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Chips, data centres and computing power.
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Soft sheet measures how it bends and twists
MIT researchers have made a soft, stretchy sheet with light-guiding fibres that measures how it bends and twists. A computer turns that into a 3D model, accurate to less than half a centimetre. It could later help with physiotherapy, games and robots.
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Printed brain-inspired chip dissolves in six minutes after use
Researchers in China have printed a flexible chip that, like our brain, calculates and remembers in the same place. It recognises handwritten digits almost as well as ordinary software and dissolves in six minutes after use.
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Fairphone launches new earbuds with batteries users can replace themselves
Amsterdam-based Fairphone has launched the Fairbuds 2: wireless earbuds whose batteries, in both the buds and the charging case, can be replaced by the user. They last longer on one charge, have noise cancelling and are cheaper than the first version.
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Northwestern builds glasses whose sensors generate their signal from facial movements
Researchers at Northwestern University built GlassTENG: glasses with sensors that generate their signal from facial movements. They recognise the pulse, firm blinking and jaw movements, and the readout electronics use almost no power. A battery-free version is the next step.
