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Report: Labor shortages, workplace safety to propel shipments of outdoor mobile robots
With the deployment of mobile robots for navigation, manipulation and functional safety in material handling, transporting and cleaning, companies are now looking to use robots in outdoor applications for the same reasons.
Front light NVIS compatibility study
NVIS compatibility is a primary concern when designing light-emitting devices for military use.
Guidebook to the Inflation Reduction Act
The document details the law program-by-program and provides background on each program’s purpose, eligibility requirements, period of availability and other key details.
Agrivoltaic research seeded with DOE funds
The projects will enhance economic opportunities for farmers and reduce barriers to solar energy adoption in rural communities.
Video: A powerful new use for blockchain
Blockchain is being used to track a different kind of exchange: the distributed ledger technology has been applied to validate communication among devices on the electric grid.
Anellotech to advance development of Tex-TCat, an efficient recycling technology for mixed waste textiles
The fluid bed catalytic pyrolysis technology is the first that efficiently recycles mixed waste textiles directly into the same chemical feedstocks used to make virgin synthetics.
Blasting leaves off of rail tracks with dry ice
The new rail cleaning system is expected to be installed underneath passenger trains run by train operator Northern in 2023.
Agri-Neo’s Neo-Pure Pasteurization tech earns TERP Validation
Agri-Neo’s food safety science studies and third-party test results showed Neo-Pure meets ABC’s criteria of a minimum 4-log reduction of pathogens on California almonds.
New biosensor identifies rotting meat
The biosensor identifies the presence of the toxin putrescine — which, as the name implies, is largely responsible for the foul odor of putrefying meat — in beef.
Video: The Industry 4.0 Effect roundtable
Industry 4.0. Industrial internet of things, or IIoT. Smart manufacturing. The Fourth Industrial Revolution. Those are buzzwords that get tossed around a lot these days. But if you’re an engineer, an engineering supervisor of plant manager, it’s your job to figure out what in the world that means. And this roundtable discussion will give you the leg up.
Pneumatically actuated exoskeleton promises to reduce strain on service members
The pneumatically powered exoskeleton reportedly augments the leg strength of porters, thereby preventing fatigue and reducing workplace injuries.
New report suggests US offshore oil and gas rigs at significant risk of cyberattacks
In their new report, Offshore Oil and Gas: Strategy Urgently Needed to Address Cybersecurity Risks to Infrastructure, the U.S. Government Accountability Office suggests that the over 1,600 offshore facilities in the U.S. are vulnerable to cyberattack.
Quantum computing, machine learning used to develop new energy saving coating
The transparent coating, dubbed transparent radiative cooler (TRC), was developed using quantum computing and machine learning.
PNNL develops new, more rugged explosion tracers
To develop tracers capable of tracking particulates through extreme environments where they would encounter high pressures and temperatures as well as assorted chemicals, researchers turned to inorganic materials.
Die-drawing process leads to stronger, more durable plastic pipes
Using a die-drawing process wherein standard plastic is drawn through a die and over a mandrel, thereby changing the materials’ properties at the molecular level, reportedly made the plastic stronger and more durable.
Coffee + algae = Biodiesel
Discarded coffee grounds can form the basis of a new biodiesel production method brewed up by an international research team.
Green light for tribal long-duration storage project
The 60 MWh system, considered one of the largest in the U.S., will be developed by Indian Energy, a Native American-owned microgrid developer.
Air source heat pump trial underway in the UK
The performance of a roof-mounted heat pump, considered the first in the U.K., is being evaluated at an experimental eco house.
Tesa tape launches first-of-their-kind wire harness sleeves in the industry
The sleeves eliminate the need for multiple wire protection solutions.
Gold-based coating to fight fog
The 18 nanometer-thick coating, which both removes existing fog on surfaces and prevents its formation, features two layers of titanium oxide surrounding a middle gold layer.