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Top Tech #258: Killer Robots

Important Innovations in Science and Technology

By Paul Worthington

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 Friday’s Top Tech:

• Shooter kills cops; police robot kills shooter

• Locust robots sense bombs

• Robots hunt robots

• Robotic stingray powered by light-activated muscle cells

• Robot slithers like a salamander

• Vat-grown drones?

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Top Tech #257: Fillings Heal Teeth, Artificial Pancreas, Ultrafast Photography

Important Innovations in Science and Technology

By Paul Worthington

Wednesday’s Top Tech:

• New fillings may heal teeth

• Artificial pancreas treats diabetes

• High-speed camera to see neurons firing

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Top Tech #256: Space Sensors, Micro-Optics, Sidewalk Drones

Important Innovations in Science and Technology

By Paul Worthington

Friday’s Top Tech:

• Space sensors to avoid collisions

• 3D-printed micro-optics

• Sidewalk drone delivery

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Top Tech #255: Robot Companion, Artificial Kidney, Nanorods

Important Innovations in Science and Technology

By Paul Worthington

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Wednesday’s Top Tech:

• “Robot companion” plays with you

• Wearable artificial kidney prototyped

• Nanorods ooze water

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Top Tech #254: Flexible Solar, Bigger Icebreaker, Self-Driving Vehicle

Important Innovations in Science and Technology

By Paul Worthington

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Thursday’s Top Tech:

• Thin flexible solar cells

• Most powerful icebreaker launches

• Self-driving vehicle taps IBM’s Watson

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Top Tech #253: Artificial Synapses, 1,000 Processors, Fastest Supercomputer

Important Innovations in Science and Technology

By Paul Worthington

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Tuesday’s Top Tech:

• Artificial synapses mimic human brain

• First microchip to contain 1,000 processors

• Most powerful supercomputer

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Top Tech #252: Exoskeleton For Kids, Measuring Blood Oxygenation, Switching Glass

Important Innovations in Science and Technology

By Paul Worthington

Friday’s Top Tech:

• Exoskeleton helps kids with neuromuscular illnesses

• Camera measures blood oxygenation without touching patient

• Smart glass switches to opaque

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Top Tech #251: Backpack Heart, Better Bionic Leaf, Improved Optics

Important Innovations in Science and Technology

By Paul Worthington

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Wednesday’s Top Tech:

Heart in a backpack

Bionic leaf beats plants at photosynthesis — by 10x

Meta-lenses to improve optics

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Top Tech #250: Climbing Vacuum, Ingestible Stethoscope, Wearable Exoskeleton

Important Innovations in Science and Technology

By Paul Worthington 

Wednesday’s Top Tech:

• Climber scales skyscraper via vacuum

• Ingestible stethoscope

• Transportation Exoskeleton wears you

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Top Tech #249: Mini Space Shuttle, Electric Motorcycle, Heated Solar Cell

Important Innovations in Science and Technology

By Paul Worthington 

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Tuesday’s Top Tech:

• India launches space shuttle prototype

• “Bionic design” for 3D-printed motorcycle

• Solar cell also converts heat into usable energy

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