the left and center,…
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“Mechanical Metamaterials” – Versatile Building Blocks Make Structures With Surprising Mechanical Properties
CBA researchers have created four different types of novel subunits, called voxels (a 3D variation on the pixels of a 2D image). Left to right:…
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Popular Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Can Be Remotely Hacked to Act As Microphones
Researchers hacked a robotic vacuum cleaner to record speech and music remotely. A team of researchers demonstrated that popular robotic household vacuum cleaners can be…
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Artificial Intelligence Neural Network Learns When It Should Not Be Trusted
MIT researchers have developed a way for deep learning neural networks to rapidly estimate confidence levels in their output. The advance could enhance safety and…
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New Tool for Surgeons: 3D Bioprinted Heart
A 3D bioprinted heart model developed by Adam Feinberg and his team. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering Adam Feinberg…
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New Magnetic Spray Transforms Objects Into Insect-Scale Robots for Biomedical Applications
The reptile millirobot changes from caterpillar motion to concertina motion after reprogramming. Credit: City University of Hong Kong An easy way to make millirobots by…
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