AI is being taught in polytechnics. But employers don’t seem excited

AI education in polytechnics is advancing, but employers remain hesitant about hiring graduates, highlighting a skills gap in ...

Rice grain-sized sensor could give robots a delicate touch and keep them from breaking stuff

Researchers have built a force sensor the size of a grain of rice that lets robots feel pressure and twisting forces using light, and it's already finding hidden tumors in tissue during early tests.
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China builds rice-sized sensor that lets surgical robots feel touch in real time

Researchers developed a 1.7 mm optical sensor that lets robots detect force, pressure, and twisting using light instead of ...
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NYU Abu Dhabi researchers develop smart sensors to enhance surgeons’ sense of touch

ABU DHABI, 28th April, 2026 (WAM) -- Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed soft, flexible sensors that help restore a surgeon’s sense of touch during minimally invasive, ...
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NYU Abu Dhabi researchers develop smart sensors to enhance surgeons' sense of touch

Abu Dhabi: Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed soft, flexible sensors that help restore a surgeon's sense of touch during minimally invasive, or "keyhole," surgery. In ...
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EU bans funding for energy projects using Chinese inverters—will it move the needle on cybersecurity?

Ursula von der Leyen reportedly approved the plan last week. Image: European Parliament. The European Commission has reportedly banned EU funds from supporting energy projects using Chinese-made ...
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Using Displacement Sensors for Real-Time Condition Monitoring

Learn how laser, eddy and other displacement sensors work and how they plug into IIoT PdM systems. They’re game changers on the shop floor. In a steel mill in 2025, a hidden spindle shaft misalignment ...
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Link-Touch draws backing from CATL, Agibot as force sensors gain traction

Photo source: Link-Touch. The company’s growth reflects rising demand for force control in humanoid robotics. Link-Touch has completed a Series C+ funding round of more than RMB 100 million (USD 14.6 ...
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Using mechanical inputs to enhance quantum states in sensors

Researchers in Ania Bleszynski Jayich’s lab use a mechanical resonator to enable greater entanglement for potentially more powerful sensors. Most people think of diamonds as high-end adornments. Not ...
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China’s new sensor could detect hidden US 18,000-ton nuclear submarines using gravity

Chinese scientists have developed a new gravity-based detector that could be used to detect lurking submarines. Originally developed for scientific research and resource exploration, the device could ...
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Saini, S. and Kaur, M. (2022) Arduino Solutions Handbook: Design Interesting DIY Projects Using Arduino Uno, C and C++ (English Edition). BPB Publications.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this research is to design a security system capable of monitoring, diagnosing anomalies, predicting failures, and optimizing operations in isolated GSM sites using sensor systems ...
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Skanska CEO: Already using AI to plan infrastructure projects

Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 11:00 CET | 14:00 - 17:00 HK/SG Anders Danielsson, CEO of Skanska, discusses the outlook for the construction sector and how AI can be used to improve efficiency. Got a ...