Saturday, 4 May 2019

For people with autism, encounters with police can turn dangerous

(HealthDay)—Being stopped and questioned by a police officer can be a stressful encounter for anyone, but it is especially hazardous for those with autism.

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Researchers make soft, actuated objects using commercial knitting machines

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have used computationally controlled knitting machines to create plush toys and other knitted objects that are actuated by tendons. It's an approach they say might someday be used to cost-effectively make soft robots and wearable technologies.

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Self-powered wearable tech

For emerging wearable tech to advance, it needs improved power sources. Now researchers from Michigan State University have provided a potential solution via crumpled carbon nanotube forests, or CNT forests.

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