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  • [ March 17, 2023 ] U.S. Military Drones Now Have Facial Recognition Capabilities AI & DATA
  • [ March 10, 2023 ] Meet SPIDAR, A Robot Inspired By Dragons DRONES
  • [ March 6, 2023 ] Rice University Develops CO2 Trapping Super Wood MATERIALS
  • [ February 14, 2023 ] New Research Uses WiFi To See Humans Through Walls AI & DATA
  • [ February 7, 2023 ] Researchers In Illinois Create Bioelectronic Robots AI & DATA
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Meet SPIDAR, A Robot Inspired By Dragons

March 10, 2023 Managing Editor

A team at The University of Tokyo recently introduced SPIDAR – a SPherIcally vectorable and Distributed rotors assisted Air-ground amphibious quadruped Robot. SPIDAR is a novel air-ground amphibious quadruped robot that has multimodal locomotion capability […]

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Rice University Develops CO2 Trapping Super Wood

March 6, 2023 Managing Editor

Researchers at Rice University have developed an engineered wood that is stronger than its natural counterparts and can sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) from the surrounding air. To accomplish this, the team delignified – disintegrated the […]

AI & DATA

Researchers In Illinois Create Bioelectronic Robots

February 7, 2023 Managing Editor

A group of researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University, and other collaborating institutions have developed hybrid bioelectronic robots, which they state are the first to combine soft materials, living muscle, and microelectronics. […]

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A New Solar Powered Gas Sensor To Help The Environment

February 3, 2023 Managing Editor

Researchers from the Australian Research Council Center of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) have developed a tiny nitrogen dioxide sensor that could help protect the environment from vehicle pollutants that cause health problems and […]

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UC Riverside Makes Plastic Waste Useful

January 13, 2023 Managing Editor

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a method to convert plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal or char. The char they created has a surface area of about 400 […]

AI & DATA

The University of California Riverside Picks A Fight With Forever Chemicals

January 9, 2023 Managing Editor

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have developed a new method to chemically break up poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – also called Forever Chemicals. PFAS are used to make fluoropolymer coatings and […]

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Magnets: The New Way To Remove Microplastics From Water

December 12, 2022 Managing Editor

Professor Nicky Eshtiaghi and her team at RMIT University in Australia have developed a way to rapidly remove hazardous microplastics from water using magnets. Methods currently in use for removing toxins from water are expensive […]

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Protective Headgear Gets An Upgrade Thanks To The University Of Wisconsin – Madison

December 7, 2022 Managing Editor

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created a lightweight, ultra-shock-absorbing foam that could be used to greatly improve protective headgear.  The new material is an architected, vertically aligned carbon nanotube foam which has unique […]

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The University Of Texas At Austin Develops Smart Plastic

December 2, 2022 Managing Editor

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a new plastic-like material which can change its elasticity with the application of a catalyst. It’s hoped that the new material will eventually be used […]

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Killing Bacteria Quicker With New Nano-Copper Coating

October 12, 2022 Managing Editor

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have created a nano-copper coating that can kill bacteria on surfaces more quickly and in greater amounts than existing coatings.  The anti-bacterial and self-sanitizing coatings currently in use […]

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