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Cyborg insects one step closer to reality
The cyborg cockroaches are equipped with a tiny wireless control module powered by a rechargeable battery attached to a solar cell. Ultrathin electronics and flexible materials enable the cyborg cockroaches to move freely.
Mobile robots in auto manufacturing need to analyze their environment – here’s how
In automobile manufacturing, mobile robots deliver parts and components to certain areas in the plant or transport chassis, engines and transmissions along assembly lines.
Certification program to help improve global nuclear safety
The IEEE standards-based program benefits global system integrators, plant owners and equipment vendors.
A refresher on heat transfer methods
To make a process cost-effective, proper heat management is essential. Before delving into optimizing heat management, it is important to review some of the basics of heat transfer and a few commonly-used methods of industrial heating.
Thermopiles for gas and flame detection
Dexter Research thermopiles are selectable over a wide spectral range, fast responding and DC capable.
A sweet approach to wearable electrode design
The key to the highly conformable medical electrode design is the commercially available sugar cube.
Understanding stresses and failure in pressure vessels
As a small rupture or failure of these vessels can cause an explosion, engineers must understand the different stresses that pressure vessels experience before designing (or choosing) one for an application.
Video: Surveying water resources from space
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite mission is expected to improve water resources management through a better understanding of Earth’s water cycle.
New sorting robot to make its warehouse debut
The SortIE sorter robot is a fully autonomous robotic sorting system designed for order fulfillment.
Robot Lab to help build missile warning satellites
The geostationary Next-Gen OPIR satellites will be operated by the U.S. Space Force and designed to offer an early warning system for incoming ballistic or tactical missiles launched from anywhere in the world.
Seeking solutions for artificial turf reuse
Because the majority of artificial turf ends up in the environment in the form of either greenhouse gases or microplastics, researchers are exploring technologies that would potentially enable its reuse.
Teledyne LeCroy announced its PCI Express 5.0 Mini Cool Edge IO (MCIO) interposer
The new interposer enables engineers to test products that incorporate card edge connectors or cabled connector assemblies that use the MCIO mechanical connector with PCIe 5.0, NVM Express (NVMe) or Compute Express Link (CXL) technologies.
Yokogawa debuts two new optical spectrum analyzers
Yokogawa has launched two new optical spectrum analyzers (OSAs) to fulfil market demands for an instrument capable of measuring a wide range of wavelengths and meet new needs in optical product development and manufacturing.
How turbulence affects heat transfer
Several factors contribute to the performance of cooling air for heat transfer enhancement. One of such factors is called turbulence. Follow along with Engineering360 to understand how turbulence affects heat transfer.
Study: Deepfakes can trick some facial recognition systems
The team determined that four of the most common verification methods currently in use could be easily bypassed using deepfakes.
Video: SpaceX delayed by launch pad hydraulics failure
The company's famed 'chopsticks' robots failed while the launch site was being prepared, but testing got underway eventually.
New dishwasher promises to kill bacteria in just 25 seconds
Superheated steam can reportedly kill bacteria and harmful microorganisms left on plates and cutlery in standard dishwashers in a matter of seconds.
James Webb snaps its first exoplanet view from afar
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first direct image of a planet outside Earth's solar system.
World’s largest wind farm enters operation
The project features 165 turbines and a capacity of more than 1.3 GW to help power in excess of 1.4 million U.K. homes.
Now open: First private sector TRISO fuel facility in US
The facility hosts production-scale modules that will produce the first TRISO-coated fuel particles for use in a graphite-moderated microreactor.