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Engineering: Nanotechnology
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Now on the molecular scale: Electric motors - Now on the Molecular Scale: Electric Motors      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Electric vehicles, powered by macroscopic electric motors, are increasingly prevalent on our streets...

Engineering: Robotics Research Offbeat: Computers and Math
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Click beetle-inspired robots jump using elastic energy - Click Beetle-Inspired Robots Jump Using Elastic Energy      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have made a significant leap forward in developing insect-sized jumping robots capable o...

Computer Science: Virtual Reality (VR)
Published

Robot dog learns to walk in one hour - Robot Dog Learns to Walk in One Hour      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Like a newborn animal, a four-legged robot stumbles around during its first walking attempts. But wh...

Computer Science: Virtual Reality (VR)
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Supernumerary virtual robotic arms can feel like part of our body - Supernumerary Virtual Robotic Arms Can Feel Like Part of Our Body      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have developed a virtual robotic limb system which can be operated by users' feet in a v...

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
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Air-powered computer memory helps soft robot control movements - Air-Powered Computer Memory Helps Soft Robot Control Movements      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Engineers made a pneumatic RAM chip using microfluidic valves instead of electronic transistors. The...

Chemistry: Biochemistry
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Shedding light on the complex flow dynamics within the small intestine - Shedding Light on the Complex Flow Dynamics within the Small Intestine      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A novel microfluidic device revealing diverse and dynamic flows in the small intestine has now been...

Energy: Alternative Fuels
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New wind sensor uses smart materials to improve drone performance - New Wind Sensor Uses Smart Materials to Improve Drone Performance      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Engineers have designed and successfully tested a more efficient wind sensor for use on drones, ball...

Computer Science: Encryption
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Self-propelled, endlessly programmable artificial cilia - Self-Propelled, Endlessly Programmable Artificial Cilia: A Breakthrough in Robotics      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have developed a single-material, single-stimuli microstructure that can outmaneuver eve...

Energy: Nuclear
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New feedback system can improve efficiency of fusion reactions - New Feedback System Can Improve Efficiency of Fusion Reactions      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have refined the use of magnetic fields to improve the performance of doughnut-shaped fus...