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A wall-climbing robot uses the zero-pressure difference method to form suction. Credit: Xin Li and Kaige Shi
Centrifugal force from a high-speed rotating water ring enables gripping rough surfaces.
Specially designed vacuum suction units allow humans to climb walls. Scientists have developed a suction unit th...
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A personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light to disinfect areas by killing the novel coronavirus is now feasible, according to researchers at Penn State, the University of Minnesota, and two Japanese universities.
There are two commonly employed methods to sanitize and disinfect areas ...
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Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots. Credit: Jie Yin, NC State University
Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have devel...
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08-17
This microneedle array has backward-facing barbs that interlock with tissue when inserted, enhancing adhesion. Credit: Riddish Morde
4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needles.
Painful ...
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08-17
Flexible walls, here in blue, a few hundred microns high emulate the surface of a gecko’s foot to make the same kind of adhesive force – but much, much stronger than that of the animal’s paw. Credit: Georgia Tech / Varenberg lab
Why di...
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08-14
Constructing a small-scale circuit to further examine and explore the possibility. Credit: Tokyo University of Science
The basic units of a quantum computer can be rearranged in 2D to solve typical design and operation challenges.
Quan...
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08-13
A prototype of the new two-stage water harvesting system (center right), was tested on an MIT rooftop. The device, which was connected to a laptop for data collection and was mounted at an angle to face the sun, has a black solar colle...
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08-12
The bottom layer of the Janus emitter absorbs the heat inside the vehicle and emits it through the top layer to the atmosphere (indicated in blue), causing a temperature drop. The right image shows an experimental model that simulates ...
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08-11
(Click image for full view.) Although face shields block the initial forward motion of the jet, the expelled droplets move around the visor with relative ease and spread out over a large area depending on light ambient disturbances. Cr...
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08-10
MIT researchers drew on kirigami, a variation of origami that involves cutting paper as well as folding it, to create a friction-boosting material that could be used to coat the bottom of your shoes, giving them a stronger grip on ice ...
A wall-climbing robot uses the zero-pressure difference method to form suction. Credit: Xin Li and Kaige Shi Centrifugal force from a high-speed rotating water ring enables gripping rough surfaces. Specially designed vacuum suction units allow humans to climb walls. Scientists have developed a suction unit th...
A personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light to disinfect areas by killing the novel coronavirus is now feasible, according to researchers at Penn State, the University of Minnesota, and two Japanese universities. There are two commonly employed methods to sanitize and disinfect areas ...
Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots. Credit: Jie Yin, NC State University Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have devel...
This microneedle array has backward-facing barbs that interlock with tissue when inserted, enhancing adhesion. Credit: Riddish Morde 4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needles. Painful ...
Flexible walls, here in blue, a few hundred microns high emulate the surface of a gecko’s foot to make the same kind of adhesive force – but much, much stronger than that of the animal’s paw. Credit: Georgia Tech / Varenberg lab Why di...
Constructing a small-scale circuit to further examine and explore the possibility. Credit: Tokyo University of Science The basic units of a quantum computer can be rearranged in 2D to solve typical design and operation challenges. Quan...
A prototype of the new two-stage water harvesting system (center right), was tested on an MIT rooftop. The device, which was connected to a laptop for data collection and was mounted at an angle to face the sun, has a black solar colle...
The bottom layer of the Janus emitter absorbs the heat inside the vehicle and emits it through the top layer to the atmosphere (indicated in blue), causing a temperature drop. The right image shows an experimental model that simulates ...
(Click image for full view.) Although face shields block the initial forward motion of the jet, the expelled droplets move around the visor with relative ease and spread out over a large area depending on light ambient disturbances. Cr...
MIT researchers drew on kirigami, a variation of origami that involves cutting paper as well as folding it, to create a friction-boosting material that could be used to coat the bottom of your shoes, giving them a stronger grip on ice ...