Technology Adding a flexible spine and tail makes mouse robot more nimble Andrew McCollum Dec 9, 2023 Mouse-inspired neurorobotic design using flexible backbone. Credit: Zhenshan Bing A team of…
Technology Plant-inspired liquid metal actuators unlock new potential for flexible robotics Andrew McCollum Dec 7, 2023 Schematic structure and finite element analysis of the programmable liquid metal photothermal actuator. Credit: Li…
Technology Flexible sensors made of nanomaterials—and the metaverse—will redefine how people live in the future Andrew McCollum Oct 12, 2023 The future metaverse system includes a neuro-triggered interface sensor (i). Reproduced with permission from WILEY.…
Technology Flexible robot that can sneak into small spaces for mapping, inspections Andrew McCollum Sep 25, 2023 Credit: Matt Burgos/Worcester Polytechnic Institute A lizard-like soft robot that can…
Technology A new milestone for flexible magnetic sensors Andrew McCollum Jul 17, 2023 A group of researchers from Bar-Ilan University and Ben-Gurion University has reported a giant leap of more than an…
Technology Super flexible composite semiconductors for next-gen printed displays Andrew McCollum Jul 13, 2023 The composite semiconductor-based transistors on flexible Kapton substrate and envisioned fully printed flexible…
Technology Displays controlled by flexible fins and liquid droplets more versatile, efficient than LED screens Andrew McCollum Jun 30, 2023 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign engineers have developed a new breed of display screens that use flexible…
Technology Breakthrough innovation could solve temperature issues for source-gated transistors and lead to… Andrew McCollum Jun 24, 2023 Low-cost, flexible displays that use very little energy could be a step closer, thanks to an innovation from the University of Surrey that solves a problem that has plagued source-gated…
Technology Advance in flexible photodetector could improve monitoring of greenhouse gases Andrew McCollum Jun 22, 2023 Credit: ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) There will…
Technology Researchers create flexible monocrystalline silicon solar cells Andrew McCollum May 25, 2023 Foldable wafers a, SEM images of a textured c-Si wafer. The sharp pyramids in the marginal region were efficiently…