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New soft robots roll like tires, spin like tops and orbit like moons (w/video)
Researchers have developed a new soft robot design that engages in three simultaneous behaviors: rolling forward, spinning like a record,and following a path that orbits around a central point.
January 9, 2024 Read more
Harnessing sensors, smart devices, and AI could transform agriculture
To meet the need for safe, sustainably-produced food for a growing global population, biosensing experts point to smart, connective technologies yet to be fully explored.
January 5, 2024 Read more
Novel memristor design clears critical impediments for future AI chips
Recent research realizes ferroelectric hafnium oxide memristors with ultra-low conductance and inherent current-voltage nonlinearity to mitigate limitations that have obstructed commercialization of brain-inspired neuromorphic hardware.
January 4, 2024 Read more
Gently feeling the way to grasp the microcosmos with magnetic springs
Researchers demonstrate how tiny magnetic springs can significantly advance medical applications.
January 4, 2024 Read more
Nanofabrication meets Internet-of-Things for advanced smart farming
Nanofabrication and IoT reshape agriculture with advanced sensor technologies, addressing integration challenges and enhancing sustainable farming methods.
December 26, 2023 Read more
AI Coscientist automates scientific discovery
Coscientist is a copilot for science, making experimentation faster and more accurate.
December 22, 2023 Read more
Artificial intelligence unravels mysteries of polycrystalline materials
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to discover a new method for understanding small defects called dislocations in polycrystalline materials, materials widely used in information equipment, solar cells, and electronic devices, that can reduce the efficiency of such devices.
December 22, 2023 Read more
A real-time multimodal tactile detection system applicable to robots and wearable devices
A tactile perception system capable of providing human-like multimodal tactile information to objects like robots and wearable devices that require tactile data in real time has been developed.
December 22, 2023 Read more
Novel AI-based approach for more accurate RNA 3D structure prediction
Scientists successfully harnessed artificial intelligence (AI) and deep-learning techniques to model atomic-level RNA 3D structures from primary RNA sequences. Called DRfold, this novel AI-based method improves the accuracy of RNA models by more than 70 percent, compared to traditional approaches.
December 21, 2023 Read more
Tactile touchscreen buttons pop up on demand
Novel electrostatic 'taxel' actuators that zip closed provide the force and displacement to dynamically create pressable buttons on touchscreens and other surfaces, restoring realistic tactile feedback.
December 18, 2023 Read more
Using AI-related technologies can significantly enhance human cognition
The study demonstrates that training in Interlingual Respeaking, a demanding human-AI collaboration for creating live subtitles, not only meets the evolving demands of the language industry but also enhances the cognitive abilities of language professionals.
December 18, 2023 Read more
Computational model captures the elusive transition states of chemical reactions
Using generative AI, chemists created a model that can predict the structures formed when a chemical reaction reaches its point of no return.
December 15, 2023 Read more
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing medical research
While debate continues on the pros and cons of the proliferation of artificial intelligence in a broad range of applications, one channel in which it is making undisputed advancement is medical research.
December 15, 2023 Read more
Researchers develop spintronic probabilistic computers compatible with current AI
The computer utilizes a stochastic behavior of nanoscale spintronics devices and is particularly suitable for probabilistic computation problems such as inference and sampling.
December 13, 2023 Read more
Portable, non-invasive, mind-reading AI turns thoughts into text (w/video)
In a world-first, researchers have developed a portable, non-invasive system that can decode silent thoughts and turn them into text.
December 12, 2023 Read more
Wireless millirobots successfully navigate arteries
For the first time ever, wireless millirobots navigated a narrow blood vessel both along and against arterial flow.
December 12, 2023 Read more
New conductive, cotton-based fiber developed for smart textiles
An innovative fiber, merging cotton's flexibility with polyanilin's conductivity, demonstrates promising applications in e-textiles, powering LED lights and sensing ammonia gas.
December 11, 2023 Read more
Plant-inspired liquid metal actuators unlock new potential for flexible robotics
Researchers have utilized liquid metal to construct programmable photothermal actuators based on asymmetric thermal expansion.
December 8, 2023 Read more