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Watch blood plasma separation with a fidget spinner
The centrifugal force provided by this inexpensive toy is sufficient to separate whole blood in four to seven minutes.
Amazon cloaks warehouse workers in protective vests to prevent robot collisions
Humans working alongside robots in Amazon fulfillment centers are now outfitted with “tech vests” to prevent human/robot collisions.
Watch: Biocompatible microbots morph shape in blood vessels and fluids
This morphing property enables the bots to travel through narrow blood vessels or under conditions of changing viscosity without undermining speed or maneuverability.
Video: Scoliobot designed to improve spinal surgery accuracy
A robot under development at Nottingham Trent University, U.K., promises greater precision in surgeries to correct scoliosis and other spinal conditions.
Video: Metal deposition method yields smart fabrics
It could lead to the development of low-cost medical diagnostic tools and wirelessly powered environmental monitoring sensors.
Lab-on-a-chip helps locate DNA at crime scenes
A researcher from the University of Twente has devised a system for instantly locating the presence of human DNA at a crime scene.
Report: Employers to increase or maintain headcount thanks to automation
A report from ManpowerGroup projects that employers will hire more or maintain current human employee headcounts this year thanks to automation.
Watch a robot walk like a 300 million year old animal
The gait of an extinct lizard-like animal was replicated by means of digital simulations and robotics.
Even robots can get laid off
Japan’s all-robot hotel sacks half its robotic workforce after problems arise.
Study: Permafrost temperatures are heating up
Permafrost melting causes the release of carbon dioxide and methane and speeds up global warming.
Coalition urges tech giants to stop sales of facial recognition tech to the government
Ninety advocacy and activist groups have signed open letters addressed to Amazon, Google and Microsoft, imploring them to not sell facial recognition technologies to government authorities.
Video: Designing the future circular collider
A European initiative seeks to build a 100 km superconducting proton accelerator ring with an energy of up to 100 trillion electron volts.
Lee Plug expansion plugs
Lee Plug expansion plugs seal fluid passages without the use of O-rings, threads or sealants.
Digital display designed for small modular reactor
A safety display and indication system based on field programmable gate array technology was designed for NuScale’s small modular reactor.
US judge rules that law enforcement can't forcibly unlock biometric-protected devices
A United States judge has ruled that forcibly unlocking smartphones secured by biometrics is a violation of the Fifth Amendment.
Supermarket chain to employ robot to scan aisles for hazards
Giant Food Stores will soon debut a new robot employee at each of its stores.
Rapid 3D-printing of scaffolds for spinal cord injury repair
A microscale continuous projection printing method was used to produce a complex scaffold structure for regenerative medicine applications in the spinal cord.
Elder care robot tested in WSU smart home
Scientists at Washington State University (WSU) have developed a robot with the potential for keeping elderly people with dementia and other limitations living in their own homes longer.
Updated diagnostic enables mobile testing for viruses, bacteria and active toxins
The portable, microfluidic platform provides for simultaneous detection of toxins and pathogenic bacteria.
Homeowner converts 110-year-old tree into library
The trunk of a 110-year-old cottonwood tree in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, has been converted into a mini library.