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Outsourcing danger: The robots tasked with dangerous jobs
Follow along with Engineering360 as it looks at the dangerous and less than desirable jobs that are now being outsourced to robots.
Water-based hydraulic fluid for offshore drilling rigs from MacDermid
This fire and explosion-resistant HFC water-based fluid reduces wear and provides lubricity in motion compensation devices and tensioning equipment in offshore drilling rigs.
A smarter, quicker way to predict battery service life
A machine learning method devised at U.S. Argonne National Laboratory generates accurate battery lifetime estimates with as few as one preliminary cycle.
Video: The promise of projectile fusion
A projectile fusion approach to inertial fusion, engineered to reduce risks and boost efficiency, has been achieved.
You can say that's a lot of weight!
The heavy-duty HDRT tables are a perfect solution for large-part applications.
Video: First image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way
Known as Sagittarius A* or Sgr A*, the black hole lies some 27,000 light-years away from Earth.
Medical coating defends against MRSA and more
Tridant combines active and passive elements to produce a non-leaching, efficient, safe and long-lasting antimicrobial cover for medical equipment.
Wax-coated sand promises to increase crop yields, slow soil evaporation in desert regions
To create the wax-coated sand, the KAUST team dissolved paraffin wax in hexane and added SandX to the mixture. As the mixture dissolved, it left behind a 20 nm thick wax coating on the grains of sand.
Nuclear rocket under development for cislunar space propulsion
A novel nuclear thermal propulsion system will be demonstrated above low Earth orbit by 2026.
Traffic, congestion may be reduced with AI traffic light system
The AI system reads and analyzes live traffic camera footage and subsequently adjusts the lights to keep traffic flowing, thereby reducing congestion.
Battery systems and the need for their optimization
Explore different battery-based energy storage technologies and opportunities for their optimization.
Seco supports medical innovation with virtual event, exclusive content
The virtual event will focus on precision medical manufacturing excellence.
Watch this drone swarm fly through dense forest
The drones were outfitted with feature depth cameras, altitude sensors, onboard computers and algorithms that enable collision avoidance, flight efficiency and coordination within the swarm.
Team develops non-toxic wood glue derived from glucose, citric acid
To create the new wood glue, researchers combined glucose and different quantities of citric acid into a sticky substance.
Copper surfaces outperform silver surfaces against COVID-19
Although corrosion causes copper and silver to release positively charged ions into their environment that harm bacteria and subsequently prevent their growth or eliminate them altogether, the researchers are suggesting that the results for eliminating COVID-19 are not the same.
Nonprofit seeks to plug orphaned oil wells in US
The Environmental Innovators of America, formed by Tiger Oil Co. and Major Ed Pulido of the John Daly-Major Ed Heart of a Lion Foundation, was launched, fittingly on Earth Day (April 22, 2022).
Keysight Technologies introduces its vector signal generator for wideband multichannel mmWave applications
The four-channel vector signal generator with frequency up to 54 GHz offers up to 5 GHz of radio frequency (RF) bandwidth and low phase noise in a single instrument.
Platform analyzes chemical waste, offers ways to make new products from it
According to the company, the chemical industry is responsible for the production of a significant amount of waste. Yet, waste from the production of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and fertilizers, for example, could serve as the base material for other valuable chemicals, the researchers suggest.
The promise of PRISMA for cutting compressed air costs
The system charges up using cheaper off-peak electricity to create a store of cold liquid air that can then be discharged to provide compressed air.
Jumping robot breaks record
The robot reportedly broke the current world record for highest jumping robot, previously held by Boston Dynamics’ Sand Flea, which jumped just over 32 ft high.