New robot weighing less than 200 grams swims, breaks the surface, and flies using only wings, without propellers or launch system. – CPG Click Oil and Gas

Most flying robots are loud, rigid, and dangerous to touch. Cuddle-Fish, a research project from Keio University in Japan, takes the opposite approach. The soft floating robot uses a helium-filled body and gentle flapping fins to drift through indoor spaces. No propellers, no buzzing, no risk of injury from contact. The project, led by PhD…

I have these gooodr sunglasses that are a couple years old. They have this nice satin Matt finish. I noticed on these corners the Matt finish is almost flaking off. Does that mean the “texture” is done after it’s molded? It seems too well adhered to be painted. Anyone have any insight on this? When…

Silicon chips have been the foundation of modern computing for decades. Now, researchers are giving them an entirely new role in biotechnology. In addition to processing information, these chips are increasingly being used to study living systems by recording activity from neurons, reading DNA, and now even creating DNA. In a new study published in…

Insta360 has officially revealed its long-term product vision, and if we believe what they are working on, they are about to change the face of the entire photography industry. It all started on the company’s 11th anniversary, when Insta360 officially announced that they were working on building a “Cameraman”. The Cameraman is not a human being….

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Image credit: By Jeff Dahl – Own work by uploader, Based on the public domain document: [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Link By Stephanie Parker This research from the NeuroAI Lab of Martin Schrimpf, part of EPFL’s Schools of Computer and Communication Sciences and Life Sciences, uses AI models to predict exactly where to stimulate the…