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A smart car that can read brain signals

actu.epfl.ch March 27, 2018 Comments Off on A smart car that can read brain signals

EPFL and Nissan researchers are able to read a driver’s brain signals and send them to a smart vehicle so that it can anticipate the driver’s moves and facilitate the... Read More

Engineers create plants that glow

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office December 13, 2017 Comments Off on Engineers create plants that glow

Imagine that instead of switching on a lamp when it gets dark, you could read by the light of a glowing plant on your desk. MIT engineers have taken a... Read More

Engineers 3-D print a “living tattoo”

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | https://news.mit.edu December 6, 2017 Comments Off on Engineers 3-D print a “living tattoo”

New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time. MIT engineers have devised a 3-D printing technique that uses a new kind of ink made from genetically... Read More

Drone Breakthrough – SkyX Drone Completes 100km Flight

December 4, 2017 Comments Off on Drone Breakthrough – SkyX Drone Completes 100km Flight

Marks one of the longest robotic journeys in the small UAS class Groundbreaking data collection for oil and gas companies Flight could help firm achieve its funding goals December 4th... Read More

Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens team up for electric future

November 29, 2017 Comments Off on Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens team up for electric future

Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have formed a partnership which aims at developing a near-term flight demonstrator which will be a significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft. The... Read More

BMW Group invests 200 million euros in Battery Cell Competence Centre

www.press.bmwgroup.com November 26, 2017 Comments Off on BMW Group invests 200 million euros in Battery Cell Competence Centre

Focus on technological expertise in battery-cell development and production Fifth-generation electric drivetrain integrates electric motor, transmission and power electronics in a single component Rare-earth-free electric motor ensures resource independence The... Read More

A robotic spy among the fish

November 8, 2017 Comments Off on A robotic spy among the fish

A new miniature robot developed by EPFL researchers can swim with fish, learn how they communicate with each other and make them change direction or come together. These capabilities have... Read More