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The Sound Machine (Hear Plant Mood)

“Based on Roald Dahl short story, this machine will let you “hear” plant mood according to soil moisture. Even when sounds of course do not come from the plants but from MP3 recordings, the experience results revealing and lets you …

Tough, flexible sensor invented for wearable tech

“Researchers have utilized 3D printing and nanotechnology to create a durable, flexible sensor for wearable devices to monitor everything from vital signs to athletic performance. The new technology, developed by engineers at the University of Waterloo, combines silicone rubber with …

UCLA-led research team produces most accurate 3D images of ‘2D materials’

“Scientists develop innovative technique to pinpoint coordinates of single atoms A UCLA-led research team has produced in unprecedented detail experimental three-dimensional maps of the atoms in a so-called 2D material — matter that isn’t truly two-dimensional but is nearly …

Unveiling New Details of PlayStation 5: Hardware Technical Specs

“We know that fans are excited to find out more about our next-generation console, PlayStation 5, and exactly how it will bring about the future of gaming. Today we’re proud to unveil more details behind the technical and hardware …

Wetting property of Li metal with graphite

“”Rock-chair” Li-ion battery (LIB) was discovered in the late 1970s and commercialized in 1991 by Sony, which has become the priority way we store portable energy today. To honor the contribution for “creating a rechargeable world”, the 2019 Nobel Prize …

Xbox Series X: A Closer Look at the Technology Powering the Next Generation

“A few months ago, we revealed Xbox Series X, our fastest, most powerful console ever, designed for a console generation that has you, the player, at its center. When it is released this holiday season, Xbox Series X will set …

3D-printed thrust chamber passes first tests for Vega evolutions

“The 3D-printed thrust chamber assembly of the methane-fuelled M10 rocket engine has passed its first series of hot firing tests. The M10 engine will power the upper stage of future Vega evolutions from 2025. “These test results are encouraging, confirming …

Additively manufactured rocket engine features an aerospike nozzle for microlaunchers

“Microlaunchers are an alternative to conventional launch vehicles. Able to carry payloads of up to 350 kilograms, these midsized transport systems are designed to launch small satellites into space. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS …

ArduinoGameConsole

“I wanted to build a game console into the case of a small USB game pad (a NES controler look-alike). To make the work a challenge, I wanted to only use an Arduino Nano clocked at 16 Mhz and some …

Atomic fingerprint identifies emission sources of uranium

“Uranium is not always the same: depending on whether this chemical element is released by the civil nuclear industry or as fallout from nuclear weapon tests, the ratio of the two anthropogenic, i.e. man-made, uranium isotopes 233U and 236U …