Researchers create a highly sensitive biohybrid olfactory sensor
Schematic diagrams showing the network of tubes and channels that make up the VOC sensor....
To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
New research suggests that reading computer code does not rely on the regions of the...
The future of autonomous aircraft
Ella Atkins, professor of aerospace engineering, shows off one of her quadcopters at the new...
Data Action: Seeing the values behind the numbers
MIT urban planning professor Sarah Williams’ new book, “Data Action,” outlines ways of using big...
Raptor-inspired drone with morphing wing and tail
Enrico Ajanic with the raptor-inspired drone developped at EPFL. Credit: 2020 EPFL/Alain Herzog The northern...
Energy-generating synthetic skin for affordable prosthetic limbs and touch-sensitive robots
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new type of energy-generating synthetic skin could create more affordable...
A robot that tells growers when to water crops is on the way
The base robot for the new plant-moisture-measuring system researchers are developing will navigate rows of...
SnuggleBot: A new cuddly companion
Credit: University of Manitoba Introducing the “Snugglebot” a cuddly robotic companion that needs your love...
Micro-robot with chemically encoded intelligence removes hormonal pollutants
Chemically programmable microrobots weaving a web from hormones. The tubular microrobot, which consists of an...
New semiconductor coating may pave way for future green fuels
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Hydrogen gas and methanol for fuel cells, or as raw materials...