Orienting the robotic fabric in two different directions causes a block of foam to either bend or compress, a principle that could be used to create robots that inch forward or slither. (Purdue University photo/Rebecca Kramer)
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REALM OF POSSIBILITIES
NEW IDEAS
- The first drone based mobile quantum network provides unrivaled security
- A potential super wheat that actually thrives in salty soils
- A new source of vitamin D from gene-edited tomatoes
- Plucking drinking water from desert air with a low cost gel film
- New cost-effective method for carbon capture from coal-fired power plants in particular
- Could a new bio-glue mean an end to surgical sutures and staples?
- Using a reusable photocatalyst and sunlight to extract hydrogen gas at significantly less expense
- A novel preclinical drug that could have the potential to combat depression, brain injury and diseases that impair cognition
- A low cost, low power technology to help robots accurately map their way indoors using WiFi
- A new haptics method for computers to achieve that true texture
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