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Enabling a hydrogen-fueled future
Maths, Physics & Chemistry

Enabling a hydrogen-fueled future

Hydrogen embrittlement is an obstacle for using metals in hydrogen fuel technologies. We found the origin of this effect by using a customized state-of-the-art...

5 min read4,677 views
How robots can learn to grasp from humans
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How robots can learn to grasp from humans

Teaching robots to handle objects gracefully and effortlessly like humans has remained a great challenge in robotics. We built new tools to understand the...

4 min read5,387 views
A robotic capsule to explore the gastrointestinal tract
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A robotic capsule to explore the gastrointestinal tract

There are numerous debilitating diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and these need to be accurately diagnosed before treatment. We developed a miniature...

4 min read6,487 views
AntBot is able to go home like desert ants
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AntBot is able to go home like desert ants

Designed to move, sense and behave like desert ants, AntBot is a robot able to navigate autonomously without GPS. Fully 3d-printed, this open-source project...

3 min read5,905 views
Grape expectations: how balls of water can mimic metallic objects in the microwave oven
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Grape expectations: how balls of water can mimic metallic objects in the microwave oven

Our study into the sparking of grapes in microwave ovens reveals that the phenomenon has less to do with the electrical conductivity of grapes and everything...

4 min read6,233 views
Mussel powder engineered to kill pathogens
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Mussel powder engineered to kill pathogens

We re-engineered the adhesive used by mussels to stick to surfaces like ship hull, rocks, and piers to create a powder that can kill pathogens. When hydrated,...

3 min read5,463 views
Compressed air energy storage: a technology that (porous) rocks!
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Compressed air energy storage: a technology that (porous) rocks!

When most electricity will be generated from variable renewable energy sources storing large amounts of it from summer to winter will be required. We find that...

4 min read5,218 views
Can robots teach us about animal flight?
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Can robots teach us about animal flight?

Animal flight has fascinated people since eternity. Birds, bats, and insects all perform breath-taking aerobatic maneuvers when perching on a wind-swayed tree...

4 min read4,766 views
Leidenfrost reinvents the wheel
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Leidenfrost reinvents the wheel

Placed on hot solids, water does not only levitate, but it also self-propels!

4 min read4,908 views
Silencing a quantum drum
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Silencing a quantum drum

Using a trick inspired by noise-cancellation headphones, we have been able to control the motion of a millimeter-sized drum at the “quantum level”, even though...

4 min read11,146 views