MIT-Made Tiny Drones Weigh Less Than a Gram, Use Artificial Muscles To Propel Them
29 Dec 2021, 17:41 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / MIT researchers are working on tiny aerial robots that weigh less than one-fourth of a penny and use artificial muscles to propel them
RFusion AI Robot Finds Your Misplaced Keys No Matter How Big the Pile of Objects
6 Oct 2021, 13:34 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / They call it RFusion and it is a Roomba on steroids. Researchers from MIT have developed a robot that can find and retrieve missing objects
Researchers Are Teaching Robots to Share the Sidewalk With Pedestrians
27 Sep 2021, 19:28 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Imagine taking a walk in the park, while sharing the sidewalk with other pedestrians, dogs, and quadruped robots. That's what researchers are working on
World’s Smallest Flying Structure Ever Needs No Engines, Gives Nature a Run for Its Money
23 Sep 2021, 16:05 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The world's smallest flying structure made by humans is a winged microchip that uses no engines whatsoever to catch a flight.
Chameleon Robot Changes Colors in Real-Time, Could Transform Military Technology
11 Aug 2021, 15:44 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / A new active camouflage technology developed by a team of researchers in Korea could be a game changer in the military. This chameleon robot gives us a demo.
Squishy Robotic Hand Plays Super Mario Like a Pro
19 Jul 2021, 07:58 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / How about a robotic hand that can play Super Mario Bros. and complete a level in less than two minutes? These researchers in Maryland made it happen.
You Can Now Charge Your Flying Car for Five Minutes and Take a 50-Mile Ride
12 Jun 2021, 13:15 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Flying cars are getting closer to becoming reality with this new type of battery that takes five minutes to charge and offers a 50-mile range for eVTOLs
Bats Helped Scientists Teach the Blind how to Navigate
3 Jun 2021, 16:10 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Bats are not the only ones capable of using echolocation to get around. A study gives hope to the visually impaired, teaching them how to navigate using sound.
Time Perception Gets Out of Whack When Playing VR Games
28 May 2021, 08:43 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Studies show that playing games in virtual reality messes with our sense of time and we perceive it to go by slower than in reality.
WiFi Signals Converted to Energy Could Allow Us to Power Electronics Wirelessly
24 May 2021, 15:06 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / WiFi networks could be used for powering our electronics wirelessly, by converting the signal into usable energy. All we have to do is be within the range.
What Would You Do With an Extra Thumb, Human?
24 May 2021, 12:31 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / What would you do with an extra thumb attached to your hand? Scientists analyzed what robotic body augmentation does to our brain.
Buildings in the Future Could Act Like Giant Rechargeable Batteries
22 May 2021, 14:40 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Researchers are working on turning concrete buildings into giant energy storage systems that would act like rechargeable batteries.
What Looks Like a Cat, Feels Like a Cat But It’s Not a Cat?
22 May 2021, 13:15 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Virtual reality gets a new tactile dimension with HairTouch, a device that lets you feel the fur of the animal you are petting.
Scientists Came Up With a Dye That Tells You When an Electric Motor Wears Out
22 May 2021, 08:30 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / A new special dye could tell you when the electric motor of your car is wearing out, without the need to open up the engine.
Jet Fuel Made Of Plastic Could Be the Next Thing, Is Cheaper and More Effective
18 May 2021, 15:18 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Plastic might get rid of its bad reputation in the future as scientists figured out a way to turn it into jet fuel, using a time and cost-effective procedure.
Researchers Go All Jedi, Create Holographic Animations in Thin Air
12 May 2021, 12:56 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / CGIs might get outdated, as researchers can now create Star Wars-inspired lightsabers that are as real as it gets, and visible from any angle.
Electric Cars Could Cost Less With This New Type of Rechargeable Battery
8 May 2021, 06:15 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Smartphones, electric cars, and other devices that use rechargeable batteries could become cheaper, thanks to a new type of sodium ion battery.