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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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New natural hydrogel inks for digital light processing 3D printing
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New natural hydrogel inks for digital light processing 3D printing

Credit: Cafiso et al. Researchers at Politecnico di Torino, BRIN in Indonesia, the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) and University...
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Scientists develop novel pain-perception biomimetic skin enabled by strain-perception-strengthening effect
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Scientists develop novel pain-perception biomimetic skin enabled by strain-perception-strengthening effect

The SPS-enabled artificial skin for pain perception. Credit: NIMTE Prof. Chen Tao's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology...
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Artificial cilia could someday power diagnostic devices
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Artificial cilia could someday power diagnostic devices

Credit: CNX OpenStax, CC BY 4.0 Cilia are the body's diligent ushers. These microscopic hairs, which move fluid by rhythmic...
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Self-powered fabric can help correct posture in real time with the help of machine learning
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Self-powered fabric can help correct posture in real time with the help of machine learning

This study proposes a portable and convenient self-powered sitting position monitoring vest (SPMV) that reminds users to maintain the right...
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Virtual reality brings portable Taser training to police
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Virtual reality brings portable Taser training to police

VR equipment and a version of the TASER 7 that utilizes VR technology for training, is demonstrated, Thursday, May 12,...
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Flexible patch fits inside a pipe to detect real-time changes in water temperature, contaminants
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Flexible patch fits inside a pipe to detect real-time changes in water temperature, contaminants

Conceptual diagram of this work. (A) Photographs of the stretchable broadband photo-sensor array sheet. The sheet consists of a flexible...
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New brain-painting method being tested for ADHD treatment
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New brain-painting method being tested for ADHD treatment

USF Assistant professor, Marvin Andujar, and his student demonstrate their brain-painting project. Credit: University of South Florida Imagine focusing on...
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Robot hives in Israel kibbutz hope to keep bees buzzing
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Robot hives in Israel kibbutz hope to keep bees buzzing

Robot-equipped beehives at an Israeli kibbutz aim to reduce mortality rates as bee species worldwide face an increasing threat of...
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New tech can double spectral bandwidth in some 5G systems
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New tech can double spectral bandwidth in some 5G systems

First Floquet topological insulator on an integrated circuit. Arrows shows how transistors are used to achieve non-reciprocity. Credit: Aravind Nagulu...
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Researchers design microgrid for future lunar base
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Researchers design microgrid for future lunar base

An artistic rendering of what a resilient microgrid for a lunar base camp might look like. Sandia engineers are working...
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A new wearable technology—for plants
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A new wearable technology—for plants

This plant is modeling the latest wearable sensor (right) to monitor water loss from leaves with a smartphone app (left)....
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Artificial skin could give robots a sense of touch similar to humans
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Artificial skin could give robots a sense of touch similar to humans

Schematic representation of a sensor: a force acting on the bead (grey) deforms the connected membrane (red), changing the capacitance...
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Researchers develop ultra-high-speed, high-efficiency OELGs by using organic-inorganic perovskite photodiodes
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Researchers develop ultra-high-speed, high-efficiency OELGs by using organic-inorganic perovskite photodiodes

Three-dimensional bar charts for all the outputs (“OR”, “AND”, “NAND”, “NOR”, and “NOT”) obtained from the 64 pixels. The red...
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Chinese scientists develop highly robust stretchable electrode for E-skin applications
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Chinese scientists develop highly robust stretchable electrode for E-skin applications

The nano-LM-based highly robust stretchable electrode (NHSE) for E-skin Applications. Credit: NIMTE Prof. Li Runwei's group at the Ningbo Institute...
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UAE vows ‘responsible’ artificial intelligence rollout
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UAE vows ‘responsible’ artificial intelligence rollout

A two-seater a prototype driverless "hover taxi" flying in a "concept" flight in Dubai in 2017, seen this photograph provided...
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Scientists to develop electronic noses to track down body odors
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Scientists to develop electronic noses to track down body odors

Smellodi Project. Credit: Antonie Bierling, TUD In April 2022, the project "Smart Electronic Olfaction for Body Odor Diagnostics"—SMELLODI for short—started...
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