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Self-Driving Bus Taps Power of IBM Watson
Olli utilizes the computing capability of IBM Watson Internet of Things to analyze and learn from high volumes of transportation data produced by more than 30 embedded sensors.
Ultra-thin Solar Cells Could Power Wearable Electronics
Your next fitness tracker, smart glasses or other wearable device could be powered by the sun.
Supergelators Could Make for More Effective Oil Spill Cleanup
The supergelators are derived from highly soluble small organic molecules that instantly self-assemble into nanofibers to form a 3D net that traps the oil molecules.
Underwater Vessels Launch in Bay of Bengal to Help Predict Monsoons
The underwater Seagliders will spend a month at sea measuring ocean properties such as temperature, salinity and current along a 250-mile stretch of water.
Gravity Slingshot: How One Grad Student's Insight Launched Interplanetary Exploration
We're in awe of the successful 10-year, 4-billion-mile (6.4-billion-km) journey of Europe's Rosetta Space Probe to intercept and orbit Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in October 2014, and the subsequent November 12 landing of Rosetta's Philae probe on the comet's surface.
Pipeline Exposure Remediation Uses Erosion Control Methods
The as-constructed design implemented a variety of erosion control methods.
When Mom and Pop Met Big Defense: The Roots of Digital Music
North American Rockwell and Allen Organ Co. repurposed aerospace microelectronics to produce the first digital musical instrument.
Six-Story Steel-Frame Building Undergoes Seismic Testing
Researchers have installed more than 250 sensors, over 40 video cameras and a GPS system to gather data during the tests.
Solving a Longstanding Mystery About Adhesive Wear
Despite its impact on the economy and health, the physics behind wear remains poorly understood.
Wireless Heart Pump with No Blood Contact
A wireless cardiac support system encircles the aorta to help weak hearts beat.
Zero Gravity Test 3D-Prints Cardiac Structures
A 3d bioprinter is under development for organ and tissue manufacture in orbit.
Threading the Way to Touch-Sensitive Robots
The researchers have used their smart threads to build two- and three-dimensional arrays that accurately detect pressures similar to those that real people and robots might be exposed to.
Construction Tire Rolls Over Dangerous Jobsite Debris
Michelin says its new tire, the X Works Z, counters a harsh construction environment with a groove-to-groove protector ply 50% wider than competing designs.
Ethernet-based Control Technology Drives Development of Flexible Robotic Systems
EtherCat high-speed real-time networks provide high speed update rates and precise synchronization of all network devices.
Ropeless Elevator Could Move Horizontally and Vertically
The technology could provide quicker, more convenient transiting throughout urban buildings while opening up such structures to greater complexity of shape and design.
Demand for Vacuum Pumps Increasing
Three emerging trends drive the increased need for vacuum pumps globally: the semiconductor industry, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and high-tech applications.
Are We There Yet? Innovations That Led to Navigational Certainty
Transforming the gyroscope from a child's toy to a precise guidance system demanded the ultimate in analytical, engineering and manufacturing effort.
Reverse Mode Fuel Cells for Energy Storage
Using fuel cell modules in reverse mode may improve energy storage for renewables, and standards work is under way.
Technology to Reduce Cement Industry Emissions to Be Demonstrated
The new technology is based on separating the furnace exhaust gases from the limestone by heating it indirectly in a special steel vessel.
U.S. Government Tests Tethered Drone for Surveillance Applications
Tether Eye is designed to provide continuous surveillance at up to 150 feet above its launch point.