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"Rocking" Brownian Motor Pushes Nanoparticles Around

5 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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IBM's nanomotor can sort and separate nanoparticles, could be lab-on-a-chip game-changer Image: IBM Gif: IBM Brownian motors move nanoparticles around the IBM corporate logo. The constant movement of atoms and molecules as they bounce off one another in a liquid or a gas is known as Brownian motion and it seems…

Underwater GPS Inspired by Shrimp Eyes

5 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Cameras that see light polarization patterns can provide a GPS substitute under the sea Photo: iStockphoto A diving trip to the Great Barrier Reef may have unlocked a new way to build a GPS-like sensor that works underwater. The device is based on recent scientific understanding of how marine animals sense…

Using the LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite to Increase Spectral Efficiency for Wireless Communication

5 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Networks must deal with tight latency constraints while keeping energy consumption in check. "The seamless integration between NI’s hardware and software eased the implementation, so our team could focus on developing new algorithms." -Sofie Pollin, KU Leuven The Challenge: 5G communication solutions and the internet of things require ultra-efficient protocols…

Soaring ‘SuperTowers’ Aim to Bring Mobile Broadband to Rural Areas

4 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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One tethered, autonomous aerostat flying at 250 meters can provide as much coverage as 20 or 30 cell towers Photo: Altaeros It’s 2018 and more than 16 million people living in the rural United States still lack adequate access to mobile broadband. But building out that infrastructure is an expensive endeavor. One analysis from 2017…

Fribo: A Robot for People Who Live Alone

4 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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This little robot listens to what goes on in your life and helps to keep you connected with your friends Image: Yonsei University & KAIST In the United States, there are over 5 million young adults between the ages of 18-35 living alone, and that number is growing. While many…

What People See in 157 Robot Faces

3 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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The largest study of robot faces we've ever seen shows the right way to design an expressive robot Image: University of Washington In recent years, an increasing number of robots have relied on screens rather than physical mechanisms to generate expressive faces. Screens are cheap, they’re easy to work with, and they…

Ultrasound-Powered Nerve Implant Works Deep in Body

3 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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An implant that goes in without surgery could help make “electroceuticals” a reality Photo: Jayant Charthad/Stanford University Engineers at Stanford University have built a new kind of millimeter-scale nerve-stimulating implant that beats all others of its size at a crucial parameter: how deep inside the body it can operate. The…

Zipline's Bigger, Faster Drones Will Deliver Blood in the United States This Year

3 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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After taking over deliveries for 20 percent of rural Rwanda's blood supply, Zipline is introducing its drone fleet to the rural United States Photo: Zipline We've been following Zipline very closely for the last few years. The delivery drone startup has been operating in Rwanda since October of 2016, using…

How Not to Order Water from a Robot Waiter

2 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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When we ask robots to do things, should they do what we say, or what we mean? Image: IEEE Spectrum; Robot: TurtleBot; Glass: Jan/Flickr Researchers used a mobile robot similar to the one above as a waiter in a pretend restaurant where users had to place their orders by talking…

Move Over Moore’s Law, Make Way for Huang’s Law

2 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Graphics processors are on a supercharged development path that eclipses Moore’s Law, says Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Photo: Tekla Perry An exuberant Jensen Huang, who gave a keynote and popped up on stage during various events at Nvidia’s 2018 GPU Technology Conference (GTC) held in San Jose, Calif. last week, repeatedly…

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