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07/31/2018
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By Edsel Cook
The rise of Terminator-like machines: Biohybrid robot made with muscles grown from hydrogel sheets
What did Japanese researchers do when they found a new way to grow biological muscles out of hydrogel sheets? Why, make cyborgs, of course. An article in Science Daily detailed how they created a robot with living tissue over a metal endoskeleton using their newly developed technique. This prototype is the latest Frankensteinian creation of […]
07/29/2018
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By Edsel Cook
China develops a laser gun that can shoot down drones from 800 meters away
China is now offering a laser weapon that can clear the skies of those pesky flying drones, an article in The Asia Times stated. Developed by the country’s biggest state-owned arms dealer, it can swat down small unmanned aerial vehicles at distances of up to 800 meters. The new laser is called Silent Hunter. It […]
07/29/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Next-gen contact lenses designed to be “wearable holograms”
In the near future, contact lens might become self-powered wearable tools that can diagnose your health based on your tears. That is because U.K. researchers have found a way to print nanostructure “holograms” on their surface that turns the lenses into “smart” electronics, an article from Nano Werks states. Human tears contain biomarkers that provide data […]
07/28/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers develop an artificial nervous system that gives robots the ability to sense touch
American and Korean researchers have given robots yet another sense once restricted to living organisms: the sense of touch. An article in Science Daily stated that the researchers developed artificial sensory nerves that work like the real thing. When attached to a cockroach’s leg, the artificial nerves can trigger the twitch reflex. The nerves are […]
07/28/2018
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By Edsel Cook
British company successfully tested its prototype nuclear fusion reactor at temperatures hotter than the Sun
Representatives of a British firm claimed that its prototype nuclear fusion reactor has successfully sustained temperatures that exceed the heat generated by the Sun. In an article on SHTF Plan.com, the company claimed that commercial customers could expect practical fusion power by 2030. Tokamak Energy reported that its ST40 fusion reactor has managed to heat […]
07/28/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Snake-like robot wiggles its way into windows and sprays high pressure jets of water to extinguish fires
The Japanese, it appears, will turn just about anything into a robot. Even the humble but vital fire hose is not immune to their knack for modification. An article in IEEE Spectrum covers a snake-like firefighting robot that uses powerful water jets to fly inside burning buildings so that it can drench blazes from within […]
07/27/2018
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By Edsel Cook
University of Utah engineer received $2M grant to develop smarter tech to tackle power outages
A new research laboratory is being constructed in Utah. Funded by the U.S. Navy, it will develop microgrid technologies that can help communities maintain or restore their supply of electricity after a natural disaster or a cyber attack takes out the main power grid, an article in News Wise states. When Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto […]
07/25/2018
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By Edsel Cook
New prototype nuclear battery packs 10x more energy than commercial chemical cells
A troika of Russian research institutes have developed a new battery that use nuclear material as its energy source. In a Phys.org article, the prototype cell can store 10 times more energy than its chemical equivalents on the commercial market. The nuclear battery use nickel-63, a radioactive isotope of nickel. Their diodes are made from high-grade diamonds. […]
07/25/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Army engineers design a prototype mechanical arm to reduce the felt weight of carbines and machine guns
The U.S. military is testing the real-life version of the mechanical arm from the second Aliens movie, the one that helped Private Vasquez bear the burden of her massive machine gun. An article on Military.com explained that the “Third Arm” will likewise decrease the weight of a soldier’s weapon, making it easier to carry and […]
07/25/2018
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By Edsel Cook
The Dart Flyer is a remote-controlled one-man aircraft that turns the human body into a flying missile
You might have seen human cannonball acts where seemingly suicidal thrill-seekers load themselves into huge cannons that “fire” them towards targets. Now replace the cannon with a propeller-driven rocketship that looks like a giant rubber dart, and you have a rough idea of the newest airborne menace that Boeing might consider producing in the future, […]
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