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May 22

First real-time physics engine for soft robotics

Collaborators have adapted the sophisticated computer graphics technology used in blockbuster films and video games to simulate the movements of soft, limbed robots for the first time.

May 20

Analyzing cells for future biomedical devices

Yu-li Wang has been awarded an NIH grant to support his research in cell migration and developing technologies for applications in biomedical devices.

May 18

Tools for reopening: Remote fever-scanning technologies

Researchers are developing affordable fever-screening technologies for buildings and first responders to detect fevers, using an algorithm to detect faces and measure temperature on the forehead.

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