Researchers from RMIT University have developed an eco-friendly zero-cement concrete, which all but eliminates corrosion. Concrete corrosion and fatbergs trouble the sewage systems around the world, leading to costly and disruptive maintenance….
Faced with pandemic shortages, researchers combine heat and humidity to disinfect N95 masks for reuse
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept around the world early this year, shortages of protective equipment such as N95 masks left healthcare workers little choice but to reuse the masks they had –…
Engineers pre-train AI computers to make them even more powerful
Engineers at CSEM have developed a new machine-learning method that paves the way for artificial intelligence to be used in applications that until now have been deemed too sensitive. The method, which…
New brain cell-like nanodevices work together to identify mutations in viruses
In the journal Nature, scientists from Texas A&M University, Hewlett Packard Labs and Stanford University have described a new nanodevice that acts almost identically to a brain cell. Furthermore, they have shown…
Giant Gundam Robot Can Move and Kneel Down
A Giant Humanoid Robot is developed by Japan’s Gundam Factory Yokohama. It stands just over 18 metres tall and weighs 25 tonnes. This Life-sized Robot is modelled on one of the robots…