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Self-Healing Gel Makes Electronics More Flexible
Technology is making flexible electronics possible, but the circuits that power them are not built to bend freely and self-repair cracks.
Wheelchair "Hacked" to Be Operable by Eye Movements for $100
ALS sufferer developed Eyedrivomatic to overcome reliance on others to move him in his wheelchair as he loses the ability to control its joystick.
A Salty Solution for Safer Batteries
Researchers used a water-based electrolyte containing ultra-high concentrations of a carefully selected lithium salt.
Smart City Could Rise in Midtown Manhattan
The Eastern Rail Yard platform will comprise a 10-acre deck supporting six acres of open space, four towers, a culture center and 1 million square feet of shops and restaurants.
Discovery Could Enable Portable Particle Accelerators
High-charge electron beams were accelerated to more than 10 million electron volts in one-thousandth of a second using the same amount of power consumed by a household lightbulb.
Copper Used to Produce Low-Cost Graphene
Researchers created high-quality graphene across the surface of copper foils of the type often used in lithium-ion batteries.
Adhesives Undergo a Revolution in Materials Applications
By incorporating adhesives into more product designs, engineers are benefiting from shorter lead times, improved product quality and more flexible manufacturing solutions.
China Enters Commercial Aviation Market with ARJ21
The 78- to 90-seat turbofan regional jet is China's attempt to compete in the international market for short- to medium-range aircraft.
Epilog FiberMark Laser Demo
This webinar showcases Epilog Laser's FiberMark Laser bumper to bumper & marking techniques.
Festo's Extraordinary Robots That Mimic Biology II: Bionic Learning Network
Nature is our best engineer, and the finest robots are the ones that mimic it. Festo, a multinational robotics firm based in Germany, has made some of the most amazing biologically inspired robots out there. In one of our previous posts, "Festo's Extraordinary Robots That Mimic Biology I", you have seen air-penguins and mechanical elephant-arms but these are just few of Festo creations. In these videos, the air-ray, the bionic air-fish, the aqua-jelly, and more are shown. Festo is one of the world leaders in automation, with millions of parts installed in factories all over the globe. Their animal inspired robots are created by the efforts of their Bionic Learning Network. This collection of research groups from academia and industry is part advanced research initiative, part education organization. Festo is a German industrial control and automation company based in Esslingen, Germany. Festo is an engineering driven company that sells pneumatic and electric actuators primarily to the automation industry.
New fuel cell technology could change the future of power generation
Phillips 66 is developing a natural gas fuel cell that could power homes and businesses.
Next-Generation Polymer for Automotive Applications
To overcome the negative effects of solvents, GVD created a “dry” process for applying polymers.
Sensor Detects Cable Fire Before It Starts
The sensor could be used to improve the safety of cable ducts or to detect toxic mold gases during food control, explosive gases in fertilizer silos or leaks in gas pipelines.
The igus linear bearing tool kit
DryLin W linear rails and guides are most often recommended by igus sales engineers when they're assisting customers with new designs. The combination of flexibility, long life and low cost are the driving factors behind this system's success.
Chaotic Motion Device Aims for Scalability, Portability
A UK firm developed a device to provide power from a few watts to hundreds of kilowatts depending on the scale of the motion source.
Infrared Laser Used to Cool Water
The cooling technology might be used to enable higher-power lasers for manufacturing, telecommunications or defense applications, as these lasers sometimes overheat and melt.
Finland Approves Nuclear Waste Disposal Facility
The facility's capacity is 6,500 metric tons of spent fuel, which will come from Finland's two nuclear plants, the Olkiluoto plant and one in Loviisa.
Ingestible Device That Monitors Vital Signs
Sensor calculates heart and breathing rates from the distinctive sound waves produced by the beating of the heart and the inhalation and exhalation of the lungs.
Ingestible Device That Monitors Vital Signs
Researchers at MIT have developed an ingestible sensor that measures heart and respiratory rates from within the gastrointestinal tract.
Methane Cracking Generates Energy Without CO2 Emissions
Cracking" methane involves separating it into its molecular components, hydrogen and carbon, without releasing potentially harmful emissions.