How Magnets Could Help Revolutionize Prosthetic Technology
The biggest problem common to all prosthetic limbs is the lack of a good way to give the user control over how the joints move. While there are methods to make the limb follow a…
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Engineers at ‘Aquarius’ Have Created a Hydrogen Engine Weighing Just 10 Kg
Israeli engine developer ‘Aquarius Engines’ has presented a cutting-edge hydrogen engine that weighs just 10 kilograms, having only a single moving element inside its tiny 20-piece assembly. The engine has been under development for the…
Dassault Systèmes Developing Complete Human Body Simulation for Medicine
Dassault Systèmes, a leader in 3D design and simulation software tools, is currently developing a novel virtual human modeling system that is expected to have a deep impact on healthcare technology and medicine. So far,…
Researchers Developed “Thermal Switches” for Smartphones
Smartphones are some of the most reliable pieces of consumer tech out there, but they do have an “Achilles’ heel”, and it’s temperature extremes. For anyone who has tried to use a smartphone in extremely…
Breaking the Wind on the Ground Can Actually Boost Wind Turbine Performance
In engineering and physics in general, you can never be certain about something unless you test it in real life or at least until you run a simulation. An example that illustrates that perfectly comes…
Scientists Claim to Have Formed Glass that Is Harder than Diamond
A team of scientists at the Yanshan University in China has formed a new glass-like material named “AM-III” which features ultra-high-strength and wear resistance combined with exceptional mechanical and electronic properties. The most impressive aspect…
The 2021 ‘Indy Autonomous Challenge’ Is Set to Take Place this October
The first-ever ‘Indy Autonomous Challenge’ is scheduled to take place on October 23, 2021, and it’s going to be a novel sighting with single-seaters reaching speeds of up to 180 mph (290 kph) but nobody…
Researchers Figure Out the Optimal Amount of Lithium in Battery Anodes
Lithium batteries may have been around and under development as well as vigorous optimization for many decades now, but that doesn’t mean that we know everything about them or that there’s no room for improvement.…
