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Firm applies multi-level simulation to digital twin modeling
WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. has applied multi-level simulation to digital twin modeling and explored the application of multilevel simulation digital twin modeling technology.
College teams compete in the Solar Decathlon
The 105 Solar Decathlon 2024 Design Challenge teams represent 93 collegiate institutions from 29 states and 18 countries.
Comau showcased advanced material handling and integrated robotics solutions at the annual Rockwell Automation Fair
Comau highlighted the full integration of its high-performance articulated robots and advanced vision systems with Rockwell Automation’s unified robot control platform.
Flexibility of combined heat and power plants
These state-of-the-art facilities are very energy efficient and environmentally friendly since they not only create power but also utilize waste heat.
This tape lengthens battery life
Use of this tape in lithium-ion batteries could slow battery degradation and reduce the amount of self-discharge in electronic devices.
New Emerson high-flow solenoid valve increases plant reliability and operating efficiency
The valve features direct-acting, high-flow design for superior flow control performance and operational certainty.
Efficient landfill gas analyzer is portable and modular
A modular design, improved battery life and a large touch screen interface combine to reduce the extensive downtime often lost to servicing and recalibration.
E Sentry: Streamlining equipment care with cloud-based asset management
This digital toolkit helps create, assign, track and finish work orders with a few simple clicks.
RealWear launches intrinsically safe wearable for frontline workers
Built for productivity and safety in industries such as oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and mining, the hands-free IS wearable solution frees a worker’s hands to reportedly make operations smarter, safer and more efficient.
Study: Drones could speed AED delivery to cardiac arrest scenes
The simulation model, hypothesizing that all local first responders carry an AED, subsequently optimized a network of AED-carrying drones and compared the response time of a hypothetical drone network and historical data from local first responder response times.
Hardware-accelerated oscilloscope with automated analysis tools introduced by Keysight
Keysight’s Infiniium MXR B-Series gives engineers built-in, automated debug tools such as zone triggering, fault detection, real-time spectrum analysis (RTSA) and a 50 MHz waveform generator.
Researchers claim world's fastest COVID-19 test
The virus diagnostic device, dubbed LoCKAmp, features a portable testing unit, disposable cartridges and employs reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (or RT-LAMP) for multiplying specific sequences of RNA.
New polymer membranes recover even more valuable compounds from crude oil
The new polymers, dubbed DUCKY polymers, are produced via a family of chemical reactions called click chemistry.
A solar-driven technique solves water-oil separation
By using solar energy, the technique can reportedly separate two-phase mixtures with little environmental impact.
The role of big data in process optimization
By utilizing algorithms and machine learning techniques, big data analytics can predict equipment failures, optimize supply chain management, and improve product quality and process efficiency.
Downhole visual analytics company launches AIVA to help well operators make faster, better decisions
AIVA, which stands for Asset Inspection, Visualization and Analytics, lets users store, visualize, explore and analyze data relating to wells, pipelines and other critical energy assets or infrastructures.
Going Nuclear (December 3-9)
New technologies are emerging that aim to make nuclear power more economical, safer and less contaminating, and overall a larger part of the energy mix forecast.
A liquid approach to leveraging low-level winds
The technique enables harvesting low-speed wind energy by use of anchored ionic droplets.
Video: A glimpse of Automation Fair 2023
A bustling exhibition hall hosted featured technologies from Rockwell Automation and dozens of its partners. This included everything from robotics and material handling automation companies, to digital platforms and cybersecurity vendors.
Preventing failures in offshore wind power cable installations
A new code of practice is intended to improve installation of underwater power cables in offshore wind systems.