A combined team of engineers from NASA Ames Research Center and KBR has designed and built a robot system that can autonomously build structures using specially designed lattice blocks. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, the group describes the robots and the lattice blocks they use to
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Researchers at Kyushu University, in collaboration with Osaka University and the Fine Ceramics Center, have developed a framework that uses machine learning to speed up the discovery of materials for green energy technology. Using the new approach, the researchers identified and successfully synthesized two new candidate materials for use in
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Researchers at the University of Bath have invented a new form of high-performance air purifier that promises zero harmful waste. Key to the purifier and how it works is FOAM3R filter technology, patented by the University, which is described as a highly adaptable disruptor technology for microbial, CO2 and volatile organic
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The failed Peregrine lunar lander will re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere late Thursday and burn up on re-entry somewhere over the South Pacific. Experts had been working with NASA and other space companies to find the most safe and responsible way of ending Peregrine’s mission. The doomed lander suffered a critical propellant leak
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The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company has said DisCos are not to blame for the poor power supply currently being experienced by customers. IBEDC attributed the poor power supply to the “low allocation” it received from the national grid. The IBEDC spokesperson, Busola Tunwase said on Wednesday that the erratic power supply was a
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Sutures and staples are generally adequate for closing the majority of wounds. However, in some cases, traditional suturing methods may face challenges in precisely sealing wounds, particularly in soft tissues where the needle and thread approach might be ineffective and potentially cause additional harm. This is where tissue soldering comes in. It
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MIT researchers have developed a battery-free, self-powered sensor that can harvest energy from its environment. Because it requires no battery that must be recharged or replaced, and because it requires no special wiring, such a sensor could be embedded in a hard-to-reach place, like inside the inner workings of a ship’s
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The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA), Disability Rights UK, and Silver Voices have teamed up to emphasise the impact that the planned digital switchover of UK landlines could have on vulnerable citizens. Around 95% of people aged over 65 and other at-risk individuals may experience difficulties as a result of the
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You’re familiar with Karel Čapek, right? If not, you should be—he’s the guy who (along with his brother Josef) invented the word “robot.” Čapek introduced robots to the world in 1921, when his play “R.U.R.” (subtitled “Rossum’s Universal Robots”) was first performed in Prague. It was performed in New York
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It’s heady times in power electronics. After decades of domination by silicon, two newer materials—silicon carbide and gallium nitride—have begun taking over multibillion-dollar markets. Silicon carbide is now the semiconductor of choice for the inverters and chargers in electric vehicles, for example. And if you’ve purchased a wall charger lately
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