Researchers at IIT and INAIL in Italy are working on new concepts of wearable robotic exoskeletons for the reduction of the risks of work-related injuries. Credit: IIT-Istituto Italiano di TecnologiaScientists at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) and INAIL (Italian Worker's Compensation Authority) have designed and produced innovative prototypes of wearable robotic...
According to a study conducted by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators, targeting a particular protein usually overexpressed in prostate cancer can assist stop or retard the disease from spreading to other body parts.The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications, opens the possibility of using available commercial medications, including one approved by the Fda for...
In the culture medium a robotic finger covered with human living skin self heals after researchers covered its wound with a collagen sheet. Credit: Shoji TakeuchiFrom action heroes to villainous assassins, biohybrid robotics constructed from both living and also artificial materials have actually been at the focus of many sci-fi fantasies, motivating today's...
Illustration of the brain. Credit: Capillary Technologies.Experiencing a frightening incident is likely something you will always remember. Why does it remain with you when other kinds of events become increasingly hard to remember with time?A mechanism for the formation of fear memories in the amygdala, the emotional center of the brains, has been identified...
In the pursuit to develop smart skin that resembles the sensing capacities of all-natural skin, ionic skins have actually revealed considerable advantages. They're constructed from versatile, biocompatible hydrogels. That use ions to carry an electrical charge. As opposed to smart skins made of plastics and also steel, the hydrogels have the soft qualities of...
Reprogramming robotsWith e-commerce orders pouring in, a warehouse robot chooses cups off a rack. As well as places them into boxes for shipping. Every little thing is humming along until the storehouse processes a modification. As well as the robot, has to now grasp taller, narrower cups that are kept upside-down.Reprogramming that robot involves...
Credit: Deposit Photos/realinemediaMade in China is more than just a tag, as well. As it's been an age of American production ripe for interruption with impending geopolitical tensions and regional challenges. The most recent Covid-driven lockdowns have actually sustained speculations about the resiliency of supply chains.And also their ability to recuperate right into a...
Exotic magnetic structures - Technology TimesResearch at Lund College in Sweden has actually discovered a new means to create nano-sized magnetic bits making use of ultrafast laser light pulses. The exploration might lead the way for new and more energy-efficient technological components. As well as come to be beneficial in the quantum computers of...
Lignin-based jet fuel packs more power for less pollutionSpeculative plant-based jet fuel can enhance engine efficiency and effectiveness while doing without aromatics. The pollution-causing substances added to standard gas, according to a new research study.In research published in the journal Gas, researchers evaluated a Washington State University-developed jet fuel based on lignin. A natural...
A micrograph showing a labeled astrocyte. Yukiko Goda and her team have demonstrated how astrocytes play a prominent part in tuning the changes in neuronal activity that enable memory formation. Credit: RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Thomas ChaterBetter learning and longer memoriesRIKEN neuroscientists have identified an intriguing system for how neuronal activity in mice...
