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How predictive maintenance transformed Shandong Mining
Losing critical assets can be devastating. Industrial organizations are beginning to schedule downtime events by employing advanced technologies and predictive maintenance.
Video: Analytical tool helps developers make the most of wave power
Users can explore and compare small wave energy converter (WEC) performance by visualizing WEC data.
Medical robots: Redefining the healthcare industry
Medical robots are engineered to work in tandem with doctors and provide support during various surgical and diagnostic procedures.
Team seeks cement alternatives to fix leaky oil and gas wells
Innotech Alberta is exploring the possible use of over 50 different products that may one day successfully shut off wells or fix leaking well bores.
New technique lets users evaluate screen erosion in oil and gas equipment
SwRI's method reportedly depicts sand screen erosion graphically so that a more comprehensive picture of the erosion can be drawn.
Seaweed-derived coating developed for fast-food packaging
The seaweed-derived coating has reportedly met the requirements of current grease-resistant packaging materials while simultaneously offering an environmentally circular solution to grease-resistant paper that is generally coated with plastic and other chemicals like polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs).
Robots vs workers? Not quite.
Yes, robots and automation could displace thousands of low-skilled workers. But the opportunities robots create could be even greater and more impactful.
Fusion: The not-so-sci-fi answer to the world’s energy woes
In this context, nuclear fusion is the process whereby smaller atomic structures combine.
Conduits as sources of hydropower
The extensive network of pipelines, canals and other types of water conduits crisscrossing the U.S. offers opportunity to expand hydropower generating capacity.
Introduction to estimating electricity requirements
Estimating the energy consumption that all the devices consume is an essential step every manager or engineer must take.
5 trending priorities for smart manufacturing
A global survey of 321 manufacturers has shed light on the biggest industry obstacles and punctuated the need for agility, technology adoption and improved processes to respond to market adversity.
Piezoelectric ultrasonic motors in Industry 4.0
With increased digitalization comes and increased need for customized and specialized technological adaptions. Piezoelectric ultrasonic motors (USMs) offer a variety of advantages when compared to their traditional counterparts.
Soft materials meet advanced robotics
What if robots could heal from injuries much like how people do? Gone are the days where robots are almost strictly made of plastics, alloys and electronics.
Signal Hound announces 43.5 GHz spectrum analyzer
According to the company, the affordability of the SM435B opens the door to industry professionals who were previously unable to attain this power in a compact and economic package.
Ewww! Steps in municipal wastewater treatment
Follow along with Engineering360 as it explores the steps involved in treating wastewater.
Pipeline collar detects corrosion before it happens
Using magnetostrictive sensors, which produce and subsequently receive guided waves that transmit along a structure, guided by its boundaries, the researchers determined that guided waves enable hundreds of meters of pipeline to be inspected from one location.
Tracking trends in global CO2 emissions
Since 1751, the world has emitted over 1.5 trillion tons of carbon dioxide cumulatively.
Diesel engines modified to accept hydrogen
The hydrogen-diesel direct injection dual-fuel system enables existing diesel engines to operate using 90% hydrogen as fuel.
Submersible solar pump designed for smallholder farmers
The Solar Magnetic Plunger Pump (SMPP) is a patented, double action plunger pump driven by a built-in linear motor. With its clean sheet design, the SMPP reportedly demonstrates two to three times improved cost performance metrics for photovoltaic power, flow and head.
Linear electric motors engineered for machine tools
The brushless linear servo motors are designed specifically for continuous duty cycle applications in machine tools.