Imagine owning a television with the thickness and weight of a sheet of paper. It will be possible, someday, thanks to the growing industry of printed electronics. The process, which allows... Read more
Bots of Burden The latest are the roachlike RHex and four-wheeled hopping Sand Flea. A mechanical cheetah might not be far behind Three of the U.S. military’s newest recruits reported... Read more
Robots might make us more human As robots get more autonomous and more powerful, we’re going to have to program them to not be evil. It’s no guarantee, but there are things we can do to make... Read more
Speeds of 32 words per minute with an accuracy of 92 percent A new mobile app prototype called Brailletouch allows users to write quickly and accurately using gestures on their smartp... Read more
Promises its users a welcome new level of autonomy For those unfortunate enough to suffer from severe spinal cord injuries, the tongue is often the only extremity still under their co... Read more
Pool boiling is the most common and familiar method of heating By adding an incredibly thin coating of alumina to a metal surface, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology h... Read more
Especially useful for crawling within crevices While you might think its lack of limbs might limit how it gets around, snakes have actually developed several different forms of locomo... Read more
Nuclear power has been making headlines recently, largely due to the earthquake and tsunami that triggered hydrogen explosions, the melting of nuclear fuel rods and releases of radiation at... Read more
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Although scientists have long known that tantalizing whiffs of energy radiate from WiFi and other radio frequency waves, it’s only recently that the alternative energy industry has started t... Read more
Studies have shown that with the right amount of white noise in the background, peoples’ sight, hearing, balance control and sense of touch improve. Utilizing stochastic resonance, whi... Read more
As you sit there reading this story you’re surrounded by electromagnetic energy transmitted from sources such as radio and television transmitters, mobile phone networks and satellite... Read more
There isn’t a radio-control handset in sight as several small robots roll briskly up the hallways of an office building. Working by themselves and communicating only with one another,... Read more
As robots get smarter and more capable and make their way from manufacturing assembly lines to a much wider variety of applications, we will be interacting with them in more and more situati... Read more
Genetically engineered remote controlled animals … what the? Using inexpensive and widely available technology combined with the latest techniques in optogenetics, researchers at Georg... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A standardized robotics kit promises to advance the field in ways not previously possible, making robot assistants, especially for elder care, more affordable What does 2... Read more
