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Liquid-coated air filters improve bio-surveillance of airborne pathogens
The composite membrane coated with liquid and applied to filters proved to enhance air sampling efforts, capturing viable bacterial and viral samples for analysis during tests in the lab.
"Piloting" project aims to automate critical infrastructure inspection
Under a project dubbed "Piloting," the researchers have developed 10 drones and ground-based robots capable of automating the inspection and maintenance of critical infrastructure including bridges, tunnels and oil refineries, among others.
Forabot handles, sorts and identifies fossils
Because this analysis can be time-consuming, the North Carolina State University team created the Forabot, which can identify six different foram types with a 79% rate of accuracy and process 27 forams an hour.
Video: Photocatalyst lights up ammonia-to-hydrogen conversion
An inexpensive plasmonic photocatalyst harnesses energy from light to turn ammonia into hydrogen fuel.
UK Navy to build crewless submarine for defense applications
Plymouth-based company MSubs was awarded a £15.4 million contract for the development of a crewless submarine by the UK Royal Navy, with an expected 2024 delivery date.
Watch this robot climb walls, ceilings using magnetized feet
Dubbed MARVEL, the quadruped robot can reportedly walk straight up walls and across ceilings thanks to its magnetized feet.
Companies join forces to create tech that detects guns a football field away
The companies will combine Evolon’s long distance object detection technology and ZeroEyes’ long range gun detection.
Video: Sustainable packaging sown on the farm
Reusing Agricultural Waste (RAW) Packaging is derived from agricultural waste produced by sugar cane farms across India.
AI lets robots recognize people
Toppan envisions deploying the AI-enhanced TransBots for security, customer analysis, guidance, transportation and cleaning applications to help alleviate labor shortages.
Watch: More mechanical complexities in the LEGO medium
The creator behind the redshoebox YouTube channel is back at it again. Whomever runs this account, has a very creative mind and is clearly an expert in motion control systems.
Drone-hunting missiles can down unmanned aerial systems
Conducting ground-to-air test firings, the BAE Systems team determined that the 70 mm rockets guided by APKWS guidance kits and aimed at Class-2 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) weighing roughly 25 lb to 50 lb can travel at speeds more than 100 miles per hour.
High temperature fluids — Thermal stability and maximum temperature ratings
One of the most critical performance aspects of a fluid designed for high temperature service is its thermal stability.
Practical monitoring of semi-automatic machines and equipment
Solutions are needed to monitor equipment that is becoming more automated with the trend accelerated by labor shortages.
Video: Novel heat pump trial steams ahead
The electrically powered Greenstream heat pump is designed to help industrial users recycle heat and reduce fuel use by up to 90%.
These robots can self-heal
According to its developers, the soft, self-healing robot can detect when and where it was damaged and subsequently heal itself.
New disinfectant spray promises to protect food
To develop the spray, the McMaster researchers encouraged bacteriophages, which are harmless viruses that consume bacteria, to link together and form a microscopic chain of beads.
Tapping freshwater from oceanic water vapor
Capturing and condensing oceanic water vapor offers a means of augmenting freshwater supplies onshore.
Video: Printfrastructure primed for UK water sector
Additive manufacturing technology has made its debut in the U.K. water sector.
A new way to float wind turbines
Relative to horizontal axis systems, this vertical axis design is less expensive and faster to build, resulting in 50% cost reduction per MW and shorter delivery time.
New facial recognition tech is all ears
The system works much like facial recognition to correctly identify users with up to 99% accuracy, according to its developers.