by Ingrid Fadelli | May 5, 2020 | MEDICALXPRESS, Medicine & Healthcare, Neuroscience, Psychology & Psychiatry, VR & AR
In recent years, experts in the field of transcultural psychiatry have been trying to identify alternative approaches for treating mental health disorders that could enhance traditional Western psychotherapeutic practices. One of these alternative techniques is lucid...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 5, 2020 | Electronics & Semiconductors, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
Recent technological advances have enabled the development of increasingly sophisticated electronics. Some of these new tools, particularly wearable devices and soft robots, require or can greatly benefit from flexible electronic components, including sensors,...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 5, 2020 | Research, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
A growing number of companies and research groups worldwide are now developing compliant sensors based on composite materials, which can have a wide range of possible applications. Composite materials, those made of two or more substances, often have unique and...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 5, 2020 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Research
Our current, well-established understanding of phases of matter primarily relates to systems that are at or near thermal equilibrium. However, there is a rich world of systems that are not in a state of equilibrium, which could host new and fascinating phases of...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 5, 2020 | Computer Sciences, Hi Tech & Innovation, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
Over the past decade or so, researchers worldwide have developed increasingly advanced techniques to enable robot navigation in a variety of environments, including on land, in the air, underwater or on particularly rough terrains. To be effective, these techniques...
