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- Moving cameras talk to each other to identify, track pedestrians
- New materials for more powerful solar cells
- Fewer surgeries with degradable implants
- Using 3-D printers to print out self-learning robots
| Moving cameras talk to each other to identify, track pedestrians Posted: 12 Nov 2014 11:47 AM PST Electrical engineers have developed a way to automatically track people across moving and still cameras by using an algorithm that trains the networked cameras to learn one another's differences. |
| New materials for more powerful solar cells Posted: 12 Nov 2014 06:31 AM PST Applying a thin film of metallic oxide significantly boosts the performance of solar panel cells. Researchers have developed a new class of materials comprising elements such as bismuth, iron, chromium, and oxygen. These 'multiferroic' materials absorb solar radiation and possess unique electrical and magnetic properties. |
| Fewer surgeries with degradable implants Posted: 12 Nov 2014 05:42 AM PST Until now, in cases of bone fracture, doctors have used implants made of steel and titanium, which have to be removed after healing. To spare patients burdensome interventions, researchers are working on a bone substitute that completely degrades in the body. Towards this end, material combinations of metal and ceramic are being used. |
| Using 3-D printers to print out self-learning robots Posted: 12 Nov 2014 05:41 AM PST On the third floor of the Department of Informatics in a university in Norway a there is a robotics laboratory which looks like a playroom. This is where researchers are testing how their robots can figure out how to move past barriers and other obstacles. The robotics team are currently comparing the performance of five robots which in theory should be equally good. Three of the five robots have four legs, one has three, another has six. The fewer legs, the less energy is consumed. One of the robots is fitted with single-joint legs. The others have legs with two joints. |
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