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Amputee Feels Texture with a Bionic Fingertip

More than a decade after losing his left hand in an accident, Dennis Aabo Sørensen has now been able to feel texture with a prosthetic fingertip. The technology that made this advance possible was developed by ... Read More...

Rubbery Electronic Film Can Stretch in All Directions

Scientists at Swiss research university EPFL have developed an elastic electronic circuit. They say their new new metallic and partially liquid film stays conductive, even after it has been stretched a million ... Read More...

Robot for the Disabled Takes Directions from Thoughts

While several research groups are developing brain-machine interfaces, one experimental robot stands out for its practicality. European researchers are developing a robot that people with severe physical disabi... Read More...

A Faster Way to Locate Short Circuits in Power Grids

Just in time for winter, Swiss researchers have developed a faster, more efficient way to pinpoint exactly where short circuits occur in a power grid. When a high-voltage power line is damaged, electrical u... Read More...

Insect Vision for Drones

Miniature drones could be used in so many applications: military surveillance, monitoring disaster areas, delivering small packages, and forecasting weather, to name a few. While engineers have made many improv... Read More...

Advanced Sensors Assess Health by Analyzing Your Sweat

As early as next year, an adhesive stamp could be used to assess your health. The finished product will appear quite simple—a sweat sensing electronic stamp will attach to the skin using a water-based adhesive.... Read More...

Researchers Creating Adaptable Furniture That Moves

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) are creating modular robots that serve as intelligent furniture that can move, assemble, and reconfigured. The robots known as “Roombots” can join... Read More...

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