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Critical communications component made on a flexible wooden film

“In the not-too-distant future, flexible electronics will open the door to new products like foldable phones, tablets that can be rolled, paper-thin displays and wearable sensors that monitor health data. Developing these new bendy products, however, means using materials like …

CSAIL robot disinfects The Greater Boston Food Bank to fight Covid-19

“For every droplet dispersed into the air that we can’t see, touch, or feel, the ominous threat of spreading Covid-19 persists. It’s become increasingly critical to keep these heavy droplets from lingering - especially on surfaces, which are welcoming …

DIY USB Type-C Power Delivery Trigger Board

“In this video we will have a closer look at a USB Type-C Power Delivery Trigger board. Such boards are used to output 5V, 9V, 12V, 15V or even 20V from a Power Delivery compatible power source. So I will …

EPFL lab develops method for designing lower-power circuits

“An EPFL lab, has come up with a new type of logic diagram and related optimization methods, that can be used to design computer chips with a nearly 20% gain in energy efficiency, speed or size. The lab has just …

GRBL Based DIY Drawing Machine

“Hello all, I hope you are doing good and safe. I’m here with another very cool project which you can build using some scrap/ used parts. In this Instructables I’m going to show you how you can make …

How to Build a Battebot With Cardboard and Arduino

“I created battlebots using the Arduino UNO and cardboard was used to build the bodies. I tried to use affordable supplies and gave the kids creative freedom on how to design their battle bots. Battlebot receives commands from the wireless …

How to Build an Automated DIY Irrigation System With App

“In this article I will show you how to build an affordable automated irrigation system so you no longer have to water your plants by hand. The system can be used for house plants, raised beds, but also for plants …

How to make copper mines emission free

“Will copper spur the sustainable energy transition? Share A world first study by the University of Sydney’s Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering, Zero Emission Copper Mine of the Future, lays out how Australian copper mining can be cleaner and …

Identifying a melody by studying a musician’s body language

“Music gesture artificial intelligence tool developed at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab uses body movements to isolate the sounds of individual instruments. We listen to music with our ears, but also our eyes, watching with appreciation as the pianist …

Jellyfish-Inspired Soft Robots Can Outswim Their Natural Counterparts

“Engineering researchers at North Carolina State University and Temple University have developed soft robots inspired by jellyfish that can outswim their real-life counterparts. More practically, the new jellyfish-bots highlight a technique that uses pre-stressed polymers to make soft robots more …