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Latest see-through technology uses WiFi signals to detect humans behind a wall

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The technology detects human movements through walls. (Image Credit: Carnegie Mellon University) Just because you can, should you make it? Seems like something that can/will be abused. Carnegie Mellon University researchers leveraged WiFi routers to...
- 24 Jan 2023
LeviPrint Uses Acoustic Levitation for Contactless Fabrication

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LeviPrint uses sound to levitate objects and a robotic arm and liquid dispenser to manufacture complex objects. (Image credit: UpnaLab via YouTube) Researchers from UpnaLab, Smart Cities Institute divisions of the Public University of Navarre, Ultr...
- 17 Jan 2023
Cochlear implants have restored hearing for hearing loss individuals

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People with hearing loss could benefit from cochlear implants. (Mohamed_hassan/pixabay) The WHO says over 1.5 billion people globally have hearing loss, and that number is expected to increase to 2.5 billion by 2050. Plenty of research has been per...
- 11 Jan 2023
Researchers achieve quantum mechanics breakthrough to see objects without viewing them

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Researchers used quantum coherence to perform interaction-free experiments. (Image Credit: Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University) Finally observe without influencing? Aalto University researchers discovered a new and effective technique to perform interac...
- 10 Jan 2023
Playstation’s Accessibility Controller, a Great Product You Can’t Get

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It’s shocking it took PlayStation this long to add an accessibility controller. X-Box has had one for almost a half-decade. Nevertheless, Sony announced their effort in this space at CES 2023. They are dubbing the controller “Project Leo...
- 6 Jan 2023
A children's crystal growing kit contained a time crystal

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(Image Credit: Yale University) Yale University physicists discovered time crystals, "a form of matter that ticks in response to an electromagnetic pulse," in a children's crystal-growing toy kit. Two studies were published in Physical...
- 4 Jan 2023
Researchers develop spray-on mesh that uses AI to recognize hand tasks

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The spray-on mesh consists of a Bluetooth module that transmits signal changes. (Image Credit: Kyun Kyu "Richard" Kim, Bao Group, Stanford University) Stanford University researchers developed a biocompatible material that sprays onto the ...
- 2 Jan 2023
Researchers create the world's tiniest playable record

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DTU researchers used the Nanofrazor to create the world's tiniest record featuring the first 25 seconds of "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree." (Image Credit: DTU Physics) DTU Physics researchers developed a 40-micrometer record with t...
- 27 Dec 2022
Crawling robots inside human bodies? You bet!

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These tiny crawling bots can treat infections, tumors, and blood clots in the human body. (All Images Via: Aishwarya Pantula / Johns Hopkins University) John Hopkins University scientists developed a 3D-printed tiny, crawling robot designe...
- 20 Dec 2022
SpaceX launches NASA's SWOT mission to monitor the Earth's waters

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NASA's SWOT mission will monitor the Earth's waters to help address climate change issues. (Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/CNES/Thales Alenia Space) On Friday at 6:45 AM EST, SpaceX launched NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWO...
- 16 Dec 2022
Physicists achieve quantum time flip for the first time

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By achieving a quantum time flip, scientists could better understand quantum gravity and boost quantum computing. (Image Credit: geralt/pixabay) In a world first, two international teams of physicists have achieved a "quantum time flip," ...
- 14 Dec 2022
CircuitPython on Wio Terminal

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I've tried CircuitPyhon on a Wio Terminal before just to verify that it worked, but that was at least a couple of years ago. I had backordered a Person-Sensor from SparkFun back in October and I just got notified that it had shipped.&n...
- 12 Dec 2022
IoT Technology in Environmental Monitoring and Protection

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Currently, IoT technology is playing an increasingly important role in environmental monitoring and security protection. Since IOT technology is based on various access technologies such as wireless communication technology, sensor network technology...
- 16 Nov 2022
Seven beehive projects to look out for to help the bee population!

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Gly Hudson's system monitors a beehive's overall health. (Image Credit: Gly Hudson) These days you can build all sorts of creative projects with Raspberry Pi, including a beehive monitoring system! That's the idea behind Gly Hudson's...
- 11 Nov 2022
Researchers develop new decoder that can read a person's mind

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(Image Credit: jarmoluk/pixabay) The University of Texas at Austin researchers say they created a decoder algorithm that observes a person's brain activity through an fMRI to reconstruct their thoughts or what they hear. Although other tea...
- 2 Nov 2022
A human brain culture has recently learned how to play Pong!

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Cortical Labs scientists managed to train DishBrain to play a Pong game. (Image Credit: Cortical Labs) Scientists at biotech start-up Cortical Labs have taught DishBrain, a brain cell culture consisting of 800,000 cells, how to play a Pong game. The...
- 14 Oct 2022
Tiny microbots eliminate lethal pneumonia in mice

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An artist’s illustration of the microbots entering the lungs to fight pneumonia. (Image Credit: Wang lab/UC San Diego) UC San Diego nanoengineers developed microbots designed to eliminate bacterial pneumonia in the lungs. So far, th...
- 13 Oct 2022
MA732 Digital Angle Sensor RoadTest Kit Unboxing

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Table of Contents Introduction Kit Component: Digital Servo Motor and MA732 Sensor Board Kit Component: NXP LPC-Link 2 Board Kit Component: USB to RS-485/I2C/SPI Adapter Kit Component: Arduino Mega Kit Component: RS-485 Transceiver Board Summary ...
- 13 Oct 2022
First Native American launched into space on October 5th

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Nicole Mann became the first Native American female astronaut to launch into space on October 5th. (Image Credit: SpaceX) On October 5th, NASA launched SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft, with four crew members aboard, from the Kennedy Space...
- 11 Oct 2022
A Tour of Summer of Sensors

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The element14 Summer of Sensors was a three-month program to explore the state of sensors today. We chose sensors as the focus of our summer professional development program because the sensors market is growing by leaps and bounds to the t...
- 2 Oct 2022
Everything about: NASA's DART spacecraft successfully crashes into Dimorphos! (updated)

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The final 20 seconds of the DART mission before crashing into the asteroid. (Image Credit: NASA) NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft, traveling at 13,421 miles per hour, successfully crashed into the Dimorphos asteroi...
- 27 Sep 2022
These citizen sciences projects have led to discoveries

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Citizens participating in the milky way project discovered this hierarchal bubble structure. (Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Wisconsin) For the past 15 years, citizen scientists have made contributions in every field. New projects are ...
- 22 Sep 2022
Space News Roundup – Seven stories to know right now

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NASA chose Axiom Space to create the spacesuits for Artemis III astronauts. (Image Credit: NASA) NASA selected Axiom Space to design, certify, and develop the Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) and equipment for astronauts when they explore th...
- 20 Sep 2022
The Golden Goose awards recognize three scientific teams for their discoveries and breakthroughs

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www.youtube.com/watch Three scientific teams won this year's Golden Goose Awards for breakthroughs and discoveries that impacted society. Those findings include a paper-based scientific instrument, snail venom used for medical treatments, and a l...
- 19 Sep 2022
Researchers achieve the highest possible sensitivity with their "KIDs"

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(Image Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/B. Schulz) Compared to many wavelengths, astronomy has a blind spot in far-infrared radiation. Far-infrared space telescopes require a cooled mirror at 4 Kelvin to reach full sensitivity. However, these telescopes...
- 13 Sep 2022