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Watch this smart excavator automate construction site tasks
By automating repetitive tasks such as digging, SRI suggests that the smart excavator can improve construction site productivity.
Landmine-detecting drone in the works
The drone features ground penetrating synthetic aperture radar for detecting landmines and was developed under Project FindMine.
Smith Systems Inc. offers superior sensor performance without today’s manufacturing hassles
The transportation industry requires precision sensors that can be used in tight control loops to accurately adjust throttle and braking controls.
Optimizing batch/blending of solids using CentriFeeder technology
Finding an accurate and repeatable batch blending system will assist in maximizing profits and minimizing costs associated with product loss or waste.
Video: Marine fauna inspire energy-conserving adaptive building façade
The optofluidic technology can reduce building energy needs for heating, cooling and lighting by up to 30% when compared with savings afforded by motorized blinds or electrochromic windows.
Intelligent sensing solutions for carbon capture and gas analysis
Generally speaking, CCUS technology is used to capture CO2 emissions and convert it into a liquified state for short-term storage and transport.
SABIC expands ULTEM resin optical material portfolio to help advance adoption of single-mode fiber optics
The new polyetherimide resin delivers a significantly lower coefficient of thermal expansion than that of standard ULTEM grades.
Large-capacity centrifugal chillers consume low-GWP refrigerant
Two new models use HFO-1234yf refrigerant and are available in capacities up to 5,400 refrigeration tons.
Hazard detection and rescue robot dog makes its debut
The robotic dog can navigate complex terrain in the aftermath of a disaster, perform detection tasks in extreme weather conditions and navigate both high risk outdoor and indoor spaces.
Tires prove a sound ingredient for structure walls
According to the team, the Earth-packed tire walls proved as sound as conventional walls under a series of stressors, demonstrating that their use could be expanded in the construction industry.
On the road to wireless charging
Wireless charging roads equipped with energy storage systems are promising electric vehicle solutions.
Scorecard ranks state support for affordable, decarbonized housing
States are ranked in terms of actions to reduce pollution and housing costs for residents through energy efficiency, electrification and renewable energy investments.
Fake finger correctly IDs surfaces 90% of the time
To enable the artificial finger to determine the material composition of certain surfaces, the researchers outfitted the finger with triboelectric sensors to impart the sense of touch.
Bell-Everman ServoBelt arc drive features new large-diameter rotary stage
The system features custom designed rotary and tilt axes that precisely position semiconductor glass panels.
San Francisco to get world's first fully automated restaurant
Founded by engineers from Stanford University, Mezli is expected to be the first fully automated restaurant that serves hot menu items, such as Mediterranean bowls, without human intervention.
Precision fermentation stirs up solutions for food supply gaps
Many nations are in a food security crisis because of supply chain logistics and are now faced with further stressors like weather and conflict alongside the damage done by the pandemic’s induced economic turmoil.
Smarter water management with a wireless network
A specialized wireless network will improve the ability to monitor and manage area waterways in the Lake Erie watershed.
Action plan addresses energy security and climate crises
With five actions, governments can speed the deployment of green energy to ease current energy security and climate crises.
Report: Growth continues for grid-scale energy storage capacity
The global energy storage market is set to reach a cumulative deployment level of 500 GW by 2031, of which 75% will be in the U.S. and China.
Eliminating Salmonella on food production machinery via oil-based systems
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that oil formulations featuring food-grade organic acids can destroy dried Salmonella — a bacteria associated with food-related illnesses — on stainless steel surfaces.