MIT researchers outfitted their cube robot with shock-absorbing “skins” (left) that transfer less than half of the energy that would normally be transferred to the ground.

3-D-printed robots with shock-absorbing skins

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By “programming” customized soft materials, CSAIL team can 3-D print safer, nimbler, more durable robots. Anyone who’s watched drone videos or an episode of “BattleBots” knows that robots can break... Read More

Autotalks was selected by DENSO for a Mass Market V2X System

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First Mass Market Design-In for Autotalks’ Next Generation Kfar Netter, Israel – September 277th, 2016 – Autotalks’ next generation V2X device was selected by DENSO, a top global auto parts... Read More

World’s first 4-seater fuel-cell plane takes off in Germany

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Aircraft engineers in Germany have successfully tested the world’s first four-seater plane that uses emission-free hybrid fuel cells to fly. The 10-minute test flight Thursday at Stuttgart Airport in southwestern... Read More

Epson Shipping Samples of a New 32-Bit Microcontroller with an ARM® Cortex®-M0+ Processor

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Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, “Epson”) has developed and begun shipping samples of the S1C31D01, the latest addition to the company’s S1C31 series of energy-efficient 32-bit microcontrollers that have an... Read More

3D-nanoprinting to turbocharge microscopes

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EPFL researchers have printed nanometric-scale sensors capable of improving the performance of atomic force microscopes. Tiny sensors made through nanoscale 3D printing may be the basis for the next generation... Read More