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- How to help assembly-line robots shift gears and pick up almost anything
A University of Washington team created a new tool that can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object. The team tested this system on a suite of 22 objects -- including a 3D-printed bunny, a doorstop-shape…
- 29 Jul 22, 2:24pm - - A 'nano-robot' built entirely from DNA to explore cell processes
Constructing a tiny robot from DNA and using it to study cell processes invisible to the naked eye... You would be forgiven for thinking it is science fiction, but it is in fact the subject of serious research. This highly innovative 'nano-robot' sho…
- 28 Jul 22, 11:59am - - Programming pH
Researchers have developed a technique to control pH at the local level, creating a dense array of microsites where the amount of protons is 100 to 1000 times higher than the average in the rest of the solution.
- 27 Jul 22, 6:14pm - - New catalyst leads to more efficient butadiene production
Researchers have developed a new catalyst that improves the efficiency of converting butane, a component of natural gas, into butadiene -- a widely-used building block in synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics.
- 27 Jul 22, 6:13pm - - Breakthrough quantum algorithm
Physicists are claiming significant progress in using quantum computers to study and predict how the state of a large number of interacting quantum particles evolves over time. This was done by developing a quantum algorithm that they run on an IBM q…
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- newExploring a smarter way to build climate-resilient roads
Every year from June to September, India experiences the monsoon season. While the visible heavy rainfall often takes the blame for many roads requiring repairs much sooner than expected, a far less visible yet critical force is at play long before t…
- 2 hours ago 22 Jul 26, 5:20pm - - newExperienced captains vs. conventional AI: Setting a new course for autonomous ship navigation
Teaching an AI to navigate a ship is far more challenging than teaching it to drive a car. In busy waterways such as Japan's Seto Inland Sea, vessels must safely negotiate dense traffic, narrow channels, hundreds of islands and ever-changing conditio…
- 7 hours ago 22 Jul 26, 12:00pm - - newReview investigates effects of automation on the mining industry in South Africa
South Africa's mining industry risks increased inequality through the adoption of fourth industrial revolution technologies unless automation is matched by stronger governance and workforce support, according to a review published in the Internationa…
- 17 hours ago 22 Jul 26, 2:40am - - Deep-sea sponge geometry strengthens metamaterials and suppresses flow-driven vibrations
Along the vast ocean floor lives a species of glass sponge known as Venus' flower basket. Though delicate-looking, its exterior belies an exceptionally strong, lightweight skeleton that has intrigued scientists for the past 185 years.
- 1 day ago 21 Jul 26, 5:40pm - - AI detects 'personalities' of individual 3D printers to cut manufacturing errors
Imagine buying three identical 3D printers. Despite being the same brand, the same model and even having similar serial numbers, each machine may behave slightly differently. Over time and at scale, these differences can accumulate into significant m…
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