New ME-SOFS sensor lets soft robots sense touch and respond instantly without electronics, computers or external power.

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Adam Szetela’s That Book Is Dangerous! examines the emergence of a new job in publishing—secondary readers who comb through books for possible offenses. Louis Marcoussis, Le lecteur, 1937. As a ...

Quantum computers get a lot of attention, even though they are not ready for prime time, but quantum sensors are already doing useful work. These sensors measure fields, forces and motion so small ...

When it comes to plastic-related particles and chemicals, people often feel helpless and overwhelmed. Plastic contamination feels so pervasive, inevitable and frustrating, especially since the ...

There is only one way to calculate a percentage decrease. For anything higher than a 100% decrease in price, the seller would be paying the customer to take the product. In Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...

Tunable 3D pressure sensor design and performance. This figure shows the design concept, working mechanism, and sensing performance of the tunable flexible capacitive pressure sensor. A ...

A 3D cage-like flexible capacitive pressure sensor increases its sensitivity as pressure rises, offering tunable performance for wearable, structural, and environmental monitoring. (Nanowerk News) ...

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