3D-gedruckte pneumatische Module ersetzen elektrische Steuerung in Softrobotern
Forschungsteam der Universität Freiburg entwickelt 3D-gedruckte pneumatische Logikmodule, die die Bewegungen von Softrobotern allein durch Luftdruck steuern (more…)
Category Archives: Technology
Choosing exoskeleton settings like a Pandora radio station
Using a simple and convenient touchscreen interface, the algorithm learns the assistance preferences of the wearer
Taking inspiration from music streaming services, a team of engineers at the University of Michigan, Google and Georgia Tech has designed the simplest way for users to program their own exoskeleton assistance settings. (more…)
Stablecoins: The Role of Stable Value Cryptocurrencies in the Crypto Ecosystem
A new actor has entered the volatile waters of the cryptocurrency ecosystem to deliver stability: stablecoins. Values in this dynamic environment may rise and fall like erratic waves. (more…)
Battery-free robots use origami to change shape in mid-air
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed small robotic devices that can change how they move through the air by “snapping” into a folded position during their descent. (more…)
IBM Announces Inaugural TechXchange Conference
IBM TechXchange will bring together technologists from around the world and provide education through hands-on experience with the latest IBM technology
ARMONK, N.Y. — Today, IBM announced its first-ever TechXchange Conference, which will take place September 11 through September 14 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information and to register, please visit the conference homepage. (more…)
Aliza Kopans: Working to promote digital wellness for generations to come
From organizing grassroots campaigns to advocating for policy change, the Brown sophomore is on a mission to make screen time safer, healthier and more empowering for young people.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — As a teenager, Aliza Kopans moved from the Boston suburbs to the “middle of nowhere Vermont” to attend a semester school program, where she went four months without her cell phone. But that wasn’t the culture shock — it was coming back home. (more…)
How to understand if an article is written by artificial intelligence
In 2023 we entered the age of artificial intelligence (AI) where ChatGPT is in leading position. AI’s getting more sophisticated and more human-like. It’s now tough to identify whether an article is written by AI or by a human. We asked ChatGPT for criteria on how to address this issue. Let’s see some astonishing facts: (more…)
Eureka! Archimedes Running Naked Again with Joy
Here we go again with ChatGPT:
Prompt: You are a great physicist, mathematician and inventor of all time. You obviously know the story of Archimedes, how he invented the method for determining the volume of an object and his joyful crying “Eureka!“. Can you please describe it in a way that even someone who has no knowledge of physics understand it clearly and find it very amusing. I mean, can you bring some fun to the story as well? Please take your time and write it in details. (more…)