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		<title>Small Eco Houses &#8211; 6&#215;11 Alpine hut</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are starting one of the new series of articles which will feature stories about small ecological houses from all over the world. In most cases, the projects we’re going to write about are used as weekend cabins planned on passive and combined with active architectural principals. The hut described in this article is situated [...]

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		<link>http://www.robaid.com/architecture/small-eco-houses-6x11-alpine-hut.htm</link>
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		<title>More affordable LEDs manufactured on silicon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are envisioned as replacement for incandescent light bulbs, which are being phased out by the EU. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new technique that could lead to production of more affordable LED light bulbs. Aside making them more affordable, the researchers claim their discovery could have a [...]

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<li><a href='http://www.robaid.com/tech/photon-enhanced-thermionic-emission-process-boosts-efficiency-of-solar-panels.htm' rel='bookmark' title='Photon Enhanced Thermionic Emission process boosts efficiency of solar panels'>Photon Enhanced Thermionic Emission process boosts efficiency of solar panels</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.robaid.com/gadgets/tu-vienna-researchers-develop-precise-small-and-affordable-3d-printer.htm' rel='bookmark' title='TU Vienna researchers develop precise, small and affordable 3D printer'>TU Vienna researchers develop precise, small and affordable 3D printer</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.robaid.com/tech/more-affordable-leds-manufactured-on-silicon.htm</link>
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		<title>Humpback whales inspire new helicopter rotor blade design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After observing humpback whales, a group of researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Göttingen have discovered and flight-tested a way to increase maneuverability and speed of helicopters. The findings could also improve the passenger comfort by lowering the resulting vibration caused by the main rotor. Although helicopters [...]

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		<link>http://www.robaid.com/bionics/humpback-whales-inspire-new-helicopter-rotor-blade-design.htm</link>
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		<title>Analyzing butterfly flight for better MAV maneuverability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) could be very useful in search and rescue, exploration and environmental monitoring missions, due to their small size they still lack maneuverability. Johns Hopkins University (JHU) engineers are using high-speed video cameras to figure out how butterflies manage to fly with amazing grace and agility in order to improve maneuvering [...]

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		<link>http://www.robaid.com/robotics/analyzing-butterfly-flight-for-better-mav-maneuverability.htm</link>
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		<title>Silk from the tasar silkworm used as a scaffold for heart tissue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since almost all of the body’s own regeneration mechanisms in the heart have become deactivated, a heart attack or other heart damage is serious for patients since the dead cardiac cells are irretrievably lost and scar tissue grows in place of the damaged muscle cells. Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad [...]

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		<link>http://www.robaid.com/bionics/silk-from-the-tasar-silkworm-used-as-a-scaffold-for-heart-tissue.htm</link>
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		<title>Sensorbots to be used in deep ocean monitoring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Arizona State University researchers are using their automation, sensors, biotechnology, and systems expertise to develop Sensorbots &#8211; spherical robots equipped with biogeochemical sensors that are affordable enough to be deployed by the hundreds. Sensorbots will be used to monitor the ocean in the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative named Regional Scale Nodes (RSN) project. [...]

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		<link>http://www.robaid.com/robotics/sensorbots-to-be-used-in-deep-ocean-monitoring.htm</link>
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		<title>Biochip enables glucose level measurement from human saliva</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to check their glucose levels, diabetics usually have to draw blood. In order to eliminate the need for this invasive way of glucose level control, engineers at Brown University have designed a biological device that can measure glucose concentrations in human saliva. The technique takes advantage of a convergence of nanotechnology and surface [...]

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		<title>Shrewbot inspired by shrew whiskers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are numerous examples in nature where ‘active touch’ plays a primary role in how an animal finds its way around and how it behaves. Inspired by the Etruscan shrew, one of the world’s tiniest mammals, researchers at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) developed Shrewbot – the newest generation of a robots that use sophisticated [...]

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		<link>http://www.robaid.com/bionics/shrewbot-inspired-by-shrew-whiskers.htm</link>
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		<title>Scalybot 2 movement inspired by snake rectilinear locomotion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All-terrain robots for search-and-rescue missions must be flexible enough to move over uneven surfaces, and be able to squeeze themselves into tight spaces. Many engineers and researchers have been inspired by nature’s way to solve this problem and the develop snake like robots that could be up to the challenge. Georgia Tech researchers have designed [...]

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		<link>http://www.robaid.com/bionics/scalybot-2-movement-inspired-by-snake-rectilinear-locomotion.htm</link>
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		<title>Green architecture &#8211; New Monte Rosa Hut</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New Monte Rosa Hut represents one of the best uses of green architectural principles in harsh conditions of Monte Rosa in south Switzerland. The project proves that sustainable construction can be achieved in any setting, since it is nearly self-sufficient while being isolated, and it was built to withstand extreme climatic conditions. New Monte [...]

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