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Deep learning accelerates the detection of live bacteria using thin-film transistor arrays
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Deep learning accelerates the detection of live bacteria using thin-film transistor arrays

AI-based early detection and classification of live bacteria using thin-film transistor (TFT) arrays commonly used in mobile phone displays. Credit:...
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Automation and advanced materials are the ‘dream team’
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Automation and advanced materials are the ‘dream team’

Graphene meets robots: pictured is robotics expert Jinseong Park and advanced materials pioneer Dr Vivek Koncherry who are developing a...
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Research team develops a sound-sensing skin-attachable acoustic sensor
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Research team develops a sound-sensing skin-attachable acoustic sensor

Schematic diagram of polymer-based skin-attachable acoustic sensor. Attached on the skin. Comparative graph of sound detection. Credit: POSTECH "Hey, Siri,...
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Robot noses may one day be able to ‘smell’ disease on your breath
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Robot noses may one day be able to ‘smell’ disease on your breath

Scientists develop diagnostic device for identifying compounds unique to particular diseases. Credit: Nano Research, Tsinghua University Press Scientists are working...
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China’s Baidu races Waymo, GM to develop self-driving cars
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China’s Baidu races Waymo, GM to develop self-driving cars

A technician monitors the self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. on June 14, 2022, in Beijing. Baidu Inc....
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Nanostructured surfaces for future quantum computer chips
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Nanostructured surfaces for future quantum computer chips

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Quantum computers are one of the key future technologies of the 21st century. Researchers at Paderborn...
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Creating a drag-friendly garment that changes in real time
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Creating a drag-friendly garment that changes in real time

Nathan Straub, a rising senior in computer science, works on the "skeleton" for the project—a network of accelerometers connected to...
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Chile’s innovative approach to feeding kids
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Chile’s innovative approach to feeding kids

Food engineering student Alonso Vasquez cuts cochayuyo seaweed to process it before putting it into a 3D printer at the...
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Extrusion printing creates flexible, highly sensitive motion device
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Extrusion printing creates flexible, highly sensitive motion device

UBC Okanagan doctoral student Ahmadreza Ghaffarkhah uses a 3D printer to create small and highly-accurate sensors that can be integrated...
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Ionically conductive fibers provide a new track for smart and functional textiles
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Ionically conductive fibers provide a new track for smart and functional textiles

Experiment with ionofibres. Credit: Claude Huniade Electronically conductive fibers are already in use in smart textiles, but in a recently...
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A soft and wireless haptic interface that can mechanically replicate sensations on the skin

Credit: Jung et al. Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) technologies allow users to experience digital...
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Navigating the next-gen driving experience
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Navigating the next-gen driving experience

Road obstacle detection with machine learning algorithms (left) and 3D AR HUD navigating through public roads (right). Credit: Department of...
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Physics-based cryptocurrency transmits energy (not just information) through blockchain
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Physics-based cryptocurrency transmits energy (not just information) through blockchain

Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have devised a physics-based cryptocurrency that links electrical...
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Wearable, waterproof sensors combine high sensitivity and location options
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Wearable, waterproof sensors combine high sensitivity and location options

Graphical abstract. Credit: Chemical Engineering Journal (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.136631 Wearable sensors—an important tool for health monitoring and for training artificial...
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Crowdsourcing unexpected ways we use technology
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Crowdsourcing unexpected ways we use technology

Safwan Harb made an electric wheelchair-bike from spare parts in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Credit: North Carolina State...
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The robot that paints like a human
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The robot that paints like a human

Gerry Chen, Ph.D. candidate in Robotics, and Michael Qian, B.S. Computer Science, '22, with the GTGraffiti robot. Credit: Georgia Institute...
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An edible QR code takes a shot at fake whiskey
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An edible QR code takes a shot at fake whiskey

The days of fake whiskey could be numbered, thanks to a team of biomedical engineers from Purdue University and South...
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New ‘fabric’ converts motion into electricity
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New ‘fabric’ converts motion into electricity

Credit: Nanyang Technological University Scientists at NTU Singapore have developed a stretchable and waterproof "fabric" that turns energy generated from...
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New ultra-thin electrode material gets us a step closer to next-generation semiconductors
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New ultra-thin electrode material gets us a step closer to next-generation semiconductors

Operation results of the two-dimensional semiconductor device and logic device implemented by the joint research team. Credit: Korea Institute of...
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Scientists break through exascale barrier for quantum chemistry simulations
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Scientists break through exascale barrier for quantum chemistry simulations

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team led by Paderborn scientists Professor Thomas D. Kühne and Professor Christian Plessl has succeeded...
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