Robert Lea, Author at Advanced Science News

Future biohybrid robots to be powered by living muscle tissue

May 8, 2024 | Intelligent Systems and Robotics

These biohybrid machines combine robotics with living tissues to create flexible robots powered by biology.

Cleaning up toxic dyes in wastewater with gold nanoparticles

Apr 5, 2024 | Environment

Gold nanoparticle clusters boosted the efficiency of titanium dioxide in degrading a toxic dye called methyl orange.

Exploring the deep sea with snail-inspired robots

Mar 18, 2024 | Intelligent Systems and Robotics

DeepStalk does away with a hard shell for a soft body and integrated parts to function under pressure and explore the deep sea.

Sustainable batteries get a boost from new lithium-ion conductor

Feb 23, 2024 | Chemistry, Energy

The new material rapidly transports lithium ions through its structure and could help make rechargeable lithium-ion batteries safer and more efficient.

MRI-guided robotic positioner could help treat brain disease

Feb 15, 2024 | Health

The system could be used by surgeons performing procedures to treat brain tumors and Parkinson’s disease.

Meet CLARI, the shape-changing origami robot

Jan 23, 2024 | Intelligent Systems and Robotics

A miniature, shape-changing robot could have applications in search and rescue, scuttling across tight and cluttered environments like an insect.

“Stellar paternity tests” link orphan stars to their parent clusters

Jan 19, 2024 | Space

Astronomers used the Gaia Space Telescope to say “you are the father” by tracing hot young stars back to their place of birth.

Astronomers track weather on an exoplanet that rains gemstones

Jan 12, 2024 | Space

The Hubble Space Telescope saw massive cyclones, storms, and weather chaos in the changing atmosphere of WASP-121b, a planet so hot it rains iron, sapphires, and rubies.