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12/21/2018
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By Edsel Cook
US Army to test the “ribbon gun,” a rifle that can fire four bullets at once
An American inventor has built what he calls a “ribbon gun” in his garage with materials that are probably fairly close to a box of scraps. Now the U.S. Army itself is investigating his weapon for potential adoption and use, an article in The Gazette reported. At first glance, the new weapon looks like a […]
12/17/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Improved technology allows bipedal robots to maintain human-like balance
Texan researchers have just given bipedal robots the complex ability to balance their bodies in the same way that humans innately do. An article in Science Daily described how this will let robots catch up to their makers in terms of mobility. Humans are naturally capable of walking through a cramped or crowded area without putting […]
12/14/2018
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By Edsel Cook
The world’s most advanced sweet pepper harvesting robot has been developed
In the near future, the sweet pepper that ends up in your dish could have been picked by a robot. The first step towards that future has been taken by European and Israeli researchers, who debuted what they call the greatest robot harvester in the world. Called SWEEPER, the yellow-and-black farm robot is the product […]
12/14/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Next-gen robots inspired by lizards, potentially making them capable of traversing uneven terrain
Right now, walking robots have trouble maintaining their balance whenever they have to cross rough ground. But a future wave of bipedal machines will be able to overcome this hurdle in their mobility. And they will achieve this all-terrain capability due in no small part to lizards. A group of academic institutes – including the University of […]
12/10/2018
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By Edsel Cook
The future is here: Plastic film that you can wear on your fingertips can diagnose medical conditions
From the shores of Japan comes a film so thin, it could be folded a thousand times like a traditional samurai sword. And yet the folded plastic would still be slender enough to detect light, an article in Nanowerks reported. The polymer material was developed by a research team from the RIKEN research institute. It […]
12/10/2018
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By Edsel Cook
New anti-frosting surface keeps windows 90% dry and frost-free indefinitely without any chemicals or energy inputs
Winter is coming. But this may be the last time that it can drape frost and ice over any unprotected surface. A Science Daily article brought up the debut of the very first passive anti-frosting surface, which can prevent the buildup of ice without using chemicals or electricity. Developed by Virginia Tech (VT) researchers, the […]
12/08/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Filipino drone inventor introduces a flying sports car that he says represents the “future of transportation”
It seems that every country and company is working to get their very own flying car design out as soon as possible, and the newest participant in the passenger drone rat race is an inventor from the Philippines with his Koncepto Milenya (“Millennium Concept”). Kyxz Mendiola started out as a dancer and a camera operator […]
12/08/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers develop an autonomous bat-like robot that uses echolocation to move through the environment
Israeli researchers unveiled an autonomous robot that uses the same sensory apparatus as a bat. A Science Daily article described how the machine employs echolocation to create a constantly-updating map of the environment while moving around obstacles. Bats navigate themselves by emitting high-pitched sound and listening to the echoes created by the waves as they […]
12/06/2018
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By Edsel Cook
“Solar flow battery” soaks up sunlight and stores it as energy for on-demand use
A joint effort between American and Saudi Arabian researchers produced a gadget that combines the functions of a battery and a solar cell. They reported that their “solar flow battery” can absorb sunlight, convert it into chemical energy, and hold the energy until there is need for it. The Science Daily article explained that the […]
12/05/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers develop “smart trousers” – pants with artificial muscles for people with mobility problems
In the future, pants could be made from artificial muscles that can help disabled people walk again. An article in The Guardian reported on the debut of such a pair of smart trousers, which was recently presented at a U.K. science fair. The smart pants were designed by British researchers who got the idea from the short […]
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