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3-D-printed robots with shock-absorbing skins

Anyone who's watched drone videos or an episode of "BattleBots" knows that robots can break—and often it's because they don't have the proper padding to protect themselves.

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Oct 04, 2016
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Aerospace engineer creates free 3-D aircraft design software

As interest in small autonomous aerial vehicles and their applications continues to expand, a Utah State University aerospace engineer is offering the public a free software tool that could revolutionize the drone industry.

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Oct 06, 2016
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Bioengineer's microscope features interactive microbes

A new 3-D printed, easily assembled smartphone microscope developed at Stanford University turns microbiology into game time. The device allows kids to play games or make more serious observations with miniature light-seeking ...

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Oct 06, 2016
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Researchers' 'DarkLight' enables visible light communication in the dark

With the rise in wearables such as smartwatches and fitness trackers that rely on smart sensors, and the continued popularity of smartphones, smart devices are taking our country by storm. Wireless data for such devices is ...

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Oct 03, 2016
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Wireless, freely behaving rodent cage helps scientists collect more reliable data

Instead of building a better mouse trap, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have built a better mouse cage. They've created a system called EnerCage (Energized Cage) for scientific experiments on awake, freely behaving ...

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Sep 28, 2016
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Boeing patent puts focus on laser-powered propulsion system (Update)

Boeing has patented a laser powered propulsion system for airplanes. A number of sites reported on the patent, with eye-rubbing headlines that told the story. The BusinessInsider headline read, "Boeing just patented a jet ...

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Jul 12, 2015
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Testing shows using microwaves to propel a craft into space might work

A team of researchers at Colorado based Escape Dynamics is reporting that initial tests indicate that it might really be possible to launch space-planes into space using microwaves sent from the ground, to allow for a single ...

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Jul 22, 2015
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Plastic, sustainable and quick: Road idea seeks takeoff

The word "plastic" has a general—and rather unpopular—connotation of everything that is not green and not sustainable. (Plastics supporters point out that only 4 percent of the world's oil production is used for plastics ...

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Jul 20, 2015
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Victory Motorcycles introducing all-electric addition to its lineup

Victory Motorcycles has introduced its Empulse TT, the first all-electric addition to the Victory lineup. Features include adjustable suspension featuring a single rear shock and inverted front forks; dual-disk front brakes ...

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Aug 02, 2015
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Lima billboard captures attention of Ford engineer who has idea for cars as water sources

(Tech Xplore)—On-the-Go H20. It's a catchy rhyme but also a catchy idea hatched by an engineer at Ford. He has thought up an idea for an in-car water dispenser. No store-bought plastic bottles of water needed.

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Sep 17, 2016
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Security experts demonstrate ability to remotely crash a Jeep Cherokee

A pair of cybersecurity experts has demonstrated to a writer for Wired magazine, an ability to remotely hack into a Jeep Cherokee and take over some of its functions, and at least in one case, to cause the vehicle to run ...

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Jul 22, 2015
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Clinic gets approved medical supply drop by drone in Virginia

Flirtey is a drone delivery company from Australia specializing in last-mile delivery using unmanned vehicles, and it recently marked July 17 as a day going down in history—the first drone delivery, government-approved, ...

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Jul 21, 2015
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Empty tables, crowded gyms: Learning with Density

Futurists are encouraged by possibilities residing in Internet-connected sensors for making us better aware of how to get through the day,

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Aug 02, 2015
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HyperSciences looking to drill for geothermal power using ram accelerator

Washington State based drilling technology company HyperSciences, headed by aeronautical engineer Mark Russell has applied for a patent on a new type of ram accelerator that would be used to blast very deep holes in the ground—to ...

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Jul 24, 2015
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Company in Canada gets U.S. patent for space elevator

Exploring space while seated on Earth, gazing up on screens in museum theaters or at home via VR headsets. is exciting but the top imagination-grabber is the very idea of finding a way to access space. This is the present-day ...

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Aug 15, 2015
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Drive-by monitoring for urban streetlights

Is there a streetlight burned out on your block? Unless you or your neighbors phone the right city department, there's a good chance nobody knows about it.

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Sep 19, 2016
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Tomorrow's clothes may be made with light-emitting e-fabric

(Tech Xplore)—Researchers have fabricated a large-area textile that emits bright yellow light for more than 180 hours. The low-cost, flexible, transparent textile has potential applications in light-emitting clothing, signs, ...

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Aug 03, 2016
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Brain-sensing technology allows typing at 12 words per minute

It does not take an infinite number of monkeys to type a passage of Shakespeare. Instead, it takes a single monkey equipped with brain-sensing technology - and a cheat sheet.

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Sep 13, 2016
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Snapshot Spectral Imager for IR Surveillance (SEERS) looking at lower cost, good capabilities

(Tech Xplore)—Scientists in Europe could be taking an imaging camera to a new level. The team are working on a multi-spectral imaging camera, in a project called SEERS, coordinated in Spain.

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Sep 11, 2016
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MX3D is to 3D-print a steel bridge over water in Amsterdam

MX3D is an R&D startup focused on 3D-printing metals and resin in mid-air, without the need for support structures. They pride themselves in "robotic technology with which we can 3D print beautiful, functional objects in ...

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Jun 14, 2015
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Boeing's weapon against drones: Think laser, think welding torch

Consider a contest of unmanned aerial vehicle versus energy. And one where energy wins. Boeing has a compact laser weapons system to pull the win off. The system directs energy on its targets, focusing energy on a spot in ...

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Aug 30, 2015
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Near-infrared light tech supports vein access procedures

For a patient who is always jittery about holding out an arm for a needle, VeinViewer is a product that projects the image of veins on the person's arm, to help medical workers know where to put the needle.

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Aug 09, 2015
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Stop that drone: UAV freeze technique readied by British firms

A system with rays that can freeze drones mid-flight has been developed by three British companies, said BBC News earlier this month.

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Oct 12, 2015
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Air Force scientists are working on hypersonic air vehicle

Engineers said the US Air Force is getting closer to testing a hypersonic weapon. They are developing a hypersonic weapon based on an experimental scramjet program. What is a scramjet? NASA said in a "scramjet," or Supersonic ...

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Jun 07, 2015
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Inventor Jake Dyson has LED light with cooling solution

Jake Dyson, son of Dyson founder James, has staked out his corner in the engineering innovation world with a focus on LED solutions, the Jake Dyson Light. He has in turn been doing a rethink on the characteristics and function ...

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Jun 10, 2015
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