Quantum Computing
Quantum computing is many things: important, revolutionary and confusing. Who better to explain this monumental technology in understandable terms than a 19th Century Austrian cat? (more…)
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Bitcoin prices are getting stable around 11,000 USD
The Coinmarketcap data shows a steady rise of Bitcoin prices from 1 st of March. Around midday, the No. 1 cryptocurrency with market capital of $193 billion, crossed the $ 11,000 line. Since then till the time of writing, Bitcoin prices got stable around 11,432 USD. (more…)
Flexible ‘skin’ can help robots, prosthetics perform everyday tasks by sensing shear force
If a robot is sent to disable a roadside bomb — or delicately handle an egg while cooking you an omelet — it needs to be able to sense when objects are slipping out of its grasp. (more…)
Hard working women from a cotton mill,1909
Hard working women from a cotton mill,1909. pic.twitter.com/damvHbkQ1p — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 26. Februar 2018
Ab zum Tanasee
Projektreisende gesucht
Vier motivierte Teilnehmer gesucht, die zum Tanasee in Äthiopien reisen und ihre Erfahrungen in der praktischen Umweltbildung teilen. Sie entwickeln mit Lehrern und Schülern vor Ort Lern-Einheiten für den Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve Day. Bis 4. März bewerben! (more…)
Technique Offers Advance in Testing Micro-Scale Compressive Strength of Cement
Researchers from North Carolina State University have, for the first time, used a “micropillar compression” technique to characterize the micro-scale strength of cement, allowing for the development of cement with desirable strength properties for civil engineering applications. (more…)
Screening for Disease or Toxins in a Drop of Blood
Berkeley Lab startup company Newomics Inc. developing technology for personalized health care
The promise of being able to quickly and accurately screen for diseases or chemical contaminants in a tiny drop of blood has long been an elusive goal. But scientist Daojing Wang says his company’s technology is up to the job. (more…)
Kasseler Forschungsgruppe entwickelt Fassaden-Roboter
Die Forschungsplattform BAU KUNST ERFINDEN der Universität Kassel hat einen Roboter zur Beschichtung und Sanierung von Gebäudefassaden entwickelt. Der sogenannte Plotbot/Crawler dient vor allem dazu, den Solarstrom-Beton „DysCrete“, einen Baustoff, der zugleich eine Solarzelle ist, auf Fassaden aufzutragen und zu erneuern. Er wird vom 20. bis zum 23. Februar am Stand der Forschungsinitiative Zukunft Bau auf der Baufachmesse Bautec in Berlin vorgestellt. (more…)