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Revolutionary Low-Cost Prosthetic Foot Allows Amputees to Walk Naturally
Prosthetic limb technology has advanced greatly in recent years, but new designs can cost tens of thousands of dollars, leaving many amputees without affordable products. Now, engineers at MIT have developed a low-cost, passive prosthetic foot that can be customized to fit the individual and mimic an able-bodied walk. “[Walking] is something so core… Read More
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Researchers Mimic Photosynthesis to Reduce CO2
A team of researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Paris Diderot University, and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) have discovered a way to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO) using only commonly occuring elements and sunlight. Their method mimics photosynthesis — the natural process by which plants derive sustenance… Read More
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NAU Program to Recruit Native Americans into STEM
In the U.S., Native Americans have the lowest university enrollment and graduation rates out of any group. And in fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), they only represent 0.5 percent of students. In an effort to combat the underrepresentation, two professors at Northern Arizona University (NAU) have received a $2.6 million grant from… Read More
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Engineers Find Way to Send and Receive Messages Through The Skin
Instead of receiving information via smartphone, messages could one day be sent and read through a person’s skin, according to new research. Engineers at Purdue University, working with MIT and Facebook researchers, have developed a technique that can teach people to interpret nonverbal messages through an arm sleeve that sends haptic signals, such as a… Read More
