Image Credits: What a CNT CSCEC-wound electric motor could look like instead of copperGPTResearchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have created a new type of lightweight, highly conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) wiring that completely eliminates the need for copper or aluminum. Using a technique called Lyotropic Liquid Crystal-Assisted Surface Texturing...
Image Credits: An exploded view of the new high-tech seatbelt from VolvoVolvoIn 1959, Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin invented the three-point seatbelt and made its design freely available to car manufacturers worldwide. This straightforward yet revolutionary invention has since been credited with saving over a million lives. Today, Volvo is once again innovating in safety,...
Hiroshima University engineers pioneer 3D printing for robust steel-aluminum bonds: up to 17,404.5 psi resilience. Credits: Motomichi Yamamoto/Hiroshima University.Steel and aluminum are crucial players in bolstering economic growth. However, their fusion zones have long been brittle. Thanks to a novel 3D printing method, the unexplored territory of combining these metals may now experience a...
Credit: MIT.MIT researchers have ushered in a new era of tactile sensing for robotic hands, unveiling a groundbreaking camera-based touch sensor called the "GelSight Svelte." This innovative sensor, designed to emulate the shape and capabilities of a human finger, promises high-resolution tactile sensing over a vast area. It has the potential to redefine robotic manipulation...
A research team at KAIST's Department of Mechanical Engineering has produced a substantial advancement in thermal management technology that might potentially increase the dependability and lifetime of contemporary semiconductor devices. Credit: ScitechDaily.Engineers have achieved a significant breakthrough in the thermal management of semiconductors by discovering a new mode of heat transfer using surface plasmon...
A close-up of the untethered exoskeleton. Credit: Stanford University.A new robotic, boot-like exoskeleton utilizes wearable sensors to adapt to each individual that wears it, marking a considerable progression for robotics. The device, explained in a study released yesterday, helps address one of the major obstacles in developing systems that aid people to walk:...
Examples of abnormal signals. Shown are raw data, log-spectrogram, and obtained coefficient distribution per level for two abnormal measurements of the slider rail 0 at SNR 0 dB. Credit: DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2106598119Sounds offer crucial info regarding how well a device is running. ETH scientists have now developed a new machine learning strategy that detects whether...
