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Video: Meet the new ODM robot from AGILOX at PROMAT 2023
Meet the fleet of AGILOX autonomous mobile robots live and performing in a swarm.
Patent could enable Ford vehicles to repossess themselves
This so-called “repossession computer” could gradually, following the issuance of several alerts about late or non-payment, disable features of the vehicle.
Report: Hospitalizations for heart attacks, heart failure higher for older adults living near fracking sites
University of Chicago researchers examined Medicare claims data from 2002 through 2015 — a time frame that was considered to be the peak of the unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) boom, otherwise known as fracking.
New fluid pumping discovery may reduce fluid transport costs
The team determined that when a fluid is pumped through a pipe intermittently, it reduces the cost of transport significantly.
Celanese completes EVA capacity expansion at Acetyl Chain facility in Edmonton
The increased capacity will support growing demand for ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) in solar and other applications.
Video: Amphibious ship to service offshore wind farms
The craft is engineered to service wind farms in very shallow waters.
How rooftop solar saves water
These installations can help conserve water in addition to curbing carbon emissions.
How "reverse camouflage" helps my small car remain visible in traffic
Here's how lights and stripes can lend themselves to improving automotive safety.
Researchers 3D print bricks from eggshells
Under the so-called Eggshell Project, the researchers sought to address two concerns: reducing the high gas emissions of the ceramics industry and finding solutions for food waste.
Bearing design in the food processing sector
Machinery components in food processing areas must be food-grade and resilient to harsh conditions, this includes bearings. In the manufacturing industry, uptime and reliability play a major role in success.
16 YouTube channels engineers should be following
As the fastest growing and most practical social network, it is easy to get lost in the rabbit-hole known as engineering tube. Allow these recommendations to be a roadmap across the engineering tube landscape.
Video: Help wanted in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Smartphone and computer users can help classify radio signals that could reveal the existence of extraterrestrial intelligent life.
Modular methanol fuel cell delivers clean stationary power
The high efficiency, continuous power output system is expected to displace fossil fuel-based power generators.
New Seco thread cutting and forming taps offer versatile, cost-effective solutions
The new line encompasses three performance levels that allow manufacturers to cost-effectively match the right tap to their particular application.
Vaarst to bring robotic technology to US oil and gas industry
SubSLAM is reportedly the first real-time intelligent data collection system to deliver 4K resolution video with simultaneous high-quality live 3D dense point clouds at sub-millimeter accuracy, according to the company.
'Magic Eye' identifies maintenance needs on assembly lines
The system, dubbed Magic Eye, uses image analysis to detect deviations in assembly line equipment — girders, cabling and bolts, for instance.
New Swagelok ALD7 UHP valve enables semiconductor manufacturers to improve chip yield
The ALD7 ultrahigh-purity valve provides the flow consistency and capacity, actuator speed, temperature rating, and cleanliness required to maximize chip throughput in new or existing semiconductor manufacturing tools.
Pandemic plastics repurposed as carbon dots
A single-step, organic solvent-free, hydrothermal process offers a scalable approach to upcycling plastic waste.
A drive to design safer, snow-free roads
Added to asphalt prior to paving, microcapsules containing a chloride-free salt mixture can provide long-term snow melting capabilities on winter roads.
When will electric vehicles outnumber ICEs?
Sales of EVs and hybrids are rising quickly and expected to triple from current levels by 2025.