A biodegradable drone for environmental monitoring
As we continue to investigate the impact climate change has on the environment, the boom...
An inanimate material capable of voice recognition
A thin film composed of small magnetic whirls called skyrmions performs voice pattern recognition with...
Crawling earthworm robots get a soft polymer boost
Humanity is increasingly turning to robots to perform a wide range of tasks such as...
Laser-assisted 4D printing could open new avenues in science and technology
4D printing of metallic shape-morphing systems can be applied in many fields, including aerospace, smart...
A miniature robot for diagnosing lung cancer
This tiny soft robot can be steered through the branches of the lungs without causing...
Bio-inspired robotic eyes that better estimate motion
Animals’ eyes are extremely efficient, and researchers have been trying to reproduce their function in...
Robotic wing reveals secrets of bird flight
A newly built biohybrid wing could lead to new drone designs, and reveals that wing...
A smart laparoscope that self-adjusts during surgery
Researchers use machine learning techniques to decrease the workload of surgeons. The advent of minimally...
Seahorse-inspired grabbing robots to help clean up our oceans
Researchers take a lead from seahorse tails to develop grasping robots that could help clear...
Flexible microtools for safer, more effective surgeries
Thanks to ulta-thin sensors and artificial muscles, future flexible microelectronics will be able to take...