An international team of researchers from the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms and other universities has created a programmable quantum simulator. The newly developed quantum computer operates on 256 quantum bits unlike its predecessor, which was on 51 qubits.
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One Epidermal Patch to track Cardiovascular and Multiple Biomarkers: Wearable Microelectronics
Monitoring cardiovascular signals and multiple biochemical levels together on one tiny wearable patch has always been a far-fetched dream in the nanotech world. Scientists across the globe are still trying to figure it out however, researchers at the University of California San Diego have done something extraordinary in soft, stretchy skin patch.
Read MoreTactile Sensation For Soft Robotics: Stretchable Sensor
Sensors that could stretch will pave way towards new intelligent soft systems. Working on the same line of thought Cornell researchers have combined fiber-optic sensor with no so expensive LEDs (light-emitting diode) and dyes. The outcome is a form of a stretchable “skin” that is able to spot topographical distortions like pressure, bending and strain.
Read MoreWearable Sensor For ALS Patients: Facial Kinematics
People who suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have an extremely tough time as they age. Cure for ALS is not known as of now. And it can last for a lifelong.
Read MoreOctopus Inspired Device For Transferring Delicate Implants: Biomimicry
Researchers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and collaborators have come with up an innovative way to surgical grip the fragile tissue grafts. Generally, during the ultra-thin tissue grafts, the grip leads to the collapse of structural integrity and functionality of soft tissues transplants. It has always been a challenge to preserve them during grafting and transferring process.
Read MoreBiodegradable Electronic Blood Vessels: Tissue Interactions
In a joint effort, researchers at China and Switzerland have developed electronic blood vessels that mimics their natural counterparts. Most of the times, some foreign agent when implanted within the human body display uncertain behaviour. Incompatibility is a critical issue and at times, it often leads to tissue trauma.
Read MoreSponge Inspired Lattice Geometry: Biomimicry
Evolutionary process creates the most efficient mechanical as well as architectural designs. Most of the times, engineers take inspiration and try to replicate such resourcefulness in their designs. Of course, with the help of equations and computer algorithms, engineers try to fabricate bio inspired designs as bio-inspired engineering is a multi-step process.
Read MoreElectronics Out Of Bacteria: Microbial Physiology
Bacteria – Geobacter, to be more specific – discovered electricity much before than we did. And the interesting part is – ubiquitous, groundwater and also the under the ocean dwelling bacteria takes-in the organic waste and give-out “electrons”. Yes, a tiny electric current is an end product of their exhaling process.
Read MoreInternet of Things Will Morph To Internet of Humans: Neuralink
In The Age of Intelligent Machines (1990), inventor and visionary computer scientist, Raymond Kurzweil predicted that there will be a huge increase in the use of technology and an exponential growth in the internet. And by mid-21st century, AI would overtake human brain in computational capabilities. Eventually it would lead to intelligence explosion resulting in a powerful super intelligence that qualitatively surpass all human intelligence.
Read MoreNo One Wants To Be A Part Of The Truman Show: Facial Recognition Technology
Internet based technologies are moving at a fast pace. At least within a decade we have witnessed an unprecedented enhancement when it comes to technologies behind remote working, digital education, IoT and biometric surveillance technology.
Read MoreHyperdimensional Computing System: Inspired from Cerebral Attributes of Neuronal Circuits
Hyperdimensional computing (HDC) is the budding computational paradigm based on cognitive model which distillates to higher dimensionality and randomness.
Read MoreAstronauts create Fifth State of Matter on ISS: Bose-Einstein Condensates in Space
Astronauts harnessed the microgravity environment at the International Space Station by developing an ‘exotic’ form of matter. We call it exotic because this form of matter has not been easily observed on earth – maybe due to gravity.
Read MoreSpherical Solar Cells Boost Up Solar Energy Harvesting
Flat solar panels dominate the world market when it comes to capture solar energy directly from the Sun. However, the flat design has a major limitation as it cannot keep track of sun’s apparent motion.
Read MoreCaper Smart Shopping Cart (w/Video): Trolley with Deep Learning and Machine Vision
Autonomous, by far, has limited with the use of robotics or car but lately, the concept has encircled shopping carts as well. In the coming future, retail stores would offer “consumer has it all” experience by simply grabbing and going option.
Read MorePlastic based Clothing that Cools the Wearer (w/Video): Nanoporous Polyethylene Textile
With summer getting more unbearable each year, scientists finally have come up with new clothing material that helps to keep the body cool naturally. Thus, reducing the need for air conditioners and saving considerable energy.
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