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Going the Distance for Better Wireless Charging

July 21, 2023 —Accounting for radiation loss is the key to efficient wireless power transfer over long ...

Bot Inspired by Baby Turtles Can Swim Under the Sand

July 18, 2023 —This robot can swim under the sand and dig itself out too, thanks to two front limbs that mimic the oversized flippers of turtle hatchlings. It's the only robot that is able to travel in sand at a depth of 5 inches. It can also travel at a speed of 1.2 millimeters per second--roughly 4 meters, or ...

Soft, Ultrathin Photonic Material Cools Down Wearable Electronic Devices

June 29, 2023 —Overheating of wearable skin-like electronic devices increases the risk of skin burning and results in performance degradation. A research team has now invented a photonic material-based 'soft, ultrathin, radiative-cooling interface' that greatly enhances heat dissipation in devices, with ...

无线嗅反馈系统让用户Smell in the VR World

June 6, 2023 —A research team recently invented a novel, wireless, skin-interfaced olfactory feedback system that can release various odours with miniaturized odor generators (OGs). The new technology integrates odors into virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) to provide a more immersive experience, with ...

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New Wireless System for Greater 5G Access

May 18, 2023 —A new paper on wireless connectivity introduces a new technique for increasing access to the 5G-and-beyond millimeter wave (mmWave) ...

Jellyfish-Like Robots Could One Day Clean Up the World's Oceans

Apr. 25, 2023 —Roboticists have developed a jellyfish-inspired underwater robot with which they hope one day to collect waste from the bottom of the ocean. The almost noise-free prototype can trap objects ...

Novel, Highly Sensitive Biosensor Set to Transform Wearable Health Monitoring

Apr. 17, 2023 —嵌入式无线传感器是不可分割的一部分of digital healthcare and monitoring. Commonly used chipless resonant antenna-based biosensors are ...

Photonic Filter Separates Signals from Noise to Support Future 6G Wireless Communication

Apr. 11, 2023 —Researchers have developed a new chip-sized microwave photonic filter to separate communication signals from noise and suppress unwanted interference ...

A New Type of Photonic Time Crystal Gives Light a Boost

Apr. 5, 2023 —Researchers have developed a way to create photonic time crystals and shown that these bizarre, artificial materials amplify the light that shines on them. These findings could lead to more efficient ...

New in-Home AI Tool Monitors the Health of Elderly Residents

Mar. 23, 2023 —Engineers are harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and wireless technology to unobtrusively monitor elderly people in their living spaces and provide early detection of emerging health ...

Scientists Develop Energy-Saving, Tunable Meta-Devices for High-Precision, Secure 6G Communications

Mar. 16, 2023 —The future of wireless communications is set to take a giant leap with the advent of sixth-generation (6G) wireless technology. A research team has ...

Researchers Test Smart Surfaces to Improve Wireless Communication and Localization

Mar. 3, 2023 —It's happened to anyone with a cell phone -- dropped calls or dead air because suddenly there is no service available. Or worse, the location pin ...

Augmented Reality Headset Enables Users to See Hidden Objects

Feb. 27, 2023 —Researchers developed an augmented reality headset called X-AR that combines computer vision and wireless perception to find hidden objects in a room and then guide the wearer to retrieve the ...

New Technology Turns Smartphones Into RFID Readers, Saving Costs and Reducing Waste

Feb. 22, 2023 —Imagine you can open your fridge, open an app on your phone and immediately know which items are expiring within a few days. This is one of the ...

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Next-Generation Wireless Technology May Leverage the Human Body for Energy

Jan. 4, 2023 —While you may be just starting to reap the advantages of 5G wireless technology, researchers throughout the world are already working hard on the future: 6G. One of the most promising breakthroughs ...

Researchers Develop Wireless, Ultrathin 'Skin VR' to Provide a Vivid, 'Personalized' Touch Experience in the Virtual World

Dec. 15, 2022 —Enhancing the virtual experience with the touch sensation has become a hot topic, but today's haptic devices remain typically bulky and tangled with wires. Researchers have now developed an ...