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robot hand touching human hand

Swiss researchers print self-healing skin for robot

Swiss researchers have used a 3D printer to print a skin for a robot that can mend itself after being damaged.
two frogs in a pond

Early warning system to save endangered species

Biodiversity is declining rapidly. In order to recognise species worthy of protection in time, a research group from Fribourg wants to combine artificial intelligence, image data and citizen science.
Soumya Sudhakar at her TEDx talk

Computers powering self-driving cars could emit vast amounts of CO2

Computers powering self-driving cars could be a big contributor to global carbon emissions, according to MIT.
MIT researchers have developed a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, lightweight solar cells that can be stuck onto any surface.

Paper-thin solar cell turns any surface into a power source

MIT engineers have developed ultra-light fabric solar cells that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source.
The limpet lives on seashores.

Materials as hard as snail teeth

Researchers want to harness the unusual wear resistance of limpet teeth for new types of materials.
A lens that is only partially fogged up - the gold-coated area is clear.

With gold against steamed-up glasses

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a coating for eyeglasses that heats up lenses with sunlight. The invention is intended to prevent them from fogging up.
Child playing a video game on a tablet

Video games: Good for the brain?

Video games may have a positive impact on the development of children's cognitive skills, contrary to popular belief.
The milky way with mountains in foreground

The world's largest digital camera

US researchers are working on the world's largest digital camera. It could record a golf ball from a distance of 24 kilometres - but it will be used in an observatory.
Plane landing at night

Intelligent system helps pilots land quietly

Aircraft noise, especially during the landing approach of passenger jets, is a major burden on people and the environment. An international project with the participation of Empa enables pilots to land as quietly and with as little CO2 as possible.
Illustration of a robot

An AI that learns spontaneously by asking people questions

AI is still only as good as the data it has been trained on. It doesn't know what it doesn't know. Researchers have now developed an AI that learns by asking people questions.
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