Hongbian Li shares her experience as a reviewer, shifting to industry, and on translating materials research into real-world applications,
Intelligent Systems and Robotics
Smart pill diagnoses cancer from inside the gut
One day, getting a comprehensive cancer screening could be as simple as swallowing a pill.
Scientists build living ‘neurobots’ that grow their own neural networks
Self-powered, entirely biological constructs injected with neural precursor cells reveal the surprising flexibility of nervous systems.
Nature-inspired materials that move and change color on demand
A photonic actuator with separate mechanisms for color change and motion could enable smarter soft robots and sensors.
Wearable headband combines AI and mindfulness to alleviate car sickness
A novel brain–computer interface shifts the attention of passengers to relieve even severe car sickness.
Artificial Retina Uses Biological Liquid Medium for Direct-to-Display ‘Vision’
Combining solid electronics and a liquid electrolyte, a team of researchers in Italy have created a proof-of-concept sensor array that emulates biological vision.
Your meal as an energy source: harvesting heat to power smart ingestible devices
An edible thermoelectric system opens new directions for functional hydrogels and ingestible electronics.
Walking on Air: Pneumatic System Enables Autonomous Motion in Soft Robots
Robot fabrication in a single step with a desktop 3D printer and pressurised gas.
Working close to robots could be safer with cutting-edge Kirigami e-skin
The sensitive e-skin robotic coating applies ultrasonics and AI while taking its inspiration from the Japanese art of Kirigami.
New fuel cell is equipped with gills for autonomous underwater vehicles
A fish-inspired fuel cell concept could provide a cost-effective alternative to batteries in underwater vehicles.
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