Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorised means, which can be excessively bulky and rigid. A Cornell group has devised a way for a soft robot to feel its surroundings internally, in much the same way humans do.
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Battery breakthrough could see phones charge in seconds
A team of scientists from UCF has developed a new process for creating flexible supercapacitors that can store more energy and be recharged more than 30,000 times without degrading.
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Sydney University designing 5G IIoT network
A 5G cellular network dedicated to supporting the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is being designed by telecommunications specialists at the University of Sydney.
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Using household chemicals to send messages
Researchers have built a machine that sends messages using common chemicals. Among many potential applications, this system could relay secret messages or allow tiny devices to communicate inside the human body.
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Miniature Wi-Fi device could supply missing link for the IoT
For widespread deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) to become reality, the IoT will require a new class of tiny, energy-efficient Wi-Fi radios to pass commands to and from the network to a myriad of devices.
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Applications open: South Australian autonomous vehicle technologies
Companies, industry bodies, research institutions and other organisations are invited to submit creative proposals to the South Australian government which will accelerate the development and implementation of connected and autonomous vehicle technology.
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USYD students’ innovative tech inventions for wellbeing
Inventions span from a table lamp that relieves stress before bed, to a wearable device that protects medical staff from violent patients, to a means of transmitting off-grid technology to mobile devices through movement.
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New method to dissipate heat in electronics
By modulating the flow of phonons through semiconductor nanowires, engineers can create smaller and faster devices.
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Debunking the myth of password security
Just how secure are text-based passwords, really? Associate Professor Gao Debin from Singapore Management University has shown the need for alternatives to the ubiquitous, text-based user authentication method.
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Stanford team sets solar storage record
A team at Stanford has made significant strides toward solving the solar storage issue, demonstrating the most efficient means yet of storing electricity captured from sunlight in the form of chemical bonds.
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