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This robot picks up and places objects in an unfamiliar house
To create such a robot, the team outfitted a system from manufacturer Hello Robot with visual language models (VLMs), which enabled the robot to recognize objects based on language prompts.
Introducing MEMDOS SMART: Next-gen stepper motor-driven dosing pumps for precision chemical dosing
Key features of the MEMDOS SMART dosing pump include a compact design that saves space, making it the most space-efficient step motor pump in its class.
Perovskite solar cells get the lead out
Air-stable lead- and tin-free perovskite solar modules were produced with an antimony-based perovskite-inspired material.
Exploring transfer learning for deep learning applications
Transfer learning is the process of applying knowledge gained from solving one problem to another problem that is related but distinct.
Yokogawa provides remote operation/monitoring system and video monitoring solution for Japan's largest wind farm
The remote operation and monitoring system includes a video system for the monitoring of all the offshore and onshore wind power generating facilities at this wind farm.
Nanoplastics invade and degrade bottled water
A liter of bottled water was found to contain some 240,000 detectable plastic fragments, a quantity 10 to 100 times greater than previous estimates.
Manufacturing opportunities for the blind
The move is part of the domestic reshoring effort happening in America.
Device allows for real-time tracking of the cold chain
The new device allows for real-time tracking of perishable shipments by providing temperature, humidity, light, shock and location data.
Video: Production underway at the largest liquid green hydrogen plant in the US
The facility is engineered to produce 15 tons per day of liquid electrolytic hydrogen, a supply sufficient to power approximately 15,000 forklifts per day.
Online platform brings satellite-captured ET data down to Earth
Researchers conducted a multi-model, large-scale accuracy assessment of an operational satellite-based data system to compute evapotranspiration (ET).
New EV Level 2 charging cables
These cables deliver faster charging than Level 1 and offer an economical alternative to DC fast chargers.
A Costa Rican plant for advanced component manufacturing
The Smiths Interconnect Costa Rica plant is known for a producing a wide range of electronic components and is working towards the implementation of a semiconductor manufacturing and assembly capability.
HENSOLDT launches its new Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder (CVFDR)
Sensor solution provider HENSOLDT has launched its new product dubbed the Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder (CVFDR).
Newly designed padding could make football gear, packages safer
The new design features a modified, 3D printed foam material that buckles under the force of an impact — unlike current foam cushioning materials that compress when squeezed.
Team trains robot to read braille at double the speed of humans
The team created machine learning algorithms to teach the robotic sensor to swiftly slide over lines of braille text, reading at an estimated 315 words per minute with roughly 90% accuracy.
New nanocoating technology enhances the antiviral activity of surfaces
The researchers are eyeing the coating technology for applications involving medical materials, home appliances and building materials.
Team aims to unlock the treasures held in produced water
According to the Texas A&M team, the waste byproduct of oil and gas operations reportedly includes virtually every element in the periodic table.
Social robots engaging patients at Paris hospital
The Heriot-Watt University's National Robotarium Socially Assistive Robots in Gerontological Healthcare (SPRING) trial was conducted at the Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris.
Antireflective coatings enhance solar cell performance
A silicon dioxide-zirconium dioxide blend proved effective in improving polycrystalline solar cell power conversion efficiency.
This fuel cell draws clean power from dirt
The design harnesses naturally occurring soil microbes to generate electricity and power sensors to monitor soil moisture.