On (most) Fridays I post here a roundup of interesting things I’ve read and/or posted on social media since my last roundup, generally stories about emerging technologies, experiential activations, interactive art, advances in scientific research, and other things I find interesting.
Featured Image: John Biggs/YouTube
Researchers in Florida have created robot jellyfish that could be used to patrol fragile coral reefs:
Image: IOPscience
Germany has launched the world’s first autonomous tram in Potsdam:
Image: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Drake’s latest tour features a light show made up of tiny autonomous drones from Swiss startup Verity Studios:
Image: Astrida Valigorsky
Electric implants have helped some paralyzed patients to walk again:
Image: MAYO CLINIC
MIT spinout Boston Metal has developed new technology to make steel using electricity instead of carbon, and it could cut 5% of CO2 emissions at a stroke:
Image: COURTESY OF BOSTON METAL
An eccentric inventor and amateur engineer created his own flying car after becoming fed up with traffic:
Image: Viral Press
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have developed a technique for using Wi-Fi to count people through walls:
Image: Mostofi Lab/YouTube
Researchers in Hong Kong have created a tiny ingestible robot that can crawl through a wet stomach:
Image: John Biggs/YouTube
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