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Researchers from the University of California, San Diego are taking inspiration from nature in the search for new materials that could one day be used to create body armor. The study, supported by the US Air Force, focuses on the unique structure and strength of the shell of the boxfish.

Leveraged the technology behind a temporary tattoo capable of continuously monitoring lactate levels in a person's sweat, researchers have created a biobattery powered by perspiration that could lead to small electronic devices being powered by sweat.

You may never be able to afford your own Segway, but soon you'll be able to buy something similar for a hundred bucks. You won't be able to ride it, but it might ultimately end up being more fun. It's Wowwee's MiP toy robot, which performs a variety of activities while balancing on its two wheels.

Computer scientists have come up with a new simple, accurate way to simulate the appearance of fabric that could change the way artists and animators in the film and computer game industries go about the business of rendering computer-generated clothing and other materials.

SkySweeper is a wire inspection robot built with off-the-shelf electronics and plastic parts printed on an inexpensive 3D printer.

A new humanoid robot based on an infant will help researchers at UCSD study how the brain develops.