Jun 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) esearchers led by the University of California San Diego have developed a new model that trains four-legged robots to see more clearly in 3D. The advance enabled a robot to autonomously cross challenging terrain with ease—including stairs, rocky ground and gap-filled paths—while clearing obstacles in...
Weighing a quasar’s galaxy with precision
Jun 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers from EPFL have found a way to use the phenomenon of strong gravitational lensing to determine with precision – about 3 times more precise than any other technique – the mass of a galaxy containing a quasar, as well as their...
Bioprinting personalized tissues and organs within the body
Jun 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In situ bioprinting, which involves 3D printing biocompatible structures and tissues directly within the body, has seen steady progress over the past few years. In a recent study, a team of researchers developed a handheld bioprinter that addresses key limitations of previous designs, i.e., the...
Treadmill for microswimmers allows closer look at behavior
Jun 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A team from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created an acoustic microfluidic method that offers new opportunities to conduct experiments with swimming cells and microorganisms. “The cells that our collaborators study are powerful...
A baking soda solution for clean hydrogen storage
Jun 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In a world of continuously warmer temperatures, a growing consensus demands that energy sources have zero, or next-to-zero, carbon emissions. That means growing beyond coal, oil, and natural gas by getting more energy from renewable sources. One of the most promising renewable energy carriers is...