32-Legged Spherical Robot Moves Like an Amoeba
Mochibot is out to prove that there's no such thing as too many legs By Evan Ackerman Making a one-legged robot that moves is very hard. Two-legged robots are a little bit more straightforward in ...
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New FAA Rules for Drones Go Into Effect
The 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act brings a new regime for recreational flyers By David Schneider Last week saw the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act become law, and the new legislation has quite a few i...
Magnetic Field Record Set With a Bang: 1,200 Tesla
A field 400 times as strong as an MRI should reveal new physics of nanoscale materials By Samuel K. Moore During 40 microseconds last April, Shojiro Takeyama and his team at the University of Toky...
Pristine Quantum Light Source Created at the Edge ...
Maryland researchers develop a silicon chip that guides the light around its edge producing high-quality single photons Sponsored by The smallest amount of light you can have is one phot...
Bridging the Gap Between Electronics and Biology
Thanks to advancements in synthetic biology, consumers might one day use their phones to detect and treat disease Sponsored by Microelectronic devices – from pacemakers to cellphones –...
The 5G Dilemma: More Base Stations, More Antennasâ...
5G networks will likely consume more energy than 4G, but one expert says the problem may not be as bad as it seems By Dexter Johnson A lurking threat behind the promise of 5G delivering up to 1,...
New Device Marries Solar Cells With Flow Batteries
The solar flow battery should be a simple, cheap, and more efficient way to get round-the-clock electricity from the sun By Prachi Patel As solar power gets more affordable and installations rise,...
New IPCC Report Outlines Ways to Limit Global Warm...
Preventing the global average temperature from rising by more than 1.5 degrees C will require new carbon-saving technologies to be more widely adopted By Amy Nordrum Already, human activity has ca...
Stretchy, Solar-Powered Sensor Detects Heartbeats
Researchers have successfully integrated a solar cell and an ultraflexible biosensor By Megan Scudellari As electronics decrease in size and increase in flexibility, it’s becoming harder and har...
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