Matt Shipman

North Carolina State University
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Illustration of a soft robot jellyfish.
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Jellyfish-Inspired Robots Swim Better Than Natural Counterparts
The team previously worked on making soft robots inspired by cheetahs.
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This image shows steel-steel composite metal foam samples before testing (left) and after 100 minutes exposure to 825C (right).
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CMF Pool Fire Testing
That's 100 minutes at 825 degrees Celsius.
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The cylinder shown here is an amorphous iron alloy, or metallic glass, made using an additive manufacturing technique.
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Metallic Glass Alloys Made with 3D Printing
This could mean more efficient electric motors, better wear-resistant materials, higher strength materials, and lighter weight structures.
March 28, 2018
Researchers from North Carolina State University have created elastic, touch-sensitive fibers that can interface with electronic devices.
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Researchers Create Touch-Sensitive Fibers
The elastic fibers can interface with electronic devices.
April 5, 2017
Researchers at NC State University have created several soft robot devices that make use of a fundamental advance in controlling soft robots. The new technique uses magnetic fields to remotely manipulate microparticle chains embedded in soft polymers.
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Soft Robots Controlled By Magnetic Fields
It's a fundamental advance in controlling so-called soft robots.
March 29, 2017
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a range of composite metal foams that are lighter and stronger than the materials they are made of.
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Metal Foam Stops Bullets
The composite metal foams are looking for new applications.
March 14, 2017
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a wearable, wireless sensor that can monitor a person's skin hydration to detect dehydration before it poses a health problem. The device is lightweight, flexible and stretchable and has already been incorporated into prototype devices that can be worn on the wrist or as a chest patch (as seen here).
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Wearable Sensor Measures Your Skin
It can be worn on the wrist or as a chest patch.
January 31, 2017
This is an early prototype of the wristband used in the Health and Environmental Tracker (HET), an integrated, wearable system that monitors a user's environment, heart rate and other physical attributes with the goal of predicting and preventing asthma attacks.
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Wearable Predicts Asthma Attacks
New wearable system aims to predict, prevent asthma attacks, which affect more than 24 million people in the United States.
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