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With programmable pixels, novel sensor improves imaging of neural activity

New camera chip design allows for optimizing each pixel's timing to maximize signal to noise ratio when tracking real-time visual indicator of neural voltage.

June 7, 2024 Read more

Researcher developed liquid metal-based electronic logic device that mimics intelligent prey-capture mechanism of Venus flytrap

Exhibiting memory and counting properties, the device can intelligently respond to various stimulus sequences without the need for additional electronic components.

June 6, 2024 Read more

A new way of designing auxetic materials

Rresearchers have developed a better method for designing auxetic materials. The advance could help create a new generation of auxetic products from better sneaker insoles to blast-resilient buildings.

June 5, 2024 Read more

Introducing the hybrid-driven robotic origami gripper

Researchers have unveiled a novel hybrid-driven origami gripper, designed to tackle the challenge of grasping and manipulating objects with unprecedented versatility and precision.

June 2, 2024 Read more

Revolutionizing robotics: A breakthrough in soft actuator technology

A newly developed wrist-inspired soft actuator capable of bidirectional torsion promises to transform soft robotics.

June 2, 2024 Read more

Squishy magnetic microjoints bend the rules of microrobotics

Soft materials and magnetic fields enable a new generation of dexterous, fast-moving microrobotic joints for complex object manipulation tasks.

May 30, 2024 Read more

How AI helps programming a quantum computer

Generative models like Stable Diffusion and Dall.e transform machine learning by producing high-quality images from text. A new model now generates quantum circuits from text descriptions.

May 21, 2024 Read more

AI chips could get a sense of time

Timekeeping in the brain is done with neurons that relax at different rates after receiving a signal; now memristors - hardware analogues of neurons - can do that too.

May 20, 2024 Read more

Physicists propose path to faster, more flexible robots

Physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug delivery.

May 18, 2024 Read more

Room-temperature method transforms liquid crystal 'fabric' into soft robotic actuators

New method turns liquid crystal elastomers into soft robotic actuators at room temperature, enabling easier customization and mass production.

May 17, 2024 Read more

Animal brain inspired AI game changer for autonomous robots

Researchers have developed a drone that flies autonomously using neuromorphic image processing and control based on the workings of animal brains.

May 16, 2024 Read more

Artificial intelligence calculates phase diagrams

Researchers have developed a new method for calculating phase diagrams of physical systems that works similarly to ChatGPT. This artificial intelligence could even automate scientific experiments in the future.

May 16, 2024 Read more

New snail-inspired robot can climb walls

Adding to the increasing innovative new ways robots can navigate, researchers fitted the robot with a sliding suction mechanism enabling the device to slide on water, a substitute of a snail's mucus which also acts as an adhesive.

May 14, 2024 Read more

Is the end of the package holiday provider near? Blockchain technology could revolutionise our travel experiences

The research looked into user acceptance of blockchain-based sharing platforms similar to Airbnb. The study found that blockchain technology could eliminate intermediaries, such as holiday providers, potentially slashing costs by bypassing booking platforms.

May 13, 2024 Read more