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An Alphabet company is designing a road for autonomous cars in Michigan

17.08.2020 | Engadget | www.engadget.com

The state of Michigan wants to build the autonomous roadway of the future. Normally that in itself would be interesting enough, but there’s also the company it’s partnering with to make the project a…

An Alphabet company is designing a road for autonomous cars in Michigan

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

03.08.2020 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's…

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

Origami microbots: Centuries-old artform guides cutting-edge advances in tiny machines

31.07.2020 | University of Michigan | umich.edu

University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated that behavioral rules underpinning the Japanese art of folding can expand the capabilities of microbots, creating potential for greater use in…

Origami microbots: Centuries-old artform guides cutting-edge advances in tiny machines

Lithium metal batteries that perform well at low temperatures

29.07.2020 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

Lithium (Li) batteries, or lithium metal batteries, use metallic lithium as an anode. Over the past few decades, rechargeable Li batteries have been used to power a wide variety of electronic devices…

Lithium metal batteries that perform well at low temperatures

Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair with tiny, 3D-printed bricks

27.07.2020 | Oregon Health & Science University | www.ohsu.edu

Inspired by Lego blocks, these small 3-D printed hollow bricks serve as scaffolding onto which both hard and soft tissue can regrow better than today’s standard regeneration methods, according to new…

Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair with tiny, 3D-printed bricks

New technique to capture CO2 could reduce power plant greenhouse gases

24.07.2020 | University of California, Berkeley | www.berkeley.edu

A big advance in carbon capture technology could provide an efficient and inexpensive way for natural gas power plants to remove carbon dioxide from their flue emissions, a necessary step in reducing…

New technique to capture CO2 could reduce power plant greenhouse gases

Chemists make tough plastics recyclable

22.07.2020 | MIT | www.mit.edu

Thermosets, which include epoxies, polyurethanes, and rubber used for tires, are found in many products that have to be durable and heat-resistant, such as cars or electrical appliances. One drawback…

Portable DNA device can detect tree pests in under two hours

20.07.2020 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

Asian gypsy moths feed on a wide range of important plants and trees. White pine blister rust can kill young trees in only a couple of years. But it's not always easy to detect the presence of these…

Portable DNA device can detect tree pests in under two hours

3-D printed batteries handle the squeeze

17.07.2020 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

While flexible and stretchable electronics technologies have progressed in leaps and bounds over the past 10 years, batteries to power them have some catching up to do. Researchers in Singapore and…

3-D printed batteries handle the squeeze

Transparent artificial muscle to enable camouflaging in soft robots

15.07.2020 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

The ability to become transparent is a considerable evolutionary advantage, as it allows animals to blend in with their environment, avoid predators and mask their movements. Robots with similar…

Transparent artificial muscle to enable camouflaging in soft robots

Parasite infestations revealed by tiny chicken backpacks

13.07.2020 | EurekAlert | eurekalert.org

To help farmers detect mite infestations, a team of entomologists, computer scientists, and biologists led by UC Riverside entomologist Amy Murillo has created a new insect detection system. The team…

Parasite infestations revealed by tiny chicken backpacks

Engineers design a reusable, silicone rubber face mask

10.07.2020 | MIT | www.mit.edu

Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed a new face mask that they believe could stop viral particles as effectively as N95 masks. Unlike N95 masks, the new masks were…

Engineers design a reusable, silicone rubber face mask

Bio-Ink for 3-D Printing Inside the Body

08.07.2020 | IEEE Spectrum | spectrum.ieee.org

Right now, almost 70,000 people in the United States alone are on active waiting lists for organ donations. The dream of bio-printing is that one day, instead of waiting for a donor, a patient could…

Bio-Ink for 3-D Printing Inside the Body

New breakthrough in ‘spintronics’ could boost high speed data technology

06.07.2020 | University of Exeter | www.exeter.ac.uk

Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in the important, emerging field of spintronics – which could lead to a new high speed energy efficient data technology.

New breakthrough in ‘spintronics’ could boost high speed data technology

Facebook’s newest proof-of-concept VR headset

03.07.2020 | The Verge | www.theverge.com

Facebook has shown off a new proof-of-concept virtual reality headset, and it has a completely different design than most other VR devices on the market today. Instead of a bulky contraption that…

Facebook’s newest proof-of-concept VR headset

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An Alphabet company is designing a road for autonomous cars in Michigan

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

Origami microbots: Centuries-old artform guides cutting-edge advances in tiny machines

Lithium metal batteries that perform well at low temperatures

Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair with tiny, 3D-printed bricks

New technique to capture CO2 could reduce power plant greenhouse gases

Chemists make tough plastics recyclable

Portable DNA device can detect tree pests in under two hours

3-D printed batteries handle the squeeze

Transparent artificial muscle to enable camouflaging in soft robots

Parasite infestations revealed by tiny chicken backpacks

Engineers design a reusable, silicone rubber face mask

Bio-Ink for 3-D Printing Inside the Body

New breakthrough in ‘spintronics’ could boost high speed data technology

Facebook’s newest proof-of-concept VR headset