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T-shirts for small children
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T-shirts for small children

A group of high school girls in the United States invented a Watawescue t-shirt that is self-inflating when wet, to protect children from 2 to 4 years of age when swimmi…

December 11, 2018
USA invests in specially designed rescue robot
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USA invests in specially designed rescue robot

The US Navy is investing a $ 900,000 project at the Georgia Institute of Technology to design a special rescue robot inspired by a television personality.

December 11, 2018
Intelligent helmet auto-rescue
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Intelligent helmet auto-rescue

New American scientists have come up with the idea of turning a conventional helmet into a smart device capable of sending a self-help signal when a user experiences an…

December 11, 2018
Use cockroaches
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Use cockroaches

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a way to attach tiny plates to the sensory organs of large cockroaches in Madagascar and take control of their…

December 11, 2018
Robot fish detect contaminated water
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Robot fish detect contaminated water

Scientists have succeeded in inventing a 'fish robot'. This is a robot capable of detecting pollution of water sources, overcoming oil spills at sea, maintaining…

December 11, 2018
Earthquake-proof tables save people
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Earthquake-proof tables save people

People often lurk under the table if they can't run out when seismic happens. But Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno, two experts at the Bezalel Institute of Art and Design in…

December 11, 2018
Camera records the hidden objects
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Camera records the hidden objects

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have released the first camera capable of recording objects obscured by obstacles.

December 11, 2018
Octopus robot
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Octopus robot

Italian scientists have created a robotic prototype with a structure like tentacles of octopus. Thanks to its soft design, it is able to squeeze through complex terrain,…

December 11, 2018
'Super soft plastic' robot
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'Super soft plastic' robot

Scientists at Harvard University have created a 'super flexible' robot that crawls and crawls through narrow gaps.

December 11, 2018
An electronic dog saves people
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An electronic dog saves people

A team of UK experts is working on a project to make electronic dogs capable of detecting victims buried in earthworms or other causes.

December 11, 2018
Waterproof fabric antenna
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Waterproof fabric antenna

A small device such as a tag on jeans that supports search and rescue at sea. This project is supervised by the European Space Agency (ESA).

December 11, 2018
Globe fly rescue aid
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Globe fly rescue aid

Japanese researchers have invented what they call the 'flying object of the future,' which is used for search and rescue operations by flying in buildings weakened by ea…

December 11, 2018