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Battery-free Technology Harvests Energy to Operate Itself
Researchers from MIT invented a device that operates without a battery, plug, or dirty energy. According to Daniel…
Scientists Build Robot Based on a 500-Million-Year-Old Design
A team of scientists is creating robots based on the movement of ancient animals, including pleurocystitids, a sea…
Octopus-Inspired Device Brings Star Trek “Cloaking” a Little Closer to…
I’m a big Star Trek geek and always figured the Federation got the short end of the stick in the Treaty of Algeron.…
The Worst of the Worst Technologies of 2023
Technology Review published its annual worst technology list for 2023. One of the year's tragic, entirely…
Weld Metal Foam Without Melting its Bubbles
North Carolina State University researchers have identified a welding technique to join composite metal foam (CMF)…
Dual Use Innovation for National Defense—It’s Time
Innovation and technology are shaping the world we live in, providing solutions to a wide range of challenges…
Ancient Roman Glass Has Electronics Application
It’s beautiful. The brilliant colors of 2,000-year-old Roman glass fragments that were exposed to constant changes…
Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Underwater Imaging Device
Although underwater imaging is used in marine exploration, oceanographic engineering, environmental protection, and…
The Pentagon and the Technology Gap
According to a recent article by Tony DeMartino of Pallas Advisors, specializing in the intersection of technology…
MIT Engineers Use Kirigami to Make Ultrastrong, Lightweight Structures
Strong metal lattices are lighter than cork and have customizable mechanical properties. MIT researchers used…