Tag: innovation

solar greenhouse

Don’t Throw Stones! Inside the Smart Solar Greenhouse

09/11/2017

Solar greenhouses generate electricity and grow healthy crops ...

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surgical screw made of bone by © surgebright

Turning ‘Ol Sawbones to ‘Ol Screwbones

29/09/2017

Making surgical screws from bones ...

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glassy carbon

Hard, hard, hard… chewy: Glassy Carbon

12/06/2017

New form of carbon that's hard as a rock, yet elastic, like rubber ...

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rhino, skin, 3-d printed

3-D Printed Bionic Skin for Touchy Feely Robots

15/05/2017

3-D-printed 'bionic skin' could give robots the sense of touch ...

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oranges, water purification

When Life Hands You Oranges…. Water Purification With Peel

26/03/2017

Wastewater cleaned thanks to a new absorbent material made from fruit peels ...

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Track My Tendons! Keeping Tabs on Damaged Tissue

22/03/2017

University of Utah bioengineers detect early signs of damage in connective tissues such as ligaments, tendons and cartilage...

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But Can it Catch? Chemical Computer Recognises a Sphere

14/03/2017

The prototype of a chemical computer detects a sphere ...

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soundshaping metamaterial

The Lego Synthesiser: Sound Shaping Metamaterial Developed

01/03/2017

Sound-shaping super-material invented...

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Soft-Touch Robotics, Coming to a Rub Shop Near You

16/12/2016

New robot has a human touch ...

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midified sawdust

Modified Sawdust Mops Up Oil Spills

14/12/2016

Sawdust reinvented into super sponge for oil spills ...

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Screw Your Noisy Drone, We’ve Got Electric Bubbles! MIT Make Ultra Lightweight Solar Cell

29/02/2016

MIT develop thinnest and lightest solar cells ever ...

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lego-robot

Swiss Scientists Beat Off Rivals to Develop ‘Soft Gripper’

01/02/2016

Technologists in Lausanne develop robotic fingers with a gentle touch ...

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But How Do You Get the Lid Off? Mesoglue Revolutionises Nano-Stickiness

12/01/2016

A glue that binds metal to metal to glass to you-name-it, sets at room temperature, and requires little pressure to seal...

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cancer surgery agent

Glowing With Health – Fluorescent Agent Helps Cancer Surgery

10/01/2016

Injectable Agent Illuminates Cancer During Surgery...

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soft-bodied jumping robot

Seeking (and finding) the Soft-Bodied Jumping Robot

14/07/2015

By seamlessly blending soft and rigid body parts -- a structural innovation used by animals and insects -- a team of Harvard scientists has created a new kind of durable, soft-bodied jumping robot...

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Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego

Lifesaving Nano-Tattoo Monitors Bloodsugar

16/01/2015

This first-ever example of the flexible, easy-to-wear device could be a promising step forward in noninvasive glucose testing...

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