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Tech Xplore / Soft magnetoelastic sensor measures fatigue from eyeball movements in real-time

Over the past few decades, electronics engineers have developed increasingly sophisticated sensors that can reliably measure a wide range of physiological signals, including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate and ...

Tech Xplore / Silent deep bass: Wearable audio you can feel

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a portable, silent subwoofer that combines electrical muscle stimulation with low-frequency vibrations. This device enables users to physically feel deep bass in virtual ...

Sep 12, 2025 in Hardware
Tech Xplore / DNA cassette tapes could solve global data storage problems

Our increasingly digitized world has a data storage problem. Hard drives and other storage media are reaching their limits, and we are creating data faster than we can store it. Fortunately, we don't have to look too far ...

Sep 11, 2025 in Hardware
Tech Xplore / Humans sense a collaborating robot as part of their 'extended' body

Researchers from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa (Italy) and Brown University in Providence (U.S.) have discovered that people sense the hand of a humanoid robot as part of their body schema, particularly ...

Sep 11, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Glass-like state leads to advancements in cryopreservation

Cryopreservation, or preserving biological tissue by cooling it to subzero temperatures, may bring to mind works of science fiction. Yet, researchers have been working on this technology for nearly 100 years. For most of ...

Sep 11, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Artificial intelligence enables exoskeletons to assist users more efficiently

Exoskeletons typically work by implementing motions programmed in advance and having the user call for them, making it difficult to use them for a wide range of motions in real-life environments.

Sep 11, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Self-tuning energy device turns vibrations into power

Researchers at National Taiwan University developed a new device that captures energy from vibrations more efficiently. Its self-adjusting mechanism enables resonance with environmental frequencies, resulting in higher power ...

Sep 11, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Machine embroidery encodes skin-like tension lines in textiles, enabling mass-customizable wearables

A zigzag stitch enables fabric to stretch until the thread is straight. University of Tartu researchers report in Advanced Materials that thread packing can encode fabric stretchability, leading the way to tailoring wearables ...

Sep 11, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Do chatbots have a moral compass? Researchers turn to Reddit to find out

By challenging AI chatbots to judge thousands of moral dilemmas posted in a popular Reddit forum, UC Berkeley researchers revealed that each platform appears to follow its own set of ethics.

Sep 11, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / New technology turns paintings into holograms, bringing art to life

Artists are always looking for new ways to create and express themselves. A growing trend is the use of multiple layers of see-through materials, such as Plexiglas, to create paintings that have real depth, transforming two-dimensional ...

Sep 10, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / 'More than just an image': New algorithm can extract hyperspectral info from conventional photos 

Professionals in agriculture, defense and security, environmental monitoring, food quality analysis, industrial quality control, and medical diagnostics could benefit from a patent-pending innovation that opens new possibilities ...

Sep 10, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / Europe hyperloop test hits new speed record in Dutch trial

A Dutch tech startup said Wednesday it had set a European speed record for its futuristic hyperloop transport system and could reach 700 kilometers (435 miles) per hour once longer tracks are built.

Sep 10, 2025 in Hi Tech & Innovation