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Flexible, wearable supercapacitors based on porous nanocarbon nanocomposites

October 18, 2019 0 Comments Electronics, encryption, Fuel Cells, Mobile Computing, Neural Interfaces, Spintronics Research, Textiles and Clothing, Wearable Technology

Evening gowns with interwoven LEDs may look extravagant, but the light sources need a constant power supply from devices that are as well wearable, durable, and lightweight. Chinese scientists have manufactured fibrous electrodes for wearable devices that are flexible and excel by their high energy density. A microfluidic technology was key for the preparation of the electrode material was a microfluidic technology, as shown in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

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Highest throughput 3D printer is the future of manufacturing

October 17, 2019 0 Comments 3-D Printing, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Graphene, Neural Interfaces, Optics, Thermodynamics

Researchers have developed a new, futuristic 3D printer that is so big and so fast it can print an object the size of an adult human in just a couple of hours.

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Darn you, R2! When can we blame robots?

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Engineering, Neural Interfaces, Robotics, Robotics Research, Sports Science, Vehicles

A recent study finds that people are likely to blame robots for workplace accidents, but only if they believe the robots are autonomous.

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Bio-circuitry mimics synapses and neurons in a step toward sensory computing

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Distributed Computing, encryption, Information Technology, Mobile Computing, Neural Interfaces

Researchers have demonstrated bio-inspired devices that accelerate routes to neuromorphic, or brain-like, computing. Their discovery could support the emergence of computing networks modeled on biology for a sensory approach to machine learning.

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Daily exposure to blue light may accelerate aging, even if it doesn't reach your eyes

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Brain Injury, Communications, Dementia, Gene Therapy, Healthy Aging, Intelligence, Mobile Computing, Neural Interfaces, Vitamin D

Prolonged exposure to blue light, such as that which emanates from your phone, computer and household fixtures, could be affecting your longevity, even if it's not shining in your eyes. New research suggests that the blue wavelengths produced by light-emitting diodes damage cells in the brain as well as retinas, according to a new study in a model organism.

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Researchers build a soft robot with neurologic capabilities

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Biology, Developmental Biology, Engineering, Nature, Neural Interfaces, Robotics, technology, Thermodynamics

In work that combines a deep understanding of the biology of soft-bodied animals such as earthworms with advances in materials and electronic technologies, researchers have developed a robotic device containing a stretchable transistor that allows neurological function.

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Scientists reveal mechanism of electron charge exchange in molecules

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Computer Graphics, Computers and Internet, Consumer Electronics, Electricity, Materials Science, Neural Interfaces, Spintronics, Spintronics Research

Through a new scanning transmission electron microscopy method, researchers are able to observe electron distribution between atoms and molecules and uncover clues to the origins of ferroelectricity, the capacity of certain crystals to possess spontaneous electric polarization that can be switched by the application of an electric field. The research also revealed the mechanism of charge transfer between two materials.

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'Electroadhesive' stamp picks up and puts down microscopic structures

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Electronics, Graphene, Mobile Computing, Nanotechnology, Neural Interfaces, Robotics, Spintronics Research, technology

New technique could enable assembly of circuit boards and displays with more minute components.

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New soft actuators could make soft robots less bulky

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Energy Technology, Engineering, Engineering and Construction, Mobile Computing, Neural Interfaces, Robotics, Robotics Research

Engineers have developed a way to build soft robots that are compact, portable and multifunctional. The advance was made possible by creating soft, tubular actuators whose movements are electrically controlled, making them easy to integrate with small electronic components. As a proof of concept, engineers used the new actuators to build an untethered, battery-powered, walking soft robot and a soft gripper.

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Computer model helps make sense of human memory

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Brain-Computer Interfaces, Computer Modeling, Computers and Internet, Intelligence, Mathematical Modeling, Memory, Neural Interfaces, neuroscience

Researchers have created an artificial network to simulate the brain, demonstrating that tinkering with inhibitory circuits leads to extended memory.