Inspired by the surface tension of a droplet of liquid, researchers have created an adjustable wheel that alters shape in real-time, tackling uneven surfaces and high obstacles with ease. It’s opened the door to developing wheelchairs or mobile robots that can better traverse rough terrains.Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: Wheel, Wheelchair
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Shape-shifting wheel inspired by water surface tension soaks up bumps
Posted by ArielTechGeek 83 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
asnow has inserted a fluid curtain, woven from delicate rods with climbing plants, to emphasize direction of movement and flow within the clinic.
The post shape-shifting rod curtain and curved walls take over parkway clinic in tehran appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Shape-shifting slime robots: How to control something with no set form?
Posted by ArielTechGeek 178 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
The world was introduced to the concept of shape-changing robots in 1991, with the T-1000 featured in the cult movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Since then (if not before), many a scientist has dreamed of creating a robot with the ability to change its shape to perform diverse tasks.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Soft Robotics, Machine Learning, Shape-shifting, MIT
Video: Shape-shifting ANYmal tackles obstacles with cat-like grace
Posted by ArielTechGeek 238 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
ANYmal is a truly remarkable robot, capable of standing and lifting things like a humanoid, or slinking around on all fours like a quadruped, with or without wheels. But what's really surprised us now is the eerie grace it's starting to move with.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Quadruped, Humanoid, Robots, Shape-shifting, ETH Zurich
Middle-age obesity linked to shape-shifting brain neurons
Posted by ArielTechGeek 238 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A change in shape to a particular structure of neurons was found to have a significant impact on obesity in rats. Researchers believe the finding will translate to humans and could help us fight our own middle-aged bulges one day.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Obesity, Nagoya University, Osaka University, Diet, Weight Loss, Neuroscience, Brain
step inside the shape-shifting ACROMNIA orbital hotel for space travel
Posted by judy82 256 days ago (https://www.designboom.com)
each unit draws inspiration from emergence, featuring a hexahedron-based structure that facilitates integration into larger systems.
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antoniolupi expands albume family of illuminated, shape-shifting washbasin
Posted by judy82 576 days ago (https://www.designboom.com)
born from the overlapping of different geometric shapes, the albume family sees an upgrade with models lux and 12.
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Shapeshifting antibiotics fool drug-resistant bacteria
Posted by ArielTechGeek 582 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
There’s no question that the discovery of antibiotics just under 100 years ago has had a profound impact on the world. However, the rise of drug-resistant bacteria is now painting more of a grim picture, with some studies predicting that it could claim as many as 10 million lives by 2050.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Bacteria, Drug delivery, molecu
"Robot" made of shape-shifting matter liquefies to escape jail
Posted by ArielTechGeek 646 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Researchers have created a new class of robots that can shift between solid and liquid forms on demand. In a series of tests, these new bots could move and change shape to run obstacle courses, carry objects, or even escape from a jail cell like a Terminator.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Phase change material, Matter, new material, Robot, Robots, Carnegie Mellon, Chinese Unive
perezochando designs shape-shifting marset The W suspension lamp
Posted by judy82 708 days ago (https://www.designboom.com)
the lamp meets the changing needs of the user by expanding for a wide ambience and folding for focused lighting.
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