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Material changes color when medications get too warm
To develop their proof of concept, the team incorporated the color-changing materials into a vial lid featuring a QR code.
Supply chain problems for automakers beyond microchips
In the wake of the semiconductor shortage, many countries have been pursuing investments in national semiconductor fabrication plants.
Video: A wave energy converter for everyone
The modular design allows scaling up to meet greater power demands or for use in hybrid applications.
Groundwater extraction shifts Earth’s axis
Groundwater withdrawal activity has caused the Earth’s rotational pole to shift over the last 20 years.
Configuration tool with many additional functions
The proven software now offers many additional features and optimizations, including better comparisons and rack-and-pinion drives.
RE+ Tech Conference showcases green energy innovations
While RE+ as a whole covers the broad state of renewable energy and solar applications, RE+ Tech is dedicated to cutting-edge technologies.
Submerged hydraulic power units for recycling equipment
In the recycling industry, hydraulic processes are critical to collecting, transporting and processing bulk materials such as metal, plastic, glass, paper and cardboard.
Video: Westinghouse unveils new small modular reactor design
The design is a scaled-down version of the company's AP (Advanced Passive) 1,000 Generation III+ pressurized water reactor.
Comau unveils MI.RA/Picker, a fully automated perception-based random bin picking solution
The system autonomously recognizes, locates and grasps randomly placed objects at a rate of up to 40 pieces per minute.
Arburg at Interplas 2023: Space-saving and cost-efficient injection molding of Luer connectors
The company will showcase two-component Allrounder More 1600 injection molding machine, handled by a Yaskawa six-axis robot.
DigiKey partners with GroupGets to enable hardware startups to bring products to market
The crowdfunding initiative will allow startups to get hardware funded, produced and sold on DigiKey’s website.
KRÜSS presents a new tensiometer and a QC solution for wettability testing
A new tensiometer for interfacial analysis and the world's first instrument for measuring 3D contact angle were recently introduced.
Comfortable and safe ferrule crimping
These new crimp tools are easy to handle and can be adjusted by 360° depending on preference or available space.
FSM implemented as pneumatic circuit via microfluidic valves to create lab-on-a-chip
Biochemical engineers at the University of California, Irvine, have developed a finite state machine (FSM) implemented as a pneumatic circuit using microfluidic valves to build a lab-on-a-chip.
How Moon dust can quench astronauts’ thirst
Low-power microwave heating appears feasible to extract water from lunar regolith materials.
Drilling the first deep geothermal heat network in the UK
The first system in the U.K. to extract geothermal heat and provide low-cost heating for nearly 4,000 homes is under development.
Modine Manufacturing to expand Europe production to serve growing heat pump market
New capacity at the existing Serbia location will manufacture coils for commercial and residential heat pump applications.
Ensuring reliability of control and communication systems in electric vehicles
There are several steps vehicle manufacturers can take to increase the reliability of electric vehicle communication and control systems, starting with selection of robust and proven connectors, wiring assemblies, shielding and contacts.
University of Houston researchers have created energy industry apps for improving efficiency
Three online calculators, the most recent being the UH Hydrocarbon Gas Minimum Miscibility Pressure (MMP) Calculator, are available to industry professionals free of charge.
Picturing sea level rise at coastal US hazardous waste sites
The potential implications of sea level rise for hazardous waste facilities in U.S. coastal communities are visualized with a new tool developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.