Scientists develop more robust memory device for artificial intelligence systems
A research team at Northwestern University and the University of Messina in Italy has developed a new magnetic memory device that could lead to...
Engineers 3D printed a soft robotic hand that can play Nintendo
A team of researchers from the University of Maryland has 3D printed a soft robotic hand that is agile enough to play Nintendo's Super...
Scientists create rechargeable swimming microrobots with oil and water
By combining oil drops with water containing a detergent-like substance, the scientists found they could produce artificial swimmers that are able to swim independently...
Scientists find way to navigate a heavy uphill climb
Scientists have uncovered how heavy, motorized objects climb steep slopes--a newly discovered mechanism that also mimics how rock climbers navigate inclines.
The findings, which appear...
This device harvests power from your sweaty fingertips while you sleep
Feeling extra sweaty from a summer heat wave?
Don't worry--not all your perspiration has to go to waste.
In a paper publishing in the journal Joule,...
This new electronic paper displays brilliant colors
Imagine sitting out in the sun, reading a digital screen as thin as paper, but seeing the same image quality as if you were...
New phase-changing material can regulate temperatures inside buildings
Changing climate patterns have left millions of people vulnerable to weather extremes.
As temperature fluctuations become more commonplace around the world, conventional power-guzzling cooling and...
Unique neuron can guide our way home by turning compasses into a gyroscope
Finding our way home from work or school is something most of us take for granted.
Persons with Alzheimer’s disease, however, can get lost even...
Insect-sized robot could solve Lego maze in seconds
Many insects and spiders get their uncanny ability to scurry up walls and walk upside down on ceilings with the help of specialized sticky...
This programmable fiber could transmit data from military uniforms
Scientists have developed new programmable fiber that could transmit data from military uniforms.
Researchers at the Army’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at the Massachusetts Institute...