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Liquid Metal Structures Can Now Be 3D Printed (VIDEO)July 16, 2013 NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, uncredited. |
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Liquid Metal Makes 3D Printer MagicJuly 16, 2013 NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, uncredited. |
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3-D Printing Shapes In Liquid MetalJuly 16, 2013 NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, credited. |
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3-D Structures Built out of Liquid MetalJuly 16, 2013 NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, elettrical and computer engineering, credited. |
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3D printing of free standing liquid metal microstructures (w/video)July 16, 2013 NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth,eletrical and computer engineering, un-credited. |
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Researchers build 3-D structures out of liquid metalJuly 16, 2013 NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth,eletrical and computer engineering, un-credited. |
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Kinect Used in First Robo-Roach Autopilot SystemJuly 15, 2013 Microsoft’s Kinect, the motion-sensing system that lets users play Xbox games without a controller, has been repurposed for many a hack, from steering RC cars to Whole Foods shopping carts. Now, researchers at North Carolina State University say they’re employing the video game technology to gather information about how best to control a swarm of circuit-equipped cockroaches. Dr. Alper Bozkurt, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, featured. |
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NC State Researcher’s Technology Would Use Cockroaches to Search Disaster SitesJuly 15, 2013 Alper Bozkurt, an electrical and computer engineering professor at N.C. State University, loves cockroaches. Big, hissing cockroaches. His research team has developed technology to automatically control the insects as they move around an environment. The work represents an important step toward developing remote-controlled animals that can investigate small and dangerous spaces, such as the rubble of a collapsed building. |
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Kinect-powered cockroaches may lead emergency rescue teams soonJuly 2, 2013 NC State researchers are using Kinect to allow roaches to go on autopilot, with a computer steering them through a controlled environment. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. |
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Cyborg cockroaches to the rescue!July 2, 2013 Disaster response teams could be recruiting workers from the insect world in the future. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. |
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Remote-Controlled Cockroaches Could Aid Search & RescueJuly 2, 2013 NC State researchers have developed a way to use cockroaches for search and rescue missions by attaching electrodes to their antennas. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. |
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Remote-controlled cockroaches to help in search-and-rescue missionsJune 28, 2013 NC State researchers are using video game technology to remotely control cockroaches on autopilot, with a computer steering the cockroach through a controlled environment. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. |
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First Responders In The Future May Be Aided By Roaches On AutopilotJune 28, 2013 NC State researchers are using video game technology to remotely control cockroaches on autopilot, with a computer steering the cockroach through a controlled environment. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. |
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Researchers Use Video Game Software to Steer CockroachesJune 28, 2013 NC State researchers has developed technology that may one day enable the insect to save lives. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. |
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Mad scientists turn roaches into cyborgs, control them with Kinect, laugh at natureJune 27, 2013 NC State researchers perform study that connects technology with biological life-forms, using an electronic interface that can control cockroaches. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. |