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4D-printed robot self-assembles into a tube and rolls up hills

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A 3D-printed material rolls itself up into a tube, becoming a  “4D-printed” robot that travels up hills when exposed to heat

Sep 22, 2021

4D-printed robot self-assembles into a tube and rolls up hills

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

A 3D-printed material rolls itself up into a tube, becoming a  “4D-printed” robot that travels up hills when exposed to heat

Sep 22, 2021

DNA sensor quickly determines whether viruses are infectious

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new sensor can detect not only whether a virus is present, but whether it's infectious -- an important distinction for containing viral spread. Researchers demonstrated the sensor, which integrates specially designed DNA fragments and nanop...

Sep 22, 2021

Surface Laptop Studio and Pro 8 hands-on: Fresh designs with 120Hz screens

Engadget   -   General News Websites

At its annual hardware event today, Microsoft unveiled a new family of Surface devices ahead of Windows 11’s launch on October 5th. Refreshes of the Surface Pro and Surface Go aren’t surprising, and the company did show off the latest in both of t...

Sep 22, 2021

A new way to control qubits

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A research team that includes two UO physicists have outlined new techniques for controlling the building blocks of quantum computing, a potentially significant step toward making such computers more accurate and useful.

Sep 22, 2021

Tube-shaped robots roll up stairs, carry carts, and race one another

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have designed a 4D-printed soft robot that self-assembles when heated and can take on challenging tasks like rolling uphill and navigating a bumpy and unpredictable landscape.

Sep 22, 2021

The role of nanomaterials during the COVID-19 pandemic

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

A new review published in Rare Metals has focused on the applications of nanomaterials to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 22, 2021

Microneedle patch delivers COVID-19 DNA vaccine, doesn't require cold storage

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

More than 2 billion people worldwide are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. However, many who live in resource-limited countries haven't been able to get vaccines, partly because these areas lack temperature-controlled shipping and storage fa...

Sep 22, 2021

Researchers explain how nanomaterial aids antibody response

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The researchers' original task was to figure out how certain polymer nanomaterials provided for a low-inflammatory immune response and yet were able to boost antibody production as part of a single dose of vaccine.

Sep 22, 2021

Physicists Solve a Perplexing Nano-Scale Mystery That Could Help Prevent Overheating in Electronics

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A team of physicists at CU Boulder has solved the mystery behind a perplexing phenomenon in the nano realm: why some ultra-small heat sources cool... The post Physicists Solve a Perplexing Nano-Scale Mystery That Could Help Prevent Overheating in...

Sep 22, 2021

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