Engineering
Researchers from the University of Glasgow have developed a new type of heat pump, a flexible heat pump technology, which could help households save on their energy bills and contribute towards net-zero emissions goals.
Aug 1, 2022
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Robotics
A new form of flexible photodetector could provide future robots with an electronic skin capable of "seeing" light beyond the range of human vision.
Jul 13, 2022
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Robotics
An electronic skin which can learn from feeling "pain" could help create a new generation of smart robots with human-like sensitivity.
Jun 1, 2022
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Engineering
A new type of lightweight, 3D-printed heat exchanger with a maze-like design is more compact and efficient than its conventional counterparts, its developers say.
Apr 5, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Creating human-like AI is about more than mimicking human behavior—technology must also be able to process information, or "think" like humans if it is to be fully relied upon.
Oct 11, 2021
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Robotics
Super-stretchy wormlike robots capable of 'feeling' their surroundings could find applications in industry and prosthetics, scientists say.
Sep 6, 2021
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Engineering
A piece of science fiction technology could be one step closer to reality with a new development in haptic holograms.
Sep 2, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A new approach to tackling the spread of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, which combines affordable, easy-to-administer blood tests with machine learning and unbreakable encryption, has generated encouraging early results in ...
Aug 3, 2021
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Engineering
A new type of 3D-printed battery which uses electrodes made from vegetable starch and carbon nanotubes could provide mobile devices with a more environmentally-friendly, higher-capacity source of power.
Mar 22, 2021
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Robotics
A new type of energy-generating synthetic skin could create more affordable prosthetic limbs and robots capable of mimicking the sense of touch, scientists say.
Nov 30, 2020
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