Universal Robots (UR), a major player in collaborative robotics and part of Teradyne Robotics, has expanded its lineup with a new model: the UR8 Long, unveiled at the FABTECH show in Chicago. Designed for manufacturers who face tight workspaces…
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CPR on TV is often inaccurate – but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives
Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But the CPR on these shows often depicts outdated practices and inaccuracies about who is most likely to…
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World’s smallest humanoid robot designed to learn, evolve with users
Chinese robotics firm PrimeBot introduced Prime last week; it is a series of personal robots designed to move, connect, and interact like humans through programmed personalities.
The company has launched two robots under the Prime series –…
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'Death by a thousand cuts': Pablo's galaxy ran out of fuel as black hole choked off supplies
Astronomers have spotted one of the oldest “dead” galaxies yet identified, and found that a growing supermassive black hole can slowly starve a galaxy rather than tear it apart.
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Living sensor display turns engineered skin into a biological monitor
Wearable health devices, such as smartwatches, have become commonplace, enabling the continuous monitoring of physiological signals at the skin’s surface. A research team in Japan has developed a biohybrid approach that works inside the…
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How weight loss benefits the health of your fat tissue
It is well known that obesity typically leads to inflammation and dysfunction of fat tissue that increases the risk of developing metabolic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
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Persistent shock wave around dead star puzzles astronomers
Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with a star’s surroundings and create a shock wave. Now, astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have imaged a beautiful shock…
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Expanded school-based program linked to lower youth tobacco use rates in California
Researchers from University of California San Diego report that an expanded, school-based tobacco prevention program in California was associated with significantly lower rates of smoking and vaping among middle and high school students. The…
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Rainbow Discovered Around a Nearby Dead Star Puzzles Scientists : ScienceAlert
A tiny chunk of dead star just 731 light-years away has presented astronomers with a shimmering puzzle: a powerful, glowing bow shock.
This wouldn’t be unusual under many circumstances, but in the case of the white dwarf RXJ0528+2838, there’s…
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TV depictions of Hands-Only CPR are often misleading, research suggests
TV depictions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may mislead viewers about who is most likely to need cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and where it’s needed, according to new research published in the journal Circulation: Population Health and…
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