Researchers have taken a key step toward the rapid manufacture of flexible computer screens and other stretchable electronic devices, including soft robots. …read more Source:: Science
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Engineers develop flexible lithium battery for wearable electronics
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•Engineering researchers have developed a prototype of a high-performance flexible lithium-ion battery that demonstrates — concurrently — both good flexibility and high energy density. The battery is shaped like the …read more Source:: Science
Flexible ‘skin’ can help robots, prosthetics perform everyday tasks by sensing shear force
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•Engineers have developed a flexible sensor ‘skin’ that can be stretched over any part of a robot’s body or prosthetic to accurately convey information about shear forces and vibration, which …read more Source:: Science
Red Hat’s Boltron snaps together a modular Linux server
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Red Hat’s ongoing experiments with making its Linux distributions more modular and flexible have yielded a new sub-distribution of Fedora. Dubbed Fedora Boltron Server, the new prototype server project uses the …read more Source:: OpenSource
Flexible wearable electronics use body heat for energy
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•In a proof-of-concept study, engineers have designed a flexible thermoelectric energy harvester that has the potential to rival the effectiveness of existing power wearable electronic devices using body heat as …read more Source:: Science
Painless microneedle patch could replace needles
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•It’s only a matter of time before drugs are administered via patches with painless microneedles instead of unpleasant injections. But designers need to balance the need for flexible, comfortable-to-wear material …read more Source:: Science
Fedora 25 stakes out leading edge, not bleeding edge
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•By Serdar Yegulalp With the release of Red Hat’s 25th Fedora distribution of Linux, Fedora pursues a three-pronged attack, aiming to be a developer’s paradise, a flexible server, and a strong …read more Source:: OpenSource
Flexible solar panel goes where silicon can’t
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•A team of engineers and chemists is producing flexible solar panels that can become part of window shades or wallpaper that will capture light from the sun as well as …read more Source:: Science