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Reebok Uses Robotics to Design Shoes
The process uses a drawing technique in which a liquid material is used to build shoe components in 3-D layers.
IBM's Watson to Support GM's Updated OnStar System
Watson will learn the driver's preferences, apply machine learning, and sift through data to recognize patterns in driver decisions and habits.
Changing Semiconductor Properties at Room Temperature
The process may offer a path to electronically triggering changes in the properties of semiconductor materials.
3-D Model to Aid Breast Cancer Research
Using a cocktail of growth factors, scientists were able to grow mouse mammary cells into 3-D mammary tissue.
Lithium-ion Capacitor Powers Trolley in China
The technology will be the single source of power for instant charging/discharging to propel trolleys.
Cleaner Route to Lead-acid Battery Recycling?
Pure lead is reclaimed in a water-based, room-temperature process.
Simple Process Unlocks Value in Lignin
Researchers found that they can easily break lignin apart by adding formaldehyde to the process.
Report: Apple Hires BlackBerry Engineers for Car Project
Apple sought out QNX engineers because of their experience developing fundamental components of operating systems and power management.
Danish Brewers Develop Freeze-dried Beer
The company has been experimenting with freeze-drying techniques to learn what kind of effect that process has on the flavors of beers.
Mobile Locator Helps Ensure User Privacy
The core of the system is a hashing-based image-matching algorithm that is more than 500 times cheaper than state-of-the-art image-matching techniques.
Incompressible Carbon Nitride Compound Created
Compounds comprised of carbon and nitrogen are of great interest to materials scientists because they can be both superhard and very resistant to heat.
Lidar to Boost Armored Vehicle Crews' Awareness
The goal is to improve the mobility and survivability of armored vehicles without adding more armor and weight.
Service Robots Replace Human Workers at an Increasing Rate
Agriculture, logistics, medical care and domestic help are the early-adoption industries for professional service robots.
Shipping May Have Genetic Consequences for Marine Species
Researchers found a mosaic of genetic patterns that could not be explained by the influence of natural or anthropogenic means alone.
Smart Textile Moves in Response to Bone, Muscle Stimuli
The smart textile generates a mechanical work capacity and a power output higher than that produced by human muscles.
Rugged, Revolutionary, and Productive: Olympus’ Vanta™ Handheld XRF Analyzer
Olympus’ Vanta XRF analyzers provide accurate elemental analysis and quantification in the toughest environments. Their rugged and durable and design makes them resistant to damage for greater uptime and a lower cost of ownership.
Turning Brewery Wastewater into Battery Power
Breweries use about seven barrels of water for every barrel of beer produced, and they can’t dump it into the sewer because it requires extra filtration.
"Pollutant" Compound Could Be Used in Dual-Ion Batteries
Research shows that at least one of the compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can function as a long-lasting, high-performance cathode in dual-ion batteries.
Adding Flexibility to Aerospace-grade Titanium Alloys
The FAST-forge process shows how the benefits of titanium over steel can be achieved more efficiently and at lower cost.
Better Visibility Could Reduce Farm Vehicle Traffic Accidents
States with greater compliance with American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers standards had 11% fewer farm equipment road crashes than states with lower rates of compliance.