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New silk materials can wrinkle into detailed patterns, then unwrinkle to be 'reprinted'

October 8, 2019 0 Comments 3-D Printing, Artificial intelligence, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Materials Science, Nature of Water, Textiles and Clothing

Engineers have developed silk materials that can wrinkle into highly detailed patterns — including words, textures and images as intricate as a QR code or a fingerprint. The patterns are stable, but can be erased by flooding the surface of the silk with vapor, allowing the surface to be printed again. The researchers demonstrate multiple examples of the silk wrinkle patterns, and envision a wide range of potential applications for optical electronic devices.

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Analysis of US labor data suggests 'reskilling' workers for a 'feeling economy'

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Artificial intelligence, Computers and Internet, Creativity, Education and Employment, Engineering, Industrial Relations, Intelligence, Markets and Finance, neuroscience, Popular Culture, Robotics Research

A study of US labor data suggests AI is already taking 'thinking economy' jobs from humans, and this trend will grow in the future. This will push more people into 'feeling economy' jobs that require things like interpersonal relationship skills and emotional intelligence.

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A new mathematical approach to understanding zeolites

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Chemistry, Computer Modeling, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematics, Organic Chemistry

A system developed at MIT helps to identify zeolites that can readily transform into other zeolite forms, which are widely used as catalysts in industrial processes.

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Soft robot programmed to move like an inchworm

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Engineering and Construction, Information Technology, Mathematics, Robotics, Robotics Research

Researchers have created a miniature robot that can crawl with inchworm-like motion. The underlying technology could one day transform industries from aviation to smart wearables.

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Military drills for robots

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Automotive and Transportation, Computer Modeling, Computer Programming, Engineering, Robotics, Robotics Research, Vehicles

Researchers tested ground robots performing military-style exercises, much like Soldier counterparts, at a robotics testing site in Pennsylvania recently as part of a 10-year research project designed to push the research boundaries in robotics and autonomy.

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Amputees merge with their bionic leg

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Disability, Fuel Cells, Medical Technology, Neural Interfaces, Restless Leg Syndrome, Robotics, Sleep Disorder Research, technology

Scientists have helped three amputees merge with their bionic prosthetic legs as they climb over various obstacles without having to look. The amputees report using and feeling their bionic leg as part of their own body, thanks to sensory feedback from the prosthetic leg that is delivered to nerves in the leg's stump.

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Method to change fundamental architecture of polymers

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Chemistry, Engineering and Construction, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Mathematics

A research team has developed methods to manipulate polymers in a way that changes their fundamental structure, paving the way for potential applications in cargo delivery and release, recyclable materials, shape-shifting soft robots, antimicrobials and more.

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Why multipartite viruses infect plants rather than animals

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Computer Modeling, Endangered Plants, Hacking, Mathematical Modeling, Microbes and More, Nature, Virology

Being in between living and non-living, viruses are, in general, strange. Among viruses, multipartite viruses are among the most peculiar — their genome is not packed into one, but many, particles. Multipartite viruses primarily infect plants rather than animals. A recent article uses mathematical and computational models to explain this observation.

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New method improves measurement of animal behavior using deep learning

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Animal Learning and Intelligence, animals, Artificial intelligence, Behavioral Science, Computers and Internet, Distributed Computing, Statistics, Wild Animals

Konstanz researchers develop deep learning toolkit for high-speed measurement of body posture in animals.

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Quantum material goes where none have gone before

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Computers and Internet, Materials Science, Physics, Quantum Computers, Quantum Physics, Spintronics, Spintronics Research

Physicists have created a quantum material that can travel through a previously unexplored region marked by strange electronic properties. The journey is by an alloy of cerium palladium and aluminum.