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In a sweeping review of the field of bio-inspired engineering and biomimicry in the Feb. 15 issue of the journal Science, two engineers at the University of California, San Diego, identify three characteristics of biological materials that they believe engineers would do well to emulate in man-made materials: light weight, toughness and strength.
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Metabolism is a key process that makes life alive—the combination of anabolism and catabolism sustains life by a continuous flux of matter and energy. In other words, the materials comprising life are synthesized, assembled, dissipated, and decomposed autonomously in a controlled, hierarchical manner using biological processes. Although some biological approaches for creating dynamic materials have been reported, the construction of such materials by mimicking metabolism from scratch based on bioengineering has not yet been achieved. Various chemical approaches, especially dissipative assemblies, allow the construction of dynamic materials in a synthetic fashion, analogous to part of metabolism. Inspired by these approaches, here, we report a bottom-up construction of dynamic biomaterials powered by artificial metabolism, representing a combination of irreversible biosynthesis and dissipative assembly processes. An emergent locomotion behavior resembling a slime mold was programmed with this material by using an abstract design model similar to mechanical systems. Dynamic properties, such as autonomous pattern generation and continuous polarized regeneration, enabled locomotion along the designated tracks against a constant flow. Furthermore, an emergent racing behavior of two locomotive bodies was achieved by expanding the program. Other applications, including pathogen detection and hybrid nanomaterials, illustrated further potential use of this material. Dynamic biomaterials powered by artificial metabolism could provide a previously unexplored route to realize “artificial” biological systems with regenerating and self-sustaining characteristics.
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We’re releasing our Neural MMO—a massively multiagent game environment for reinforcement learning agents.
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A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have unveiled a 3D printer that uses light to create an entire object at once. It'
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The extravagant splendor of the animal kingdom can’t be explained by natural selection alone — so how did it come to be?
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Researchers have demonstrated that an amoeba—a single-celled organism consisting mostly of gelatinous protoplasm—has unique computing abilities that may one day offer a competitive alternative to the methods used by conventional computers.
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Since the first airplane took flight over 100 years ago, virtually every aircraft in the sky has flown with the help of moving parts such as propellers, turbine blades, and fans, which are powered by the combustion of fossil fuels or by battery packs that produce a persistent, whining buzz.
it works on "ionic wind" - an air current produced by ionizing the air, allowing it to flight without moving parts and noiselessly
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Sure, a blurry portrait of a fake nobleman just sold for a lot of money. But there's a lot more going on in the world of art and AI.
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MIT's CSAIL department have developed a AI computer vision system that can identify objects it has never seen before, it called Dense Object Nets (DON).
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This article explores some of the most promising applications of AI in space technology (with a focus on visual satellite data), and trend
1 year old article, still relevant to a trend of AI applications quickly percolating through economics and industry strategies
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Look what I saw, his intricate pencil and ink drawings told the world; this is how your brain is put together. The neurons that allow you to think and feel and move are discrete, individual cells.
Had the chance of seeing this exhibition in person - Cajal's wonderful drawings equally belong to the worlds of science and art
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MRSA bacterium captured by a hybrid cell membrane-coated nanorobot (colored scanning electron microscope image and black and white image below) (credit:
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This weed-killing AI robot, which uses 20 times less herbicide, could disrupt a multibillion dollar market.
this creepy killer AI robot will bring armageddon..... for weeds
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A team of researchers from MIT and Harvard University has come up with a way to get 3-D printers to print objects using data sets rather than geometric representations. In their paper published on the open access site Scienc
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Developed by the team at the MIT Media Lab's Mediated Matter research group, the following research demonstrates multimaterial voxel-printing method that enables physical visualisation of volumetric data.
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"This book is designed to be an overview to the core concepts within complexity theory, presented in an intuitive form that should be accessible to anyone with an interest in the subject. Complexity theory is an exciting new area that is offering us a fresh perspective on many important issues, such as understanding our financial system, ecosystems, and large social organizations. The aim of this book is to bring the often abstract and sophisticated concepts of this subject down to earth and understandable in an intuitive form. After starting with an overview to complex systems science and its context, we will focus on five of the core concepts within complexity theory."
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Porifera is a new jewelry collection by Nervous System inspired by the forms of deep-sea glass sponges and made in a new 3D-printed ceramic material. It is the result of two years of material exper…
Hats off to Nervous System
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The new microscope technique incorporates cutting-edge technology to capture spectacular imagery of cellular activity
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Designed to explore additive fabrication processes, the project focuses specifically on the question of how this material behaves during the fabrication process. The ceramic objects on display were made with the help of a robotic arm equipped with a custom-made tool to extrude clay and other paste-like materials.
our Co-de-iT's inFORMed Clay Matter project goes to Ars Electronica
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Carlo Rovelli tells Charlotte Higgins about his days as a student revolutionary and how his quantum leap began with an acid trip
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Warehouses are being revolutionized by AI and robotics, and British supermarket chain Ocado is at the forefront of this change. We went inside the company’s new facilities to see how technology is affecting how you shop online.
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Boston Dynamics just released a video of its Atlas robot jogging through a garden. Is it time to run yet?
