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Consumer & Gadgets
Ultrasound and AI turn off-the-shelf smartwatch into full-body tracker without cameras
For the first time, researchers can track the movement of a person's entire body with ultrasonic sound waves, using just an off-the-shelf smartwatch and a lightweight artificial intelligence model—all while ensuring privacy ...
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3D-printed robotic frog swims using six artificial muscles powered by light
A small robotic frog developed at Aarhus University can swim using six artificial muscles activated by light. Behind the achievement is a systematic approach that could help researchers develop muscles for the next generation ...
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Inspired by networks found in nature, engineers design stronger, more resilient 'metamaterials'
Order has long been the rule in the design of synthetic "metamaterials," which have internal structures that give the whole material exceptional properties not found in nature.
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AI toolbox accelerates bioreactor simulations by up to 10,000 times
The control of large-scale industrial bioreactors is one of the most complex tasks in the process industry. In the often huge plants, the smallest differences in temperature, pH value or oxygen content determine the success ...
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Robotics
PRISM helps robots move better by learning how forces and motion interact
A new neural network component, developed at University of Michigan Engineering, challenges a common assumption in robot learning: that the same general-purpose neural networks used for image recognition are equally suited ...
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Technology news
Robotics
Robots gain 'muscle memory' for planning their next moves in milliseconds
If "to err is human," you could say robots are superhuman. They're more error-prone than we are, even when tasked with things like home and factory chores, which we might consider easy. One reason for these mistakes is that ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Organic semiconductor sheet enables light-driven water splitting without external voltage
EPFL researchers have shown that a single organic semiconductor layer can drive either hydrogen or oxygen evolution, depending only on the molecular layer beneath it. Using this effect, they built the first organic semiconductor-based ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
Most top mobile games in Japan still don't fully reveal loot box odds, despite decade-old industry rules
Loot boxes and gacha mechanics inside video games offer players random prizes for money. Policymakers around the world are concerned about the risks involved with gambling-like products. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ...
Automotive
New methods improve 3D scene reconstruction and robot mapping
A research team led by professor Zhu Hui from the Institute of Intelligent Machines at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed two methods to improve reconstruction fidelity, ...
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Robotics
Inspired by elephant trunks, shape-shifting robots bend, grab and team up
Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a flexible robot that functions like an elephant's trunk to grip objects, with a goal of one day sending teams of these machines to aid in space exploration or to help ...
Nov 11, 2026
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Engineering
New test uses drilled hole to assess cracking resistance in airport asphalt
Although the stresses and demands on roads and airport runways are very different, the methods used to analyze the asphalt they are made from are very similar. Several dedicated methods exist to analyze road asphalt, but ...
Nov 11, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Could new iron-based catalysts bring lithium-CO₂ batteries closer to reality?
A new class of iron-based catalysts could bring scientists a step closer to developing cheaper and more sustainable rechargeable batteries that use carbon dioxide (CO₂), according to research from the University of Surrey.
Nov 11, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
AI sharpens hurricane forecasts, but humans still call the shots
AI is often criticized for the energy its data centers consume, which is driving more fossil fuel use and contributing to climate change.
Nov 11, 2026
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Robotics
Extra robotic thumb lets wearers complete two-handed tasks with one hand
To complete many everyday tasks and chores, humans typically use both of their hands. For instance, when opening a bottle, they use one hand to hold the bottle and the other to twist its cap. Researchers at the University ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Radar wristband turns your arm into a smartwatch trackpad
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed technology that turns a smartwatch user's forearm into a trackpad, allowing the user to scroll, zoom, click on icons and so on. The system relies on a radar system ...
Nov 10, 2026
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