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03/09/2019
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Breakthrough waste treatment process generates electricity from urine
Biotechnology is looking at another breakthrough: the possibility of using treated urine water as a means to generate electricity. Researchers are also looking into the possibility to use the said technology to kill bacteria that are detrimental to the health of humans. Professor Iaonnis Ieropoulos, Director of the Bristol BioEnergy Centre and lead researcher of […]
02/24/2019
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Gaining food independence in the city: Researchers are working on new technologies for growing food sustainably in small, controlled spaces
Researchers at the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA) at Rensellaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York and the controlled environmental agriculture (CEA) team in Ithaca-based Cornell University are teaming up to work on a $2.42 million program to promote urban farming, which is the production of food in a heavily populated […]
02/22/2019
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By Jhoanna Robinson
New “smart” fabrics will allow you to wear your electronics
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have succeeded in putting stretchable and washable electronic circuits into fabric, paving the way for producing new “smart” textiles and wearable electronics. In tandem with colleagues from China and Italy, the researchers were able to show how graphene – a two-dimensional form of carbon – can be instantly printed […]
02/15/2019
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Seaweed biofuel for your car or truck may one day be a reality with the help of new technology
The United States Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is handling two seafood cultivation projects which are geared towards the promotion of seaweed as an alternative form of biofuel. This, for the department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). These new projects, which are under ARPA-E’s Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy Resources program (MARINER), are […]
11/14/2018
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Robotic pets will soon have a new market – assisting seniors
Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based toy company Hasbro, Inc. and Providence, Rhode Island-based Brown University are partnering to enhance Hasbro’s toy pets and make them into smarter robots to help elders with everyday tasks. The project, which has been called ARIES (Affordable Robotic Intelligence for Elderly Support) will incorporate artificial intelligence capabilities to Hasbro’s existing toy, Joy […]
10/27/2018
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By Jhoanna Robinson
X-ray vision: New augmented reality system shows doctors what’s under your skin without a scalpel
A new technology, called ProjectDR, allows clinicians to observe patients’ internal anatomy without the need for them to go under the knife. It allows medical imaging such as computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) information to be shown directly on a patient’s body in a way that moves as the patient does. […]
09/20/2018
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By Jhoanna Robinson
AI robot attends college, including a course about love
BINA48, a robot owned by lawyer, author, and entrepreneur Martine Aliana Rothblatt’s Terrasem Movement Foundation (TMF) is living the life of any normal college student in America: She attends classes at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California, and every once in a while gets excused from those classes when she needs to get […]
09/20/2018
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Soft robot developed by Harvard researchers uses kirigami paper craft techniques to move, inspired by snakeskin
Talk about life imitating art, or in this case, the other way around: Researchers from Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have taken inspiration from an ancient Japanese form of paper craft to make their latest technological wonder – a soft robot that moves just like a snake. The results of their […]
01/15/2018
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Is techno-farming going to replace chemical farming? Some farmers are switching from herbicides to robots for their weed problems
Robotic weeders are growing in popularity, an expert said, to support the growth and proliferation of specialty crops, or crops that are not mass-produced, and which include vegetables like broccoli, onions, lettuce, and tomatoes. The necessity for the utilization of robotic weeders comes from two issues: one, a lack of herbicides that can be used for […]
01/05/2018
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Humans are embracing the rise of the “robosurgeon” but new studies suggest they are NOT better than human surgeons
Robotic surgeons are taking the National Health Service (NHS) by storm. They are now being used to conduct surgical operations for prostate cancer or for kidney and bladder problems, which decades ago have been the domain of human surgeons. The machines, employing pinpoint-accurate, computer-controlled arms, are being hyped as devices that can be utilized to […]
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