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Microbially produced fibers: stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar

Posted by Admin | Jan 24, 2022 | Materials & Physics |

Spider silk is said to be one of the strongest, toughest materials on the Earth. Now engineers at...

Let there be light! New tech for night vision

Posted by Admin | Jun 20, 2021 | Materials & Physics |

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed new technology that...

News Center Century-Old Problem Solved With First-Ever 3D Atomic Imaging of an Amorphous Solid

Posted by Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | Materials & Physics |

Glass, rubber and plastics all belong to a class of matter called amorphous solids. And in spite...

This Hydrogen Fuel Machine Could Be the Ultimate Guide to Self-Improvement

Posted by Admin | Apr 6, 2021 | Materials & Physics |

Study co-led by Berkeley Lab uncovers secret behind humble material’s surprise performance as an...

Wafer-thin nanopaper changes from firm to soft at the touch of a button

Posted by Admin | Mar 27, 2021 | Materials & Physics |

Bioinspired cellulose nanofibrils can be controlled by electricity / Strength and stiffness can be...

Light It Up: Researchers Demonstrate Practical Metal Nanostructures

Posted by Admin | Mar 24, 2021 | Materials & Physics |

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have debunked the decade-old myth of metals being useless...

Toward an Ultrahigh Energy Density Capacitor

Posted by Admin | Aug 20, 2020 | Materials & Physics |

By introducing defects to a common material, Berkeley Lab researchers create a highly efficient...

A Visit to A Robotics Micro-Factory

Posted by Matthew Dahlitz | Jul 30, 2020 | Manufacturing |

Last week we visited a robotics micro-factory in Toowoomba, a regional Queensland city a few hours...

3D micro-printing forms the world’s smallest scope for looking inside blood vessels

Posted by Admin | Jul 23, 2020 | 3D Printing |

Exploring the nooks and crannies of the body’s organs seems fodder for a sci-fi movie. Yet, an...

3D Printing

Posted by Age of Robots | May 14, 2020 | 3D Printing |

FROM THE ARCHIVE 3D Printing

These insect-inspired robots are faster and cheaper to make thanks to to ‘flexoskeletons”

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 26, 2020 | 3D Printing |

Engineers have developed a new method that doesn’t require any special equipment and works in just minutes to create soft, flexible, 3D-printed robots. The structures were inspired by insect exoskeletons, which have both soft and rigid parts — the researchers called their creations ‘flexoskeletons.’

Ingestible capsule can be controlled wirelessly

Posted by Age of Robots | Jan 12, 2019 | 3D Printing |

Electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.

Researchers create first sensor package that can ride aboard bees

Posted by Age of Robots | Jan 10, 2019 | Manufacturing |

Researchers at the University of Washington have created a sensor package that is small enough to ride aboard a bumblebee.

3D-Printed Robot Hand ‘Plays’ the Piano

Posted by Age of Robots | Jan 4, 2019 | 3D Printing |

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist.

How we can shrink objects

Posted by Jachin Dahlitz | Dec 22, 2018 | Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Video |

A team at MIT have found a way to shrink objects using implosion fabrication. This could be implemented in so many areas across technology fields. We give you a survey of this cutting edge technique.

3D-printed lithium-ion batteries

Posted by Age of Robots | Nov 5, 2018 | 3D Printing |

researchers have developed a new method to 3D print lithium-ion batteries in virtually any shape.

Researchers quickly harvest 2-D materials, bringing them closer to commercialization

Posted by Age of Robots | Oct 31, 2018 | Manufacturing |

Efficient method for making single-atom-thick, wafer-scale materials opens up opportunities in flexible electronics.

Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track and store how they are used

Posted by Age of Robots | Oct 29, 2018 | 3D Printing |

Engineers have developed 3D printed devices that can track and store their own use — without using batteries or electronics. Instead, this system uses a method called backscatter, through which a device can share information by reflecting signals that have been transmitted to it with an antenna.

BCP collaborates with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre on reconfigurable floor structure

Posted by | Oct 11, 2018 | Manufacturing |

Working in conjunction with the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing, BCP (Bespoke Composite Panels) have manufactured a reconfigurable floor structure used to mount various robots and machinery.

Research Brief: Researchers 3D print prototype for ‘bionic eye’

Posted by Age of Robots | Sep 22, 2018 | 3D Printing |

A team of researchers has, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface. This discovery marks a significant step toward creating a ‘bionic eye’ that could someday help blind people see or sighted people see better.

Picture This: Camera With No Lens

Posted by Age of Robots | Sep 13, 2018 | Manufacturing |

Electrical and computer engineers have discovered a way to create an optics-less camera in which a regular pane of glass or any see-through window can become the lens.