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EXAIR’s new augmented reality web application helps improve customer experience
With the app, users can select their product in its specific sizes and specifications and place a 3D version in their actual workspace to verify fitment for a specific application.
Festo debuts its lightweight pneumatic service units
The line-up consists of pressure regulators, filter regulators, electric on-off and soft-start valves and manual on-off valves with filter-regulator combinations.
Technology for firefighters: Part 2
Follow along with GlobalSpec to explore some of the technology developed for firefighters in this two-part feature. Part two will look at wearables.
Volunteer to live on Mars
Seeking a change of pace or planet? NASA needs volunteers willing to reside in a simulated Martian environment for one year.
Repurposing coal plants with a nuclear/solar combo
An environmentally sustainable power generation alternative to the use of coal combines nuclear power and solar energy technologies.
New report identifies engineering research priorities for sustainable material design, scale-up and recyclability
Transformative materials for more sustainable concrete, chemicals and polymers are the focus of this report from the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance.
New robot dog makes its debut at MWC
Recently introduced at the Mobile World Congress on Monday, February 26, in Barcelona, Spain, Dynamic 1 can reportedly climb stairs, bow and shake hands.
Study: Oil and gas drilling more harmful to bird populations than wind turbines
Concerns about bird life around wind turbines are reportedly unfounded according to research conducted by Erik Katovich, an economist at the University of Geneva.
MIT improves security of its tamper-proof ID tag
To overcome this security vulnerability, the team leveraged terahertz waves to create an anti-tampering ID tag that is, like its predecessor, still secure and inexpensive.
AI recruiting tool gets NLS makeover
Betterleap NLS will reportedly enable recruiters to describe their hiring goals in their own words — with statements like “I need a software engineer who has at least eight years of experience, knows Python, and works within 40 minutes of the Google HQ campus.”
Denmark turns up the heat with carbon capture
The environmental sustainability of district heating services is set to improve with the planned construction of a heat recovery and carbon dioxide capture facility.
Efficiency gains posted for solar power technologies
New efficiency improvements are reported for perovskite-on-silicon tandem and quantum dot solar cells.
Industry-first screw heat pump using ultra-low GWP refrigerant
The first screw heat pump in North America to utilize ultra-low global warming potential refrigerant R-1234ze is ideal for commercial and industrial facilities.
Upcoming MBE Summit and QIF Summit offer model-based enterprise focus
The events will focus on challenges, implementation and lessons learned in a Model-Based Enterprise.
Algorithms developed to empower self-healing microgrids
The computational tools are designed to isolate downed or damaged lines, automate energy production and consumption regulation, and troubleshoot unintentional loops.
Cable splicing machine for improved worker safety, efficiency and grid
In addition to improving the consistency of critical grid connections, the cable splicing machine also serves to minimize worker exposure to high voltages.
New inchworm-inspired robot possesses enhanced transport capabilities
The team expects to further improve the system via deep learning techniques and other computational models, which could enable the robots to autonomously adjust their movement strategies according to environmental conditions.
Composite materials can feel infinite – and they nearly are
Composites are new materials made from one or more different materials. Sounds simple? Well, there is more to it.
The US returns to the Moon
The robotic Odysseus lander launched on February 15 by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket touched down autonomously on the lunar surface on February 22.
3-point calibration for pH measurements. How do you choose calibration points?
Discover best practices for pH sensor calibration.