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When Nikola Tesla predicted we'd have handheld phones that could display videos, photographs, and more, his musings seemed ...

Feb. 27, 2020 — Researchers have developed an octopus-inspired soft robotic arm that can grip, move, and manipulate a wide range of objects. Its flexible, tapered design, complete with suction ...

Over the last few years, Virginia Tech scientists have been looking to the octopus for inspiration to design technologies that can better grip a wide variety of objects in underwater environments.

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The porous design also increased the gripper's deformation ability and provided a substantial buffering potential, reducing ...

Octopuses have a superpower. They can cling to nearly any surface, no matter how wet or slippery, with their sucker-lined tentacles. Now, scientists at Virginia Tech have tapped into this ability to ...

“Robotic cameras often struggle to spot objects in busy or camouflaged backgrounds, especially when lighting conditions ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

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A research team led by Associate Professor Li Mujun, Professor Zhang Shiwu, and Professor Hu Bing from the University of ...

MIT's new 'PortaChrome' tech enables instant, on-the-go object redesigns using ultraviolet, red, green, and blue LEDs.