Technology
Soft robots inspired by eels
Drawing inspiration from the sinuous motion of a swimming blue eel, a team of American researchers have discovered a process...
Could lasers charge our phones at lightning speed without zapping us?
US researchers are working on infrared lasers that can charge phones at lightning speed without zapping humans or pets.
Open the pod bay doors, please, HAL
Preparations are being made for a new space supercomputer to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS).
Little devices play big role in early cancer detection
Prof Dayong Jin hopes to spark a new generation of medical devices which integrate diagnostic technologies including nanotechnology, photonics and...
Six-axis robot can juggle cylinders
BOC Australia unveils an automation system that uses a world-first application of a six-axis robot that can see, pickup and...
New form of electronic matter creates computing possibilities
American engineers have demonstrated a new phase of matter called quadrupole topological insulators (QTI) which have properties that could open...
Meet the engineers working to make robot limbs with a human touch
With the rate of amputations due to diabetes and other illnesses rising globally, the demand for prosthetic limbs is likely...
Robots mimic jumping spiders and bees
"Imagine if the current trend of a declining bee population continues, swarms of robot bees pollinating crops and flowers could...
Metals that change shape with temperature can revolutionise robotics
Liquid metals have a lot of promise for flexible applications due to their ability to transition from liquid to solid...
Bend and Stretch: 3D-printing and the new conductors
A team of American engineers have developed a 3D-printable metal that can conduct electricity but be flexible and stretchable, opening...
