From single-cable systems to energy-harvesting encoders, new feedback device features improve accuracy, reduce downtime and ...

Despite decades of technological progress, robots still can’t move as smoothly as humans – they drop objects, and struggle to ...

After years of deep-sea sleuthing, National Geographic Explorer Katy Croff Bell has created a treasure map. It’s not drawn on ...

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Researchers have developed a method to quantify ecosystem services of street trees. Using nearly 100,000 images from Google Street View, the study helps further understanding on how green spaces ...

China is conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, building detailed knowledge of marine conditions that naval experts say would be ...

University of Alberta and Canada’s Department of National Defence researchers have developed a tiny battery-free sensor that can be used to track vital signs and detect frostbite in soldiers in ...

In many applications, harsh ambient conditions present a significant challenge for sensor technology. In such cases, ultrasonic sensors that are largely unaffected by physical influences become ...

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A map of Ukraine in the White House allowed to show US President Donald Trump the situation on the battlefield. It was prepared by the American side but contained certain inaccuracies, according to ...