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Watch: Fly this Virtual Drone

A new AR flight simulator app allows a user wearing Epson's Moverio smart glasses to fly a virtual 3D drone in the real world.

First Ground Test of Aero Solar Wing Successful

SolAero Technologies Corp. has announced successful completion of ground testing of integrated solar wings on Bye Aerospace’s medium-altitude, long-endurance, solar-electrical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called “StratoAirNet.”

Perfectly Frustrated Metal Developed

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has discovered the existence of a unique, disordered electron spin-state in metal that might provide a unique pathway to finding and studying frustrated magnets.

New Developments Are Making Microgrids a More Reliable Power Source

Engineers at MIT have developed a method for guaranteeing the stability of any microgrid that runs on direct current (DC) -- an architecture that was originally proposed as part of the MIT Tata Center’s uLink project.

T-Mobile, Qualcom, Gear Up for 5G

T-Mobile’s next generation of LTE, which it calls "LTE Advanced," has expanded to more than 920 markets.

Selecting the Best Power Source for Giant Robots

Aside from research by NASA, who is investigating the feasibility of harnessing energy from antimatter reactions, powering a robot on the scale of science fictional characters like the Iron Giant or Voltron is nearly impossible. Doubling the size of the robot increases its weight tenfold and even the power requirements for today’s giant robot, a six-axis industrial robot with a massive reach of just over 15 feet, surpasses the capabilities of traditional power sources.

Ethernet Data Logger for Remote Automation and Industrial Controls

TCW220 has two analog inputs, with 10-bit resolution and two discrete inputs. It supports a 1-Wire interface for up to eight Teracom 1-Wire sensors.

New Smart Device is an All In-One Communication and Power Solution for Smart Cities

RADWIN today announced the release of Smart-Node, an outdoor communications and power solution that reduces costs and accelerates the roll-out of smart-city, IoT and telecom projects.

Tracking Nanoagents Developed to Illuminate Very Small Diseased Tissues

A research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has created polymer nanoagents that can ‘light up’ tiny areas of diseased tissues that conventional methods fail to detect.

Video: Low-Cost Melanoma Diagnostic Wins International James Dyson Award 2017

A group of engineering undergraduates at McMaster University in Canada has won the award for their low-cost, non-invasive melanoma detection device.

New Technique Can Produce Wearable Gallium Nitride Gas Sensors

A transfer technique based on sacrificial layers of boron nitride could allow high-performance gallium nitride gas sensors to be grown on sapphire substrates and then transferred to metallic or flexible polymer support materials.

Understanding the Differences Between Consumer and Industrial Batteries

Sometimes, it may not be obvious which type of battery is better. One-size-fits-all solutions rarely make sense when specifying batteries, so it is important to understand the fundamental differences between consumer and industrial batteries to determine the ideal power source. This rundown of battery attributes will help to clarify those differences.

Watch: Robot Training through Virtual Reality

Using VR headsets and drawing on advancements in AI and deep reinforcement learning, a team from UC Berkeley can teach a task to an industrial robot in the same way one might move the arms of a puppet.

New Method Can 3D Print Fully Functional Electronic Circuits

Researchers from the University of Nottingham have pioneered a breakthrough method to rapidly 3D print fully functional electronic circuits.

Computers Used to Analyze Giant Prehistoric Otter’s Jaws and Bite Strength

About 6 million years ago, a giant, wolf-sized otter may have been a dominant predator, according to a new study that analyzed the animal’s jaws.

Watch MantaDroid, a Bio-inspired AUV

MantaDroid offers a promising alternative to traditional propeller-based thrusters used in conventional AUVs.

Researchers at MIT Developed a Flexible, Stretchable Photonic Device

A group of researchers led by MIT Associate Professor Juejun Hu have developed a method to produce photonic devices that can bend and stretch without damage.

Nanoshells Could Deliver Chemo Directly into Cancer Cells

Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors used a laser and light-activated gold nanoparticles to remotely trigger the release of approved cancer drugs inside cancer cells in lab cultures.