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Human-machine interaction is aided through smart films.

Imagine this: A smooth touchscreen put on top of a flimsy silicone polymer film unexpectedly produces the sensation of a minuscule raised button under the client's finger. Or, on the other hand, what about wearing that equivalent polymer film like a second skin? On the off chance that it is used to line a modern glove, the film can give significant input by motion acknowledgment and by conveying material messages, like heartbeats or vibrations, to the wearer. The exploration group led by Professor Stefan Seelecke of Saarland University will be at this year's Hannover Messe, the modern exchange fair running
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A new method of brain painting is being tried for the treatment of ADHD.

Envision zeroing in on one thing so well that you have some control over its development. Presently, envision intellectually choosing varieties and shapes to make a theoretical picture—a mind painting. USF PC researcher Marvin Andujar is outfitting the force of focus and craftsmanship to foster another mind-PC interface (BCI) model and assist with concentrating on members' thinking carefully more than ever. The objective is to present an original treatment choice for people with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by taking advantage of their mind movement. "This sort of mind-PC association is all the more a cerebral exercise to work on your consideration,"
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Ultrasonic waves are used to charge underwater and on-body electronic gadgets.

As the population ages and clinical technology advances, the number of patients using embedded electronic devices such as counterfeit pacemakers and defibrillators grows around the world.Presently, the batteries of body-embedded gadgets are supplanted by an entry point for a medical procedure, which might prompt unexpected problems. Likewise, a new charging procedure by remote energy move is arising that can also be utilized to charge the batteries of submerged gadgets, for example, sensors that are utilized for observing the states of submarine links. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) reported that an examination group led by Dr. Hyun-Cheol Song
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Researchers use nanotechnology to take a step toward building an “electronic eye.”

Researchers at Georgia State University have successfully created a new form of artificial vision device that features a novel vertical stacking architecture that enables higher depth of color recognition and micro-level scaling. The new study was published in the prestigious journal ACS Nano. Lead researcher Sidong Lei, an assistant professor of Physics, explains that this work is the first step toward our ultimate goal of developing a micro-scale camera for microrobots. With an emphasis on miniaturization, we demonstrate the underlying principle and feasibility of building this new form of image sensor. The team led by Lei was able to build
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MIT engineers developed a joystick-controlled robot capable of treating strokes remotely.

MIT engineers have created a telerobotic system to assist surgeons in treating stroke or aneurysm patients rapidly and remotely. Surgeons at one hospital can use a customized joystick to control a robotic arm in another location, allowing them to safely operate on a patient during a critical window of time that could save their lives and preserve their brain function. The robotic system, which moves thanks to magnets, is intended to help with endovascular intervention, which is a method used to treat strokes caused by blood clots in emergency cases. In most cases, a surgeon must manually guide a small
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A new transistor could reduce the world’s digital energy budget by 5%.

A new twist on one of the twentieth century's smallest but grandest inventions, the transistor, could help feed the world's ever-growing appetite for digital memory while slicing up to 5% of its energy-hungry diet. Following years of research by Christian Binek of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Jonathan Bird and Keke He of the University of Buffalo, the physicists recently collaborated to create the first magneto-electric transistor. Along with lowering the energy consumption of any microelectronics that incorporate it, the team's design could reduce the number of transistors required to store specific data by up to 75 percent, according to
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Early CT Scans to Predict Treatment Success Using Artificial Intelligence

As a tool for improving illness detection, diagnosis, and clinical care, artificial intelligence is set to change the profession of radiology. The device has the potential to help clinicians by revealing hidden information in imaging scans that is undetectable to the naked eye. Columbia University researchers show in an article published in JAMA Oncology that applying artificial intelligence to standard-of-care imaging may help predict how well immunotherapy will work for patients with melanoma (link is external and opens in a new window).They created a machine learning algorithm that analyzes a patient's computed tomography (CT) scans and generates a biomarker called
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Scientists create pollen-based paper that can be reused for printing and unprinting.

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a pollen-based "paper" that can be "erased" and reused several times without causing damage to the paper after it has been written on. In a research paper published online on April 5, 2019, NTU Singapore scientists demonstrated how high-resolution color images could be printed on non-allergenic pollen paper with a laser printer and then "unprinted" (by completely removing the toner without damaging the paper) with an alkaline solution. They showed that this technique could be repeated up to eight times in total. According to the NTU team led by
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In Bicycle Sharing Systems, a New Solution to a Combinatorial Optimization Problem

Bicycle sharing systems have emerged as an appealing option for reducing traffic congestion in congested cities. However, rebalancing the number of bikes at each port over time is critical, and determining the optimal routing paths for the vehicles in charge of rebalancing is a combinatorial optimization problem. Scientists have now proposed an innovative algorithm that can find near-optimal solutions faster, even for a large number of ports, paving the way for more efficient bicycle-sharing systems. Large-city traffic congestion has been worsening since the 1950s, owing to the exorbitant number of cars sold each year. Unfortunately, the figurative cost of excessive