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New materials like human skin
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New materials like human skin

US scientists are making a tactile sensor capable of responding to the pressure and smoothness of the surface equivalent to real fingers. This future breakthrough will p…

December 11, 2018
Self-relocating
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Self-relocating

Understanding the suffering of transit passengers for hours at the airport with heavy luggage, American designer Peter Yeadon has devised the Fido suitcase to be as self…

December 11, 2018
Self-cleaning bath
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Self-cleaning bath

Scouring the bathroom will become a thing of the past as scientists at the University of New South Wales in Australia have created a self-cleaning bathroom. The scientis…

December 11, 2018
Victalastic paint effectively waterproof
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Victalastic paint effectively waterproof

The Institute of Construction Science and Technology (Ministry of Construction) has researched and produced a waterproof paint called Polyme - Victalastic. New on the ma…

December 11, 2018
Nano paint for bathroom
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Nano paint for bathroom

Thanks to a new titanium dioxide coating, the bathroom in the future will always be clean, without the need to clean hands. According to Prof. Rose Amal, with this mater…

December 11, 2018
Robot snail
New technology

Robot snail

The snail robot was designed to explore and demonstrate mathematical theories to explain the movement of snails as well as to study the ability of the snail to adhere to…

December 11, 2018
Robot beak smiles with beard
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Robot beak smiles with beard

A robot that uses beards to touch and distinguish different surfaces can open up new doors in sensor technology, helping to create devices that move in the dark or at a…

December 11, 2018
The first car made from molecules
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The first car made from molecules

A team of researchers at Rice University in Texas has announced that it has successfully developed the world's first molecular car, operating on a gold microscope. T…

December 11, 2018