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Air-powered robot needs no electronics to walk like a turtle
News Atlas | February 17, 2021

Soft robots are gaining a lot of attention in research circles, largely due to the safety benefits for humans who might need to work in their vicinity...

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Skin patch tracks wearer's heart rate, blood pressure and even caffeine level
Yahoo! Sports | February 16, 2021

Scientists have created a skin patch that tracks multiple health markers simultaneously. Worn on the neck, the stretchy device continuously monitors a...

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UCSD gets nearly $6 million from NASA to help design flying taxisNASA has given UC San Diego $5.8 million to help develop electric-powered flying taxi
San Diego Union-Tribune | February 16, 2021

NASA has given UC San Diego $5.8 million to help develop electric-powered flying taxis, a form of ride sharing that has been envisioned for decades bu...

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This Skin Patch Can Detect Alcohol and Caffeine in Your Blood
Futurism | February 16, 2021

A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego have come up with a futuristic skin patch that can not only track a wearer's blood press...

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UC San Diego's new patch will make health monitoring easier
ABC 10News | February 15, 2021

New technology from the UC San Diego Nano-Engineering lab will make it easier for people with health problems to monitor their critical numbers. "...

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Two Health Sensors Unite in One Powerful Gadget
IEEE Spectrum | February 15, 2021

What's not to love about a good flexible health sensor? Someday technology based on such bendable electronic tech might well replace some of those chu...

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