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Tech Xplore / A new high-quality dataset to train robotics algorithms on textile manipulation tasks
Many industrial processes and household tasks currently completed by humans entail the manipulation of textiles, including clothes, sheets, towels, cloths and other fabric-based objects. Most robotic systems developed so ...
Tech Xplore / Morphing robot turns challenging terrain to its advantage
From mountain goats that run up near-vertical rock faces to armadillos that roll into a protective ball, animals have evolved to adapt effortlessly to changes in their environment. In contrast, when an autonomous robot is ...
Tech Xplore / Washable touchless technology could transform electronic textiles
A team of researchers from Nottingham Trent University, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. (Germany) and Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) has created washable and durable magnetic field-sensing electronic textiles—thought ...
Tech Xplore / A springtail-like jumping robot: Diminutive device can leap 23 times its body length
Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ...
Tech Xplore / Fiber computer allows apparel to run apps and 'understand' the wearer
What if the clothes you wear could care for your health? MIT researchers have developed an autonomous programmable computer in the form of an elastic fiber, which could monitor health conditions and physical activity, alerting ...
Tech Xplore / Self-driving cars learn to share road knowledge through digital word-of-mouth
An NYU Tandon-led research team has developed a way for self-driving vehicles to share their knowledge about road conditions indirectly, making it possible for each vehicle to learn from the experiences of others even when ...
Tech Xplore / Novel photochromic glass can store rewritable 3D patterns
For decades, researchers have been exploring how to store data in glass because of its potential to hold information for a long time—eons—without applying power. A special type of glass that changes color in different ...
Tech Xplore / New AI-powered tool could enhance traumatic brain injury investigations in forensics and law enforcement
A team of researchers from the University of Oxford, in collaboration with Thames Valley Police, the National Crime Agency, the John Radcliffe Hospital, Lurtis Ltd. and Cardiff University, has developed an advanced physics-based ...
Tech Xplore / Two new ways to create bread-derived carbon electrodes with desired shapes
A trio of engineers from Saint Vincent College and the University of Pittsburgh has developed two unique ways to mold bread-derived carbon electrodes into desired shapes. In their study published in the journal Royal Society ...
Tech Xplore / Bioinspired lattice design offers new possibilities for construction and safety
Inspired by the humble deep-sea sponge, RMIT University engineers have developed a new material with remarkable compressive strength and stiffness that could improve architectural and product designs.
Tech Xplore / One-step 3D microelectrode technology for neural interfaces developed
Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are widely used for recording brain activity and stimulating neural tissues. However, conventional MEAs are typically flat, limiting their ability to conform to the natural curves of neural structures. ...
Tech Xplore / Enhancing lithium-ion battery performance with roll-to-roll compatible flash process technology
A world-first technology has been developed by introducing a roll-to-roll compatible flash process into secondary battery electrode manufacturing, significantly suppressing the performance degradation of thick electrodes.