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Centipede-inspired multi-legged robots master challenging terrains

A team of physicists, engineers, and mathematicians developed a new theory of multilegged locomotion and created many-legged robotic models, discovering the robot with redundant legs could move across uneven surfaces without any additional sensing or control technology as the theory predicted.

May 8, 2023 Read more

AI could run a million microbial experiments per year

Automation uncovers combinations of amino acids that feed two bacterial species and could tell us much more about the 90% of bacteria that humans have hardly studied.

May 5, 2023 Read more

Researchers use generative AI to design novel proteins

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that can create proteins not found in nature using generative diffusion, the same technology behind popular image-creation platforms such as DALL-E and Midjourney.

May 4, 2023 Read more

Engineering molecular interactions with machine learning

By using deep learning-generated 'fingerprints' to characterize millions of protein fragments, researchers have computationally designed novel protein binders that attach seamlessly to key targets, including the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

May 4, 2023 Read more

Spatial artificial intelligence: how drones navigate

People are able to perceive their surroundings in three dimensions and can quickly spot potential danger in everyday situations. Drones have to learn this.

May 4, 2023 Read more

A 3D printed sweat analysis health monitoring device

Sweat holds vital information about our health, providing clues to dehydration, fatigue, blood sugar levels and even serious conditions such as cystic fibrosis, diabetes and heart failure. Researchers have taken a giant leap forward in sweat analysis with an innovative 3D-printed wearable sweat sensor called the 'sweatainer'.

May 4, 2023 Read more

Open-source platform simulates wildlife for soft robotics designers

SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments.

May 3, 2023 Read more

A touch-responsive fabric armband - for flexible keyboards, wearable sketchpads

It's time to roll up your sleeves for the next advance in wearable technology - a fabric armband that's actually a touch pad.

May 2, 2023 Read more

Researchers determine how to digitalize, optimize and safeguard water management in smart cities

The implementation of smart, connected systems for water supply and purification infrastructures has clear benefits and will come with time. However, as the sector is currently wanting in digitalization, this transition must be agile and carefully monitored.

May 2, 2023 Read more

New AI algorithm boosts COVID-19 mRNA vaccine antibody response by 128 times

Scientists have developed an AI algorithm, LinearDesign, that boosts COVID-19 mRNA vaccine antibody response by 128-fold. LinearDesign takes a mere 11 minutes to generate the most stable mRNA sequence that encodes Spike protein.

May 2, 2023 Read more

'Explainable AI' can efficiently detect AR/VR cybersickness

Researchers are exploring how explainable artificial intelligence can help detect how people develop cybersickness in augmented and virtual reality.

May 2, 2023 Read more

Lithography-free photonic chip offers speed and accuracy for artificial intelligence

For the first time, researchers have created a photonic device that provides programmable on-chip information processing without lithography, offering the speed of photonics augmented by superior accuracy and flexibility for AI applications.

May 1, 2023 Read more

Deep-learning system explores materials' interiors from the outside

A new method could provide detailed information about internal structures, voids, and cracks, based solely on data about exterior conditions.

April 29, 2023 Read more

Highly dexterous robot hand can operate in the dark - just like us (w/video)

Engineers design a robot hand that is the first device of its kind to join advanced sense of touch with motor-learning algorithms - it doesn't rely on vision to manipulate objects.

April 28, 2023 Read more

Speedy robo-gripper reflexively organizes cluttered spaces

Rather than start from scratch after a failed attempt, the pick-and-place robot adapts in the moment to get a better hold.

April 27, 2023 Read more

Light-based computing scheme reduces power needed to mine cryptocurrencies

New photonic blockchain could make cryptocurrencies more accessible and enable low-energy optical computing.

April 27, 2023 Read more

The conservation laws of a dynamical system are no mystery to artificial intelligence

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that discovers the underlying conservation laws of real-world dynamical systems, not just the superficial dynamics.

April 27, 2023 Read more

Versatile, high-speed, and efficient crystal actuation with photothermally resonated natural vibrations

Researchers utilize resonated natural vibrations in photothermal crystals to achieve high-speed, versatile actuation, opening new possibilities for soft robotics and human-robot coexistence.

April 27, 2023 Read more