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The folding radiator could replace existing flat, heavy satellite radiators

Space

Origami-inspired satellite radiator folds when the heat is on

One down side to CubeSat satellites' small size is the fact that they can overheat or get too cold very quickly. With that in mind, scientists have created a new type of temperature-regulating radiator for them … and it does its job by folding, just like origami.

Running might actually be good, not bad, for our knees

Biology

Running pounds down knee inflammation, says new study

While running is sometimes pointed to as a damaging exercise for knees, a new study out of Brigham Young University, shows that the exercise can actually ratchet down knee inflammation.

If you see someone making jagged mouse movements, you'd best give them a wide berth

Good Thinking

Detection of "angry" mousing could improve our online experiences

We've probably all experienced it – getting frustrated by the user interface on a website, and wishing that the creators of that site could know just how angry they were making us. Well, in the near future, perhaps they'll be able to.

A new advance could lead to bigger, cheaper and high-fidelity holograms (Photo: D. Smalley/BYU)

Science

New technique could lead to bigger, cheaper and color-accurate holograms

Researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU) and MIT have made a new important step toward the next generation of high-bandwidth, color-accurate holographic video displays that could span the size of an entire room at one tenth the cost of state of the art devices.

The Evolution-Constructed Features algorithm can identify and learn new objects without human involvement

Computers

New object recognition algorithm learns on the fly

Scientists at Brigham Young University (BYU) have developed an an algorithm that can accurately identify objects in images or videos and can learn to recognise new objects on its own.

Compact at launch, the origami-inspired solar array will expand to 10 times its stored size (Photo: BYU)

Space

Engineers create origami-inspired solar array for space deployment

Brigham Young University researchers are developing an origami-inspired folding solar array that's compact at launch, expanding to around 10 times its size once it's deployed in outer space. When developed, it will fold down to a diameter of 2.7 m (9 ft) and unfold to about 25 m (80 ft) across.

Jake Merrell field-testing his Xonano smart foam

Health & Wellbeing

Student develops impact-sensing smart foam for football helmets

While some people have developed impact sensors that can be attached to football players' helmets, a student at Utah's Brigham Young University has devised something less obtrusive – impact-sensing helmet-lining foam.

The Owlet smart sock monitors a baby's vital signs through its foot (Photo: Owlet Baby Care)

Health & Wellbeing

Owlet smart sock keeps tabs on your baby's vital signs

Can a sock reassure you of a baby's well-being? Perhaps it can, if it's the Owlet. Created by Owlet baby care, this sensor-lined sock monitors a baby's vital signs through its foot, and transmits the data to a smartphone app via Bluetooth. Parents can check on their baby's health at a glance.