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News & Articles By Edsel Cook
02/06/2020
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By Edsel Cook
Engineers create nanophotonic structures that can compute using “light and waves”
Analog computing might get a new lease on life thanks to metamaterials that control electromagnetic waves. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) developed a metamaterial whose tiny structures manipulate light to solve mathematical equations. “Photonic calculus” encodes parameters into the properties of an electromagnetic wave. Once the wave passes through the metamaterial, its properties get altered by nanostructures. The modified electromagnetic wave serves […]
12/19/2019
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By Edsel Cook
This updated jumping robot can be used to develop smaller robots for aid-and-rescue missions, suggest scientists
Salto is a robot that stands less than a foot tall, but it jumps more than three times its height. Its small size even lets it pass through cramped spaces to reach people trapped under rubble. Developed by a team from the University of California (UC), Berkeley in 2016, Salto’s capabilities have grown in leaps and bounds over the […]
12/19/2019
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By Edsel Cook
NASA designs suits to help astronauts deal with microbes in Martian dust (while still denying discovery of microbial life on Mars)
Researchers have not yet determined if even the most simplistic form of alien life exists on Mars. But just in case, NASA is designing spacesuits that will keep astronauts safe from both potential Martian microbes and actual dust. The crews of the first three Apollo missions that landed on the moon went through quarantine protocol […]
12/18/2019
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By Edsel Cook
NASA’s Star Wars-inspired Astrobee will assist astronauts, boost productivity and maintain spacecraft
NASA’s newest robots called Astrobee resemble cubes far more than bees. But the American space agency believes that the autonomous flying robots will prove as busy as their insect namesake. On Earth, bees enjoy a reputation for working hard and nonstop. Their robotic, space-going counterparts will share those qualities by supporting human astronauts in space and […]
11/26/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Don’t text and drive: Police introduce unique device that digitally spots offenders who use their phones while driving
The UK police have recently begun deploying a machine that keeps a lookout for any driver who uses his phone while driving. If it spots any instance, it flashes a warning at the distracted driver to stop doing such a careless thing. Intended to decrease the chances of avoidable deaths caused by vehicular accidents, the device […]
11/22/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Research team uses metamaterials to create an “acoustic telescope” that can transmit messages to an individual in a crowd
A recently developed “acoustic telescope” uses light-manipulating techniques to transmit and pick up sounds over long distances. Acoustic metamaterials make it possible for the device to target people at a distance and project sounds into their heads. Academics from the University of Sussex and their colleagues at the University of Bristol demonstrated how they used acoustic […]
11/19/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers are “storing” energy using eggshells with new conductive material
The spent shells of chicken eggs might go from unwanted biowaste to a cheap, renewable, and valuable alternative material to metals in lithium-ion batteries. A German-led study reports that powdered chicken eggshells successfully store large amounts of electrical energy. Led by researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the international team tested eggshells as a […]
11/18/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Quantum computer allows you to see “multiple futures”
Quantum computers might one day predict the future. While looking at more than 14 million possible futures remains out of reach, the quantum simulator used by Singaporean researchers proved capable of viewing 16 different outcomes. Traditional computers code data as binary digits (bits) of either 0 or 1. Their quantum counterparts store information into quantum […]
11/16/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers develop displacement sensor that reveals important data about the nature of gravity
A Japanese research team has come up with a displacement sensor that measures the gravitational force exerted by the smallest masses. They believe that their new instrument has made it possible to study the nature of gravity in greater detail. Gravity remains one of the most mysterious phenomena in modern science. The physical laws that […]
11/15/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Thought-controlled weapons: DARPA funds 6 organizations in a bid to develop BRAIN-MACHINE interfaces for soldiers
One of the last things anyone should want is a machine-brain interface, even if it is a non-invasive type that doesn’t require brain surgery. However, the US military recently announced that it was throwing money at half a dozen organizations to come up with a system that lets its user control equipment with a thought. […]
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