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Heat and cold tolerant sensors to help robots in extreme climates
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Manipulating light on the nanoscale allows scientists to create specific structural colors that do away with the need for potentially harmful dyes.
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Promising candidates for efficient future electronics, researchers are exploring these exotic materials for better computer memory, hard drives, even quantum computers.
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Researchers create a multi-layered electronic skin that mimics human skin with applications ranging from robotics to telehealth.
AI is revolutionizing manual cell counting
AI is changing the labor-intensive process of manual cell counting, offering improved accuracy, efficiency, and a door into new scientific applications.
Predicting wound healing with a wound-integrated miniaturized sensor
Scientists develop a sensor that predicts wound healing rate with more than 70% accuracy.
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