Researcher Seunghwan Kim and the WalkON Suit F1 exoskeleton compete in the 2024 CybathlonKAIST Exoskeletons have assisted paraplegic patients in walking for years, but KAIST’s latest model offers a unique approach. The WalkON Suit F1 can move up to a patient in a wheelchair, secure itself around their legs and torso, and help them stand...
This tiny chip can diagnose a heart attack in minutesWill Kirk/Johns Hopkins University Revolutionary Chip Detects Heart Attack Biomarkers in Minutes A small chip with a unique surface can accurately detect heart attack blood biomarkers within minutes, a much shorter time than current methods, even when they are present in very low concentrations. The researchers behind...
Deep geothermal power has a tremendous potential if it can be made practicalQuaise Energy The potential for nearly limitless clean geothermal energy has significantly improved. Researchers at EPFL’s Laboratory of Experimental Rock Mechanics (LEMR) have demonstrated that the semi-plastic, viscous rock found at supercritical depths can still be fractured to allow water to flow through. Together...
Super Heavy just before captureSpaceX In an impressive display of space engineering, SpaceX achieved a groundbreaking milestone. At around 7:31 am CT, they successfully captured a Super Heavy booster using their launch tower after it deployed a Starship second stage into orbit and performed a controlled reentry. After following space launches since the Mercury missions, I...
An exploded view of the first and second stage of the DJI Avinox Drive SystemDJI DJI Enters the eMTB Market with Innovation DJI, widely known for its drones, entered the electric mountain bike (eMTB) market this year with the DJI Avinox Drive system. We wanted to highlight the clever inner workings of this setup, which brings...
A microscope image of the new stitches that generate electrical pulses to help heal wounds fasterZhouquan Sun and Chengyi Hou Transforming Vulnerability into Advantage While surgical stitches are effective for wound healing, they can sometimes come undone with excessive movement. However, researchers in China have transformed this vulnerability into an advantage by creating stitches that generate...
Introducing the latest Gboard, a double-sided keyboardGoogle Japan Google Japan has launched the latest version of the Gboard, featuring a distinctive double-sided design inspired by the Möbius strip, which plays a significant role in mathematics, science, and popular culture. This innovative keyboard can be used by one person or multiple users, truly embodying a keyboard...
This achievement marks a world first and is crucial for the development of a mammoth outside the womb.Image courtesy of Colossal Biosciences Colossal Biosciences has announced a world-first achievement: their goal is to create a woolly mammoth by 2028. Their approach involves reprogramming elephant cells into stem cell-like cells capable of differentiating into all necessary...
Columbia Engineering scientists are advancing renewable energy storage by developing cost-effective K-Na/S batteries that utilize common materials to store energy more efficiently, aiming to stabilize energy supply from intermittent renewable sources. Columbia Engineers have developed a new, more powerful battery electrolyte that lasts longer and is cheaper to produce. Renewable energy sources like wind and...
Magnetic pixels in this little screen are capable of encrypting imagesJeremy Little/Michigan Engineering Researchers, inspired by the color-changing skin of squids and other cephalopods, have created a flexible screen that stores and displays encrypted images using only magnetic particles, without any electronics. Scientists have been experimenting with metamaterials—engineered materials with unusual properties not found in nature—for...
