Exoskeleton

Ten MIT students and recent alumni are recipients of awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. They will use their grants to conduct research, earn a graduate degree, or teach English abroad. This year’s Fulbright award winners are headed to Australia, Brazil, France, China, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Malaysia.…

Image: Secretlab Gamer chairs have always struck me as an incredibly funny concept. In 2006, a desperate luxury car seat company called DXRacer decided to roll the dice on pivoting to video games, laying down the racing car-esque blueprint for gamer chairs as we know them. So now professional players…

Whether to drown out distracting sounds or to not bother a roommate or significant other, headphones offer a slew of distinct advantages when working from home. And, in addition to offering better clarity on both sides of video or audio chats (when compared to built-in laptop and computer mics and…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The life cycle of insects consists of specific developmental stages. But, in response to adverse conditions such as harsh winters, some insects arrest their own development at a particular stage. This process of seasonal adaptation is called "overwintering," in which the growth rate of the insect…

Editors’ Choice 2020 Skyscraper Competition Masaaki Matsuoka, Yuuki Murakami, Fumito Tamamura, Ryo Watada, Hiroki Kanto Japan 1. Three-dimensionalization of parks The 21st Century. As cities become exposed to sophisticated computerization and diversification, they are becoming more complex, in both physical and non-physical aspects. No matter how communication technology may improve, the innovation born of…

AUSTIN, Texas, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic Bionics, Inc. announced today that they will be hosting live virtual demos of the company's new upper body robotic rehabilitation system, Harmony SHR. Rehabilitation professionals are invited to participate in the 15-minute demonstrations that will include an overview of the exoskeleton and how…

All featured products are curated independently by our editors. When you buy something through our retail links, we may receive a commission. The sticker shock of eating bugs has worn off. Western civilization may pride itself on its culinary heritage and prowess, its forward-thinking innovations in the gastronomic arena, but…

The old idea of running with springs on your feet gets a high-tech makeover. Credit: Krisztina Braun No matter how well designed, there are no running shoes that allow runners to keep up with cyclists. The bicycle was a key invention that doubled human-powered speed. But what if a new…

No matter how well designed, there are no running shoes that allow runners to keep up with cyclists. The bicycle was a key invention that doubled human-powered speed. But what if a new kind of shoe could allow people to run faster by mimicking cycling mechanics? This is the question…

Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island) has been working on a feature film adaptation of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid for a long time. This is a passion project for the director and I hope that one day he actually gets to make it.He’s been working on getting this movie…