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- How to help assembly-line robots shift gears and pick up almost anything
A University of Washington team created a new tool that can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object. The team tested this system on a suite of 22 objects -- including a 3D-printed bunny, a doorstop-shape…
- 29 Jul 22, 2:24pm - - A 'nano-robot' built entirely from DNA to explore cell processes
Constructing a tiny robot from DNA and using it to study cell processes invisible to the naked eye... You would be forgiven for thinking it is science fiction, but it is in fact the subject of serious research. This highly innovative 'nano-robot' sho…
- 28 Jul 22, 11:59am - - Programming pH
Researchers have developed a technique to control pH at the local level, creating a dense array of microsites where the amount of protons is 100 to 1000 times higher than the average in the rest of the solution.
- 27 Jul 22, 6:14pm - - New catalyst leads to more efficient butadiene production
Researchers have developed a new catalyst that improves the efficiency of converting butane, a component of natural gas, into butadiene -- a widely-used building block in synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics.
- 27 Jul 22, 6:13pm - - Breakthrough quantum algorithm
Physicists are claiming significant progress in using quantum computers to study and predict how the state of a large number of interacting quantum particles evolves over time. This was done by developing a quantum algorithm that they run on an IBM q…
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- newCost-conscious method helps design automated materials labs before equipment is purchased
A research team from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a new modeling and optimization framework that helps researchers design modularized autonomous experimentation (MAE) platforms for new materials by determin…
- 15 hours ago 18 Sep 26, 5:20pm - - newPilot system couples seawater desalination with hydrogen production
Seawater holds enormous potential for green hydrogen production, but realizing that potential remains far from straightforward. Direct seawater electrolysis can damage electrodes, whereas conventional freshwater electrolysis loses much of its energy…
- 16 hours ago 18 Sep 26, 5:00pm - - newWaste from paper production could help make stronger, lower-carbon car materials
Carbon fiber is a key component in automobile manufacturing, aerospace engineering and energy infrastructure, but it mostly relies on petroleum-derived products, which can be expensive and contribute to carbon emissions. But what if carbon fiber were…
- 17 hours ago 18 Sep 26, 3:20pm - - newMaple-seed-inspired robot flies more accurately with predictive control
A flying robot with just one moving part may sound simple. Controlling one precisely is anything but. Most conventional drones rely on several rotors to control how they rise, turn and move. A robot with only one actuator has far fewer ways to correc…
- 18 hours ago 18 Sep 26, 3:00pm - - newA cooling device built to last: Sustainable refrigeration system maintains performance through one million cycles
Although invaluable to modern society, refrigeration faces challenges from traditional vapor-compression systems, which are energy-intensive and use refrigerants that exacerbate the greenhouse effect and damage the ozone layer.
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