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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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- newAI framework reconstructs high-resolution fluorescence lifetime images from faster, lower-resolution scans
UCLA researchers have developed a deep learning framework that reconstructs high-resolution fluorescence lifetime images from data acquired at up to five times lower spatial resolution, offering a path toward faster tissue imaging without complex har…
- 15 hours ago 17 Aug 26, 8:08pm - - newInteractive dashboard models Formula 1's race to net zero
As the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix arrives Aug. 22–23 in Washington, D.C., the George Washington University community has the opportunity to see up close how complex and resource-intensive a major motorsports event is to stage.
- 17 hours ago 17 Aug 26, 6:00pm - - newCould urine help make EV batteries? Electricity converts urea into hydrazine for energy storage
A team of researchers from Adelaide University's School of Chemical Engineering has identified a new way to create an important chemical for energy storage using urea. Hydrazine, the chemical in question, is widely used in a variety of industries, in…
- 19 hours ago 17 Aug 26, 3:40pm - - Helmholtz resonance powers miniature boats and ultrasonic flying robots
When air is blown across the neck of a bottle, it doesn't just produce a pleasant tone: it also demonstrates a phenomenon called Helmholtz resonance. This occurs when airflow passing across an opening causes air trapped inside a cavity (like a glass…
- 3 days ago 15 Aug 26, 11:40am - - Light-emitting textile sensors could optimize prosthetic fit and comfort
Prosthetics are a fact of life today. It's estimated that more than 50 million people globally—some 2 million of them in the United States—have lost a limb, and most could benefit or already do benefit from artificial limbs to restore mobility an…
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