We use Piezoelectric materials in various things like cell phones and musical greeting cards. Piezoelectric materials were originally discovered in the 19th century. Since then the advances in manufacturing technology has led…
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Smart microrobots that can adapt to their surroundings
Scientists at EPFL and ETH Zurich have developed tiny elastic robots that can change shape depending on their surroundings. Modeled after bacteria and fully biocompatible, these robots optimize their movements so as…
‘Ambidextrous’ robots could dramatically speed e-commerce
In 2018, Amazon had a record-breaking holiday season, with more items ordered worldwide than ever before. It wasn’t alone. As e-commerce continues to grow, companies like Alibaba, Amazon and Walmart are investing…
MIT’s “Thunkable” gives noncoders the ability to create professional-grade mobile apps.
More than 1.5 million mobile apps with around 16 million monthly active users have been created on Thunkable, a platform that grew out of MIT. The apps were designed to do things…
Global Nanotechnology Market is expected to grow 17.21%
Nanotechnology is well-defined as the science, engineering, and technology which are piloted at the nanoscale level, of about 1 to 100 nanometres. Nanotechnology is the application of particularly small things and can…