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Highly flexible, wearable displays

A research team has presented wearable displays for various applications including fashion, IT, and healthcare.

Teaching flying cars to land

Vahana intends to open up urban airways by developing the first electric self-piloted vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft. The development of a fully autonomous aircraft requires key technical capabilities including mature obstacle detection and avoidance for aircraft take-off and landing.

Nanoelectric coating for cost-effective, multifunctional neural probes

Multifunctional probes are extremely useful for research purposes, as they allow the recording of neural activity simultaneously alongside stimulation via drug administration or light (as is the case with optogenetics).

Kinetic energy from water movement

The Tidal Current Surface Crawler is a floating surface device with no requirement for specialized vessels or ocean foundations, making heavy lift equipment unnecessary, save and except the placement of an inert anchor.

Off-grid becoming huge

Off-grid power has been in decline. Widely seeing it as the poor man's option, users have aspired to get beyond it to the more secure, "troublefree" world of on-grid - or so they believed.

No batteries required: energy-harvesting yarns generate electricity

An international research team has developed high-tech yarns that generate electricity when they are stretched or twisted.

RoboTable increases independence, improves quality of life

A robotic over-the-bed table, to help veterans and others with disabilities or mobility impairments better use their laptop computers and mobile devices while restricted to bed, allowing them to be more independent and remain productive with work or school.

A good read: AI evaluates quality of short stories

The idea that artificial intelligence will someday be able to understand and even generate narratives has inspired and motivated researchers for years. A question inextricably bound to both lines of research remains unresolved, however: Can AI recognize a good story if it sees one?

Electric delivery vehicle tech prototyped

A technology demonstrator for a new type of electric delivery vehicle which could make the courier industry greener and more efficient has been developed.

Self-powered paper-based SPEDs lead to new medical-diagnostic tools

A new medical-diagnostic device made out of paper detects biomarkers and identifies diseases by performing electrochemical analyses - powered only by the user's touch - and reads out the color-coded test results, making it easy for non-experts to understand.

HRL receives NASA award to 3-D print ceramic rocket engine components

The two-year program will culminate with hot-fire ground testing of rocket engines that contain 3D-printed heat-resistant components.

Genome analysis with near-complete privacy possible

Researchers used cryptography to cloak irrelevant genetic information in individuals' genomes while revealing disease-associated mutations. They say the technique could vastly improve patient privacy.

Audi working on advanced solar car bodywork

Audi and Alta Devices, a subsidiary of solar-cell specialist, Hanergy Thin Film Power, plan to work together to integrate solar cells into panoramic glass roofs of Audi models.

Model lays groundwork for machine-learning device

In what could be a small step for science potentially leading to a breakthrough, an engineer has taken steps toward using nanocrystal networks for artificial intelligence applications.

Electric Trikes Improve

Evovelo has just announced its prototype electric trike, which can reach speeds of 45 kph with a drivers' cab and solar panel on the roof.

Using machine learning to improve patient care

In a new pair of papers, researchers explore ways for computers to help doctors make better medical decisions.

Helping robots to correct errors on-the-fly and learn from each other

New stochastic separation theorems proved by mathematicians could enhance capabilities of artificial intelligence.

Smart personal cooling system for miners

It's like something out of a Star Trek episode: a suit that cools down when the person who wears it gets hot. But unlike a prop in the sci-fi show, research for this suit is happening now, and the place it will be worn is on Earth — or more specifically, far under the Earth's surface.

Cyborg bacteria outperform plants at photosynthesis

Photosynthesis provides energy for the vast majority of life on Earth. But chlorophyll, the green pigment that plants use to harvest sunlight, is relatively inefficient. To enable humans to capture more of the sun's energy than natural photosynthesis can, scientists have taught bacteria to cover themselves in tiny, highly efficient solar panels to produce useful compounds.

LG Electronics to establish factory for electrical components

LG Electronics Inc has announced plans to establish a factory for advanced electric vehicle components in the United States.