Category: Engineering
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Social robots as conversational catalysts: Enhancing long-term human-human interaction at home | Science Robotics
A robot mediator enhances parent-child conversational quality during dialogic reading in a long-term home deployment.
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Augmenting rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord neuromodulation: A proof of concept | Science Robotics
An implanted spinal cord neuroprosthesis augments robot-assisted rehabilitation and recreational activities after spinal cord injury.
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Muscles from the printer: Silicone that moves
Empa researchers are working on artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a method of producing the soft and elastic, yet powerful structures using 3D printing. One day, these could be used in medicine or…
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Google Pixel Watch Detects Heart Attacks
Later this month, Google is expected to roll out software on its Pixel Watch 3 in the United States that has the potential to correctly identify two-thirds of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in people wearing the smartwatch. The feature uses AI…
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‘Nanodot’ control could fine-tune light for sharper displays, quantum computing
Newly achieved precise control over light emitted from incredibly tiny sources, a few nanometers in size, embedded in two-dimensional (2D) materials could lead to remarkably high-resolution monitors and advances in ultra-fast quantum computing,…
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World’s First Ammonia-Fueled Ship Hits a Snag
The Viking Energy, an oil platform supply shipundergoing a pioneering retrofit to run on ammonia fuel, is now scheduled to begin operations in 2026—two years later than initially planned. Once completed, it will be the first vessel capable of…
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World’s First Ammonia Fuel Ship Hits a Snag
The Viking Energy, an oil platform supply shipundergoing a pioneering retrofit to run on ammonia fuel, is now scheduled to begin operations in 2026—two years later than initially planned. Once completed, it will be the first vessel capable of…
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Stretching spider silk makes it stronger
When spiders spin their webs, they use their hind legs to pull silk threads from their spinnerets. This pulling action doesn’t just help the spider release the silk, it’s also a crucial step in strengthening the silk fibers for a more durable…
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Security veins: Advanced biometric authentication through AI and infrared
Hyperspectral imaging is a technology that detects slight differences in color to pinpoint the characteristics and conditions of an object. While a normal camera creates images using red, green, and blue, a hyperspectral camera can obtain over…
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