Credit: Liu et al. Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are neuromorphic transistors made of carbon-based materials that combine both electronic and ionic charge carriers. These transistors could be particularly effective solutions…
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For Deaf people, train travel can be a gamble—AI-powered Auslan avatar can help
Credit: Donald Tong from Pexels For Deaf people, train travel can be a gamble. On an average day, nothing goes wrong: they catch their train to their destination and carry…
New apps aid blind people in navigating indoor spaces
A blind person navigates indoors with the help of the new app and a blind dog. Credit: Roberto Manduchi Two new apps are set to assist blind individuals in navigating…
Shape-morphing brain sensor adheres to curved surfaces for ultrasound neurostimulation
Our brain sensor adheres strongly to the surface of brain tissue. In the case of a rat brain (as shown in the bottom-left photo), the sensor remains securely attached even…
Paris Olympics embrace accessibility technology for visually impaired fans
A view of the Stade de France stadium, Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. Credit: AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File As Paris shines under the global spotlight of the…
Engineers conduct first in-orbit test of ‘swarm’ satellite autonomous navigation
Artist’s illustration of the swarm. Credit: NASA/Blue Canyon Technologies Someday, instead of large, expensive individual space satellites, teams of smaller satellites—known by scientists as a “swarm”—will work in collaboration, enabling…
Optical ground stations capture satellite laser signals, paving way for 1,000-fold faster communications from space
Students working with the mobile optical communications network – TeraNet 3. Credit: ICRAR The University of Western Australia’s “TeraNet,” a network of optical ground stations specializing in high-speed space communications,…
Team prints edible QR codes using innovative 3D food printer
Overview of multi-material DIW 3D food printing. A) The printed line with two nozzles required switching of the nozzle positions, and the printed line was not collinear due to misalignment.…
Seams in clothing capture body movement
SeamSleeve is a novel sensing mechanism that uses powered seams as sensing channels, retaining traditional fabric design benefits for comfortable and robust motion capture. (a) we empirically evaluate and compare…
