A new category of sensing technology transforms mobile robot vision from 2D to 3D, improves safety performance and provides 50-80% cost savings compared to traditional, LiDAR-based systems and sensor ...

Abstract: In a GPS-hindered indoor environment, precise positioning is a challenge for mobile robots that perform accurate operations. For instance, during ridge-raising operations in plant factories, ...

While many home-growers admire soil, few cultivators can agree on the best soil for growing cannabis. Finding the perfect balance of nutrients, aeration, and water retention can take some time for new ...

Abstract: This paper proposes an ultrasonic backscatter communication (UsBC) system for passive implantable medical devices (IMDs) that can operate without batteries, enabling versatile revolutionary ...

1 State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China 2 School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China The ...

A scientist who studies the microstructures of neurons, called microtubules, wants to expand research in treating dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, with short bouts of an extremely ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Kurt Schlosser on Sep 24, 2025 at ...

The trend towards tunnel farming and hydroponic systems is increasing owing to the climatic changes as well as the need to increase crop yield. Hydroponic is a technique of growing plants without soil ...

Amal A. Ashok is not from a traditional farming family. But he is a successful farmer who does not need soil. He believes in the proverb that if there is a will, there is a way. He learnt hydroponics, ...

A vibrating knife might sound like a recipe for disaster. But this futuristic blade quivers so quickly that its inventor claims you can't even feel or see the movements. Seattle Ultrasonics has ...