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'Soft Robotic' Devices Using Water-Based Gels
Researchers have developed a
new technique for creating
devices out of a water-based
hydrogel material that can
be patterned, folded and
used to manipulate objects.
The technique holds promise
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'Soft' Approach Leads to Revolutionary Energy Storage: Graphene-Based Supercapacitors
Researchers have brought
next generation energy
storage closer with an
engineering first -- a
graphene-based device that
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Artificial Earthquakes Could Lead to Safer, Sturdier Buildings
Earthquakes never occur when
you need one, so structural
engineers are shaking up a
building themselves in the
name of science and safety.
Using massive moving
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Robots Strike Fear in the Hearts of Fish: Anxious Zebrafish Help Researchers Understand How Alcohol Affects Fear
The latest in a series of
experiments testing the
ability of robots to
influence live animals shows
that bio-inspired robots can
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- 'Soft Robotic' Devices Using Water-Based Gels
- 'Soft' Approach Leads to Revolutionary Energy Storage: Graphene-Based Supercapacitors
- Artificial Earthquakes Could Lead to Safer, Sturdier Buildings
- Robots Strike Fear in the Hearts of Fish: Anxious Zebrafish Help Researchers Understand How Alcohol Affects Fear
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Cobalt Replacements Make Solar Cells More Sustainable
August 2, 2013 — Researchers have successfully replaced the rare element iodine in copper-based dye-sensitized solar cells by the more abundant element cobalt, taking a step forward in the development of ... > full story -
Smart Materials: Fused Liquid Marbles Show Their Strength
July 31, 2013 — A superglue polymerisation strategy that fortifies encapsulated ‘liquid marble’ water droplets also strengthens their market ... > full story -
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Researchers Successfully Spoof an $80 Million Yacht at Sea
July 31, 2013 — A radio navigation research team discovered they could subtly coerce a 65-meter superyacht off its course, using a custom-made GPS device. The purpose of the experiment was to measure the difficulty ... > full story -
Step Towards a Bioartificial Liver Device: A Microreactor for Hepatocyte Cultures from IBIB PAN
July 31, 2013 — Liver cells are very sensitive hence are difficult to cultivate outside the body. However, scientists have now shown that with an appropriately designed microreactor such cultivation is ... > full story -
Simulations Aiding Study of Earthquake Dampers for Structures
July 30, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated the reliability and efficiency of "real-time hybrid simulation" for testing a type of powerful damping system that might be installed in buildings and bridges to reduce ... > full story -
Novel Technology for Producing 'Electronic Ink' May Lead to Inexpensive, Durable Electronics and Solar Cells
July 30, 2013 — Electronic touch pads that cost just a few dollars and solar cells that cost the same as roof shingles are one step closer to reality ... > full story -
Station Astronauts Remotely Control Planetary Rover from Space
July 30, 2013 — On June 17 and July 26, NASA tested the Surface Telerobotics exploration concept, in which an astronaut in an orbiting spacecraft remotely operates a robot on a planetary ... > full story -
Recognizing People by the Way They Walk
July 30, 2013 — Recognizing people by the way they walk can have numerous applications in the fields of security, leisure or medicine. A new technique offers significant advantages as recognition can be done ... > full story -
Computer Scientists Develop 'Mathematical Jigsaw Puzzles' to Encrypt Software
July 29, 2013 — Computer science experts have designed a system to encrypt software so that it only allows someone to use a program as intended while preventing any deciphering of the code behind it. This is known ... > full story -
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See-Through Solar Film: Researchers Double Efficiency of Novel Solar Cell
July 29, 2013 — Nearly doubling the efficiency of a photovoltaic breakthrough made in 2012, researchers have developed a two-layer, see-through solar film that could be placed on building windows, sunroofs, ... > full story
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