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New light-weight and comfortable casts self-adjust during the healing process
Exoform is a compact, customizable and semi-rigid wearable material with self-fusing edges for immediate, adjustable and repeatable use.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 28, 2021


Smartphone sensor data could detect if you are 'high'
A smartphone sensor, much like what is used in GPS systems, might be a way to determine whether or not someone is high from canibus.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 27, 2021


Are you ready for a 3D-printed house? They're cheaper, stronger and long-lasting
The three-bedroom home has a corduroy-patterned exterior, rounded corners—and a cement poured from an industrial-sized toothpaste tube.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 27, 2021


Flying cars are coming sooner than you think
While the idea of hovering motor vehicles might once have been considered farfetched, it's certainly not the case today.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 27, 2021


Delivery robots take the strain out of shopping
The English town of Milton Keynes now has another claim to fame—a trundling army of shopping delivery robots.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 27, 2021


Team creates micro-robots propelled by air bubbles and ultrasound
Some engineers find inspiration in the mechanics of bird flight and the architecture of bee nests. Others think much smaller.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 26, 2021


China launches world’s first early morning weather and climate monitoring satellite
FY-3E is roughly the size of a pick-up truck and will cover the gap of coverage by existing satellites — approximately 20% of the globe.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 26, 2021


Robots are taking over for an aging industrial work force
Robots are more widely adopted where populations become notably older, filling the gaps in an aging industrial work force.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 26, 2021


How robots can tell how clean is ‘clean’
Cleaning robots have evolved from disc-shaped vacuum cleaners found in homes to advanced models that can navigate complex spaces.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 26, 2021


Winged microchip is smallest-ever human-made flying structure
The size of a grain of sand, dispersed microfliers could monitor air pollution, airborne disease and environmental contamination.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 26, 2021


New AI software can tell you where to apply makeup to fool facial recognition
Researchers have found a way to thwart facial recognition cameras using certain software-generated patterns and natural makeup techniques
Joseph Shavit
Sep 25, 2021


The cane-mounted sensor that helps visually-impaired people avoid outdoor obstacles
For the hundreds of thousands of blind people in France, moving around in an urban environment can be synonymous with falls and stress.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 25, 2021


A new method for removing lead from drinking water
Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 25, 2021


New life-saving technology prevents Li-ion battery fires
Materials scientists have found a way to prevent internal short-circuits, the main cause of fires in lithium (Li)-ion batteries.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 24, 2021


Don't fidget! Wifi can count people and objects in rooms and through walls
Researchers’ new method enables WiFi signals to count a stationary seated crowd, using their natural body fidgets.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 24, 2021


NASA Introduces Radical Electric Propulsion System for Psyche Spacecraft
This form of propulsion starts with large solar arrays that convert sunlight into electricity, providing the power source for the spacecraft
Joshua Shavit
Sep 24, 2021


There's now a gas station in space
Industry giant Lockheed Martin recently announced that they are investing in Orbit Fab's "Gas Stations in Space" refueling technology.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 23, 2021


Scientists are using drones and artificial intelligence to root out land mines
Baur and colleagues are trying to show that drone-born geophysical sensors may be applied to more efficiently spot and eliminate mines.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 23, 2021


Artist Creates Dumbfounding L’Invisible Rock Boat: Perfectly Blends Into World
A French artist, Julien Berthier, has created an incredible camouflaged boat that masquerades as a floating rock.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 23, 2021


New solar-powered technology uses salt and water to cool off-the-grid communities
A simple cooling system driven by the capture of passive solar energy could provide low-cost food refrigeration and living space cooling.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 22, 2021
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