Algae offer real potential as a renewable electricity source
The need to transition away from fossil fuels to more sustainable energy production is critical. That's why a team of researchers is looking at a potential power source that not only produces no carbon emissions but removes carbon as it works: algae.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/06/2406
3D-printed mini-actuators can move small soft robots, lock them into new shapes
Researchers have demonstrated miniature soft hydraulic actuators that can be used to control the deformation and motion of soft robots that are less than a millimeter thick. The researchers have also demonstrated that this technique works with shape memory materials, allowing users to repeatedly lock the soft robots into a desired shape and return to the original shape as needed.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/06/2406
Trash-sorting robot mimics complex human sense of touch
Researchers are breaking through the difficulties of robotic recognition of various common, yet complex, items. Their layered sensor is equipped with material detection at the surface and pressure sensitivity at the bottom, with a porous middle layer sensitive to thermal changes. An efficient cascade classification algorithm rules out object types in order, from easy to hard, starting with simple categories like empty cartons before moving on to orange peels or scraps of cloth.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/06/2406
New technique could help build quantum computers of the future
Researchers have demonstrated a new method that could enable the large-scale manufacturing of optical qubits. The advance could bring us closer to a scalable quantum computer.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/06/2406
Protocol for creating 'wired miniature brains'
Researchers have developed -- and shared -- a process for creating brain cortical organoids -- essentially miniature artificial brains with functioning neural networks.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/06/2406
