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Octopus-inspired patch delivers drugs, heals wounds
To mimic the mechanism used by the blue-ringed octopus, the team designed a patch featuring hydrogel suction cups and microneedles composed of silk fibroin and F127 hydrogel.
Imaging the impact of COVID-19 on the brain
A new form of magnetic resonance imaging provides the clearest picture yet of human brain changes wrought by COVID-19.
Video: Onshore wind turbine tailored for the US market
The high capacity factor turbine is equipped with the appropriate rotor and nameplate to maximize revenues and take advantage of the most common U.S. wind conditions.
NORD’s new IEC and NEMA input adapters offer increased technical advantages while enhancing performance and flexibility
The improved design offers added value with increased configurability and minimal maintenance.
New tech developed for ultrasound inspection subsea
According to its developers, P-Scan 5 is designed to be easier to configure for a wider range of geometries and asset integrity applications, such as regular inspection of submerged pipelines, flowlines, subsea templates, manifolds and offshore wind turbine subsea structures.
Seaweed-based electronic skin can track human vital signs
To potentially pave the way for environmentally friendly wearables that measure vital signs, researchers created graphene capsules composed of a solid seaweed/graphene gel layer surrounding a liquid graphene ink core.
Decom debuts its largest chopsaw to date for subsea pipe cutting
The C1-46 Chopsaw has been designed to cut tubulars and other materials up to 46 inches, and it can cut a wide range of materials, including Inconel alloys, duplex and concrete.
The all-new Alfa Laval ThinkTop V20 boosts process productivity
The ThinkTop V20 provides real-time valve position monitoring, easy access to historical data, and contributes to more reliable and accurate process control while reducing both time and cost during installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance.
What is Agile development?
This process was developed in the spring of 2000 and it seems to have accomplished its core objectives: speed up software development and drive projects within the limitation of time and budget. Like all processes there are tradeoffs.
Pressure and steam combo creates shrimp with fewer allergens
The new approach, according to the researchers, involves reverse-pressure sterilization to manufacture a less-allergenic shrimp product.
Verder Liquids introduced the Verderair HC-PURE high performance hygienic pump series
These pumps are designed to cater to various industries such as beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, dairy and food, and can handle a wide range of low and high viscosity fluids.
Video: Robots in the classroom prepare new wave of automation engineers
An education package featuring a collaborative robot cell and 56 hours of teaching materials will prepare the workforce to thrive in a new era of automation.
Water disinfection in 60 seconds
A recyclable metallic powder quickly inactivates waterborne bacteria when exposed to sunlight.
What's behind the push to designate Route 66 a National Historic Trail?
The current campaign to designate Route 66 a National Historic Trail is the fourth attempt to do so recently introduced in Congress.
BenQ Group is the world’s first company to pass International ISO Sustainability Certification at COMPUTEX Taipei 2023
The group's 15 goals in the three environmental, social and governance domains passed verification with a 100% rating.
KSB SE & Co. KGaA introduces the EtaLine Pro series in-line pumps for building services applications
These pumps prioritize low energy consumption and efficient material use, achieved through a hydraulic system optimized for high speeds.
New in-plant vine remover machine for potato processors launched
The new machine removes vines from potatoes as they come in from the field. Potato vines tend to get caught in receiving and transferring equipment, clogging it up and causing expensive downtime for processors.
Pushing the envelope on AM prototypes
A unique solution is provided by a company called Massive Dimension. It’s a clever marriage between a precision industrial robot arm and a high volume plastic extruder (similar to an injection molding machine, but with continuous flow).
Tool identifies AI-generated academic science writing with over 99% accuracy
With the advent of AI-generated text from sources like OpenAI’s ChatGPT — a text-generating chatbot — University of Kansas researchers determined that certain signs signal when academic writing has been created using a chatbot.
How is climate predicted? Like this
As discussions about climate change intensify, the focus is on identifying shifts in these long-term averages of daily weather.