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Team turns LEGO robot into gradient mixer
To lower the cost of developing such expensive equipment, the ASU team reportedly built a mixer using off-the-shelf LEGO kits.
A record rate for harnessing geothermal heat
Fracking technology employed by the oil and gas industry was used to successfully drill the first horizontal well pair for commercial geothermal production.
New Rosenberg 560 mm Gen 3+ EC plug fan sets the standards for low noise, high efficiency and airflow
The backward-curved fan module delivers more efficiency, less noise and higher airflow for data center cooling and air handling units, as well as wind power, compressor and transformer cooling applications.
Self-destructing robot leaves behind only an oily puddle
When the built-in UV LEDs are triggered by the robot’s operator, subsequently heating the substance, the robot disintegrates, decomposing in under two hours and leaving only an oily residue behind.
Types of geothermal power plants
There are several kinds of geothermal plants, each with a unique mode of operation depending on the state of the geothermal reservoir and application requirements.
AI model from NYU alters ages of facial images while retaining unique features
The researchers trained a latent diffusion model — a type of generative AI model — to understand how to conduct identity-retaining age transformation.
FPT Industrial’s new C16 two stage turbo engine for the new Case IH Steiger 715 makes its debut at Farm Progress Show 2023
The new top-of-the-range engine, with market leading compactness and power to weight ratio, features proven Cursor engine reliability with robust and lean design.
These robotic arms can pick up individual Pringles
The “Bi-Touch” system of robotic limbs is reportedly directed by AI to “solve tasks even under unexpected perturbations and manipulate delicate objects in a gentle way.”
GEMÜ develops new innovative pulsation damper
Thanks to its full bore design, the GEMÜ 652 does not shut off the media, thus enabling the actual expansion volume to be compensated by the moving diaphragm to dampen as much volume as possible within a specific operating range.
The Intersection of AI and Standards - The 2023 SES Standards and Innovation Forum
The forum takes a focus on artificial intelligence (AI), and how it is transforming engineering and industry, and also creating new challenges for standardization as the technology rapidly evolves - sometimes in unexpected ways.
Assessing drivetrain designs for larger offshore wind turbines
Conceptual designs for three drivetrain technologies were developed and evaluated for use with large offshore wind turbines.
Stable catalyst captures methane from gas engine exhaust
A catalyst based on single palladium atoms on a cerium oxide support efficiently removes methane from engine exhaust, even when the engine is just starting.
Study: Bots outperform humans at CAPTCHA
Dubbed Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA), this line if defense often involves having human users select from a series of images to identify specific objects in those images.
Study: Beer made with microwave-dried rice comparable to beer manufactured with air-dried rice
The team performed a brewing experiment to determine if rice dried with industrial microwave technology impacted the wort — or sweet water — that is transformed into beer following the addition of hops and yeast.
New AI system to alert us of next pandemic
The so-called early warning anomaly detection (EWAD) system reportedly uses machine learning to analyze virus variants’ genetic sequences, frequencies and mortality rates amid their spread across the world.
UK team to treat mouth lesions with adhesive patch
The goal, according to the researchers, is to develop a patch that will stay in the mouth and deliver medications to the affected areas within the wearer’s mouth.
Johns Hopkins creates nanoscale tattoos for tracking the health of individual cells
This new technology will enable the placement of electronics on live cells via tattoo-like arrays that cling to the cells’ wet and fluid outer structure — even as the cells move — for roughly 16 hours.
These robot medics to go where doctors cannot
Using medical telexistence (MediTel) technology, the robot features two robotic arms and virtual reality (VR) systems that can remotely operate medical tools for assessing the condition of a casualty within 20 minutes.
Robot designed to clean solar panels without water
The cleaning bot is reportedly ideal for dry, arid regions where water is scarce and dust accumulation is high.
Arizona State introduces its sweaty bot
The humanoid robot, dubbed the Advanced Newton Dynamic Instrument, is an outdoor thermal mannequin that can be used to measure how much heat it receives from the environment, and thus how a person might respond to such conditions.