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Solar cell efficiency chart goes interactive
The chart contains information on a range of different photovoltaic cell technologies and their evolution over the last 50 years.
Device deters overfishing of sharks, stingrays
Fishtek Marine, a team of conservation of engineers, has developed SharkGuard, a device that produces a short-range 3D-pulsed electric field that discourages sharks from baited hooks.
Robots help consumers shop
Called the PickUp Port, the technology lets consumers shop online and then retrieve their order directly from the AutoStore System with robots picking, organizing and storing items.
Optilogic launches first 100% SaaS-based supply chain design solution
The Cosmic Frog solution enables optimization, simulation and risk analysis across an end-to-end supply chain in a single platform, enabling businesses to make more informed decisions beyond just cost.
Automating air leak detection on trains
To enable the system to autonomously detect air leaks, the SwRI team trained machine learning algorithms to distinguish air leaks from non-leak data as obtained from the sensor outputs.
Video: Heat battery to reduce fossil fuel reliance and emissions
Fossil fuel-generated heat can be replaced with a simple standalone thermal energy storage that transforms surplus electricity from solar or wind farms into heat.
A powerful wave of FPT Industrial innovative marine solutions on display at METSTRADE 2022
Sustainability, efficiency, hybrid propulsion solutions and new collaborations were the main themes showcased at RAI Amsterdam Europaplein in Amsterdam.
Fully autonomous forklift to do the heavy lifting in warehouses
The fully autonomous Apex 1400-L forklift can reportedly perform warehouse tasks associated with shipping, receiving, put away, replenishment and raw material movement, among others.
Adsorbent material cleans up GenX forever chemicals
The adsorbent media, developed by London-based Puraffinity, has reportedly performed better than currently used ion exchange and activated carbon technologies against GenX chemical contaminants.
Video: Tour the universe with this interactive map
An interactive map charts the positions and colors of 200,000 galaxies stretching from Earth to the edge of the observable universe.
A modular molten-salt reactor system
The small modular has no moving parts and is fueled for 20 years at a time.
Smart Merchandise Picker to optimize warehouse space, productivity
The aptly named Smart Merchandise Picker is a collaborative robot capable of gently picking and placing products ranging from stationery and office supplies to smartphones, tablets and boxed toys.
Amazon's new robot automates tasks in the warehouse
The Sparrow bot uses artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision to recognize and handle millions of items of all shapes and sizes within the warehouse before they are packaged.
System helps solar panels keep their cool
An underground, single-phase, closed-loop heat exchanger circuit acts as a natural heat sink and prevents overheating of photovoltaic components.
Optimizing installation space and performance with thread-tapping screws
The combination of a trilobular shape in the tapping zone and the round cross-section in the load-bearing section optimizes thread-tapping screw fastenings.
These swimming bots are four times faster than similar swimming bots
The team developed two different swimming robots, dubbed “Butterfly Bots” for their resemblance to swimmers performing the butterfly stroke.
Robotic gripper developed for hazardous liquid cleanup
The soft robotic gripper can reportedly grasp, transport and release individual droplets, making the device appropriate for cleaning up liquid spills and potentially handling toxic liquids and other hazards without risk to humans.
Fossil fuel-free jet propulsion with air plasmas
Comprehensive adaption of such a technology would greatly reduce greenhouse gases and global warming to boot.
Fundamentals of logic gates
In order to make a computer do anything useful, such as math, graphics, control operations or surf the net, multiple bits must be combined and decisions must be made based on the status of all of these bits.
Project to use QR codes on milk cartons connected to farms of origin
ClearFarm Project proposes using electronic monitoring tools dubbed Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) connected to QR codes on milk carton packaging so that customers can trace milk to its farm of origin.