Traffic Lights with a Decibel Meter to Make Drivers Honk Responsibly by Mumbai Police
Annoyed by the noise pollution, the Mumbai police have decided to take action. Described as the “honorable capital of the world”, Mumbai’s Soundscape is a…
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Patent Design to Whip Cargo into Orbit
Many of us have experienced the frustration of waiting anxiously for the package to arrive only to be told that the couriers had tried to…
For robot dogs a café in Tokyo is hosting weekly play dates and birthday parties
Since November 2018, Tokyo’s Penguin Cafe has held a rather unusual event. Every Sunday, cafe owner Nabuhiro Futaba opens its doors an hour in advance…
One step closer to using robotic snakes in search and rescue
By studying the movement of snakes while scaling obstacles, Johns Hopkins University engineers have created a mechanical version that can consistently climb large steps, proving…
The noodle-fingered robot gently hugs the deep-sea jellyfish
The new technology using “soft robotic language fingers” has been found to create significantly less pressure on captured jellies. A novel discovery described in a…
Using satellite data, what we can learn from the Coronavirus crisis
The World Health Organization has declared the rapid spread of the virus as an epidemic because it has a global impact, as well as disrupting…
Japanese scientists have created a baby robot that can “feel” pain
Japanese robotics has created suitable pain baby robots that can feel pain. It may seem like a cruel gift to a robot, but researchers say…
The colorful footage of New York in 1911
In 1911, a Swedish film production company stormed the streets of New York City and shot a group of footage. A few years ago, Guy…
The solar-powered system draws drinking water from “dry” air
Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have significantly increased output from a system that uses heat from the sun or any other source to drink drinking…
You can be able to fight climate change by drinking beer
Researchers have found a form of climate action that even the most indifferent to the future of the planet could go backward. An atmosphere is…
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