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AZoRobotics speaks with Michael Bartlett from Virginia Tech about his multifunctional shape-morphing robotic endoskeleton using a low-melting-point alloy (LMPA) enclosed within a rubber skin.
In the United States, less than 10% of the 380 million metric tons of plastic generated yearly is recycled, posing a global environmental danger due to plastic manufacture and the annual absorption of millions of tons of garbage into bodies of water. When it comes to polymers, such as polyester, the proportion drops.
When building robots, scientists and engineers often take inspiration from nature. Androids in science fiction take inspiration from the human body, while the incredible but moderately creepy robots built by Boston Dynamics are modeled after dogs.
The Laboratory of Polymeric Materials, in collaboration with the Laboratory of Food and Soft Materials, have discovered that the addition of a small
Researchers have developed a new water filter membrane that is both highly effective and environmentally friendly.