Forefront of Innovation - Page 5

September 17, 2019

Tiny ‘biohybrid’ robots directed by muscles and nerves built by researchers

Researchers have developed soft robotic devices that are driven by neuromuscular tissue that gets triggered when stimulated by light.

September 17, 2019

Army eyes pearls in innovative project to bolster body armor

Could pearls help save a soldier’s life?

September 13, 2019

To fight opioid crisis, Kentucky middle schoolers build needle database to aid 3D printed collecting device

A middle school in Kentucky has built an online database to compliment a needle-collecting device they developed.

August 30, 2019

90-year-old inventor of the ATM celebrates its 50th birthday, admits wife has never used one

It was a cool Friday afternoon in 1968 and businessman Donald Wetzel needed money to travel before the end of the weekend. The then-40-year-old examined the long line snaking through the bank and out the door, the clock was etching close to 5 o’clock, and his agitation was only growing.

August 29, 2019

Classroom field trips via VR become a national trend

It’s back-to-school season and students could be taking field trips to places like the Grand Canyon, ancient Rome, inside a human brain, underwater, or even Mars—all from the comfort of their own classroom.

August 29, 2019

Secretive US government agency needs 'underground lair' by Friday

A U.S. government agency that birthed the network which became the Internet, and has explored a host high-tech projects including neural implants for soldiers, is apparently in need of an underground lair by tomorrow.

August 19, 2019

Air Force base produces first certified 3D-printed aircraft parts

The 60th Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force base in California is spearheading an innovative effort to produce 3D-printed aircraft parts.

August 16, 2019

Da Vinci mystery: 'Abandoned' angel and Christ discovered beneath masterpiece

Experts have used sophisticated imaging technology to reveal hidden drawings of an angel and Christ beneath a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece.

August 15, 2019

Revolutionary 'robo suit' developed to boost walking and running

Scientists have developed a revolutionary new lightweight exosuit that can boost walking and running.

August 9, 2019

Samaritan: Revolutionary app lets users directly donate to and interact with the homeless in their neighborhoods

In November of 2015, Jonathan Kumar stood on a street corner in Seattle and watched wincingly as a man begged. It was that one encounter that spurred Kumar to take the matter into his own hands – and the Samaritan app born.