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Artificial

  • A new process developed by Swedish researchers using bacteria and spider silk proteins that mimics natural spinning production has provided the means to produce kilometer-long lengths of artificial web material
    Materials
    Large quantities of synthetic spider silk spun on demand
    Lightweight and extremely strong, spider silk is ideal for use in many applications. Unfortunately, large numbers of spiders are hard to handle and produce very little silk individually. Now researchers have created a prototype process to spin silk thread grown by bacteria on a large scale.
  • Cozmo is a cute little look at what AI can do
    Robotics
    Cozmo uses AI to develop a little robot personality
    Anki's latest product takes advantage of AI, but there's nothing scary about it. Cozmo is a cute little robot capable of recognizing and engaging with humans, thanks to a combination of robotics, artificial intelligence and computer vision. ​