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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
Technology detects the possibility of traffic jams
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Technology detects the possibility of traffic jams

According to research conducted by Exeter University in 2007, traffic congestion is not necessarily caused by accidents, sometimes because some drivers suddenly slow dow…

December 11, 2018
Paper tape detects E. coli
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Paper tape detects E. coli

To test Escherichia coli in drinking water or food, samples should be sent to laboratories, usually for a long time and cost effective. Now, researchers at McMaster Univ…

December 11, 2018
Robot chess board
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Robot chess board

The 23-year-old American University student nicknamed FunGowRightNow12 has just created an odd chess board. This is considered a 'chess robot', which helps playe…

December 11, 2018
Phone transformations
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Phone transformations

In 2008, the Nokia Research Center in collaboration with the University of Cambridge (UK) developed a nano-sized telephone device called Morph.

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
Artificial muscles from synthetic fibers
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Artificial muscles from synthetic fibers

One of the world's most robust polymer fibers, more than twelve times stronger than kevlar - the type of material used to make bulletproof jerseys - is likely to be…

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
Solar cells are thinner than spider silk
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Solar cells are thinner than spider silk

The solar cells that Austrian and Japanese scientists have announced are thinner than spider silk, with so much elasticity that they can be wrapped around the hair.

December 11, 2018
Manufacture of laboratory robots using Lego
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Manufacture of laboratory robots using Lego

University faculty Michelle Oyen is responsible for leading the research team looking for ways to make bone in the laboratory for use in medical implant.

December 11, 2018
Impressed with 3-D nano printers
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Impressed with 3-D nano printers

The new 3D printing method using two-photon imaging can quickly create incredibly sharp objects at the nanoscale. This technology could open up new areas of application,…

December 11, 2018
Generators from waste water
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Generators from waste water

The team of experts from Pennsylvania State University says the new technology can also filter waste water into clean water, particularly for developing countries.

December 11, 2018