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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
Wireless pedestrian identification
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Wireless pedestrian identification

Libelium has announced a new sensor technology that detects any Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals from users' mobile devices, thus helping to calculate the number of pedes…

December 11, 2018
US research uniform 'super smart'
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US research uniform 'super smart'

When a soldier is wounded on the battlefield, his intelligent uniform informs him of the location of the wound, and even traces its weapons, biological and chemical weap…

December 11, 2018
Instant detection of all types of toxins
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Instant detection of all types of toxins

The Dip Chip, made by two professors Yosi Shacham-Diamand and Shimshon Belkin at Tel Aviz University and the University of Hebrew, contains a special bacterial tube that…

December 11, 2018
Clock predicts danger imminent
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Clock predicts danger imminent

Researchers have successfully developed the first type of wristwatch-like sensor that acts as an EEG, which can accurately predict seizures or impending seizures.

December 11, 2018
Discover 'phonics' communication equipment
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Discover 'phonics' communication equipment

An American electrical engineer believed he had found a way to contact his daughter who died eight years ago. Using experience to design and build a range of electronic…

December 11, 2018
3D shape blanket
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3D shape blanket

University of Toronto (Canada) has introduced smart prototype, able to create 3D images to monitor the health of users. This prototype is named IM Blanky, which contains…

December 11, 2018
Invisible under infrared detector
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Invisible under infrared detector

Infrared sensors help us to detect people in the dark because of their heat radiation. But if there is a kind of jacket that heats up, then humans can be completely invi…

December 11, 2018
The most sensitive sensor in the world
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The most sensitive sensor in the world

Scientists at the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology in Spain have successfully tested the world's most sensitive sensor capable of measuring the mass of a proton p…

December 11, 2018
Microelectronic sensor on dental diagnosis
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Microelectronic sensor on dental diagnosis

Researcher Michael McAlpine and his research team at Princeton University in the United States have successfully engineered and transplanted microelectronic sensors on t…

December 11, 2018
Unique poster know ... kiss
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Unique poster know ... kiss

Keio University researchers are inspired by teenagers, who are crazy about idols, and always want posters hanging at home to turn into real idols.

December 11, 2018
Smart clothes know why babies cry
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Smart clothes know why babies cry

A new type of high-tech clothing that incorporates 'biosensors', which can be guessed as to why babies cry, helping parents take better care of their children.

December 11, 2018
Hand out the music
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Hand out the music

Legend has it that some people can talk by hand. Now a professor of electronics and computer science at the University of British Columbia has decided to turn this legen…

December 11, 2018