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Video: Pocket-sized tool for testing live fiber optics
The handheld tester detects invisible near-infrared wavelengths used in fiber optic communications without the need for setup or interpretation of measurement readings.
Fundamentals of aluminum coil
What makes aluminum coil the most common material type? And how should engineers measure it?
WALTER Surface Technologies launches new magnetic drilling unit to maximize safety on worksites
A permanent magnet base in the drilling unit operates without electricity for continuous magnetic hold even during power shortages.
Video: Robotic hand deftly crushes cans, handles eggs
During testing, the robotic hand could also press buttons, use tweezers to handle small objects, squeeze soccer balls and cut sheets of paper using scissors.
Video: Green light for spent fuel repository in Sweden
Sweden is now the second country in the world after Finland to approve a plan for building a facility that could store the country's spent nuclear fuel for at least 100,000 years.
Wound healing expedited by electrically charged thin-film patch
Researchers applied the 0.2 mm thick film to both circular and straight-line wounds on rats, determining that the film demonstrated significantly faster wound healing when compared to results achieved using other wound dressings or no dressings at all.
Engineers work to stop Millennium Tower's 2.5 ft lean
The building has been leaning 3 inches each year and slowly sinking to the ground. Now at 26 inches off center, stability is the main goal from the structural engineer tackling the building’s foundation.
Predicting earthquake damage on bridge structures
Bridges all over the world are developed with the potential to withstand earthquakes. Concrete reinforced with steel are utilized to handle bridge shaking and movement, but once the seismic event is over, the bridges always require inspection and often need repair.
Video: Rapid HIV self-test could curb infections globally
A self-testing HIV-1 chip is under development to selectively detect HIV from whole blood samples.
Video: Tail-sitter drone takes off, lands without a runway
Called a tail-sitter drone, the Vetal tips itself forward when in flight to propel itself and is capable of landing on moving objects such as ships, trains and trucks.
New solution detects zero-day attacks across OT environments
HTDP uses deception tactics to confuse and mislead threats away from critical assets and devices, resulting in low false alerts and a high rate of detection.
Watch this shape-shifting drone from UC Berkeley
The Midair Reconfigurable Quadcopter can squeeze through narrow openings, reconfigure itself to grasp objects and perch on hanging wires such as power lines.
Flowserve’s INNOMAG TB-MAG pump cools hard-to-reach wind turbines
Flowserve has positioned itself to support the transition to wind power with the INNOMAG TB-MAG thrust-balanced, seal-less process pump.
A (safer) way to keep warm on the Moon
The system uses exothermic chemical reactions to deliver heat and power through the oxidation of metals.
Faulhaber raises the bar with new AM3248 stepper motor
Offering up to 10,000 rpm, the motor can achieve five times the speed of comparable stepper motors.
Electrolube drives the future of coatings with UVCLX bio-coating
The eco-friendly coating protects electronic circuitry against the harshest of environments, particularly within the automotive industry.
Harper receives order for pitch carbon fiber oxidation oven system
Researchers will use the equipment to convert mesophase pitch, a liquid crystal derived from coal tar, into an oxidized carbon fiber precursor material.
Video: DoraSorter helps FedEx drive smart logistics
DoraSorter sorts parcels, weighing up to 10 kg each, according to destination via an onboard barcode scanner. It also features a drawer-shaped gripper that seamlessly connects with the conveyor belt.
Robot performs surgery on pig tissue
According to the researchers, the STAR performed the laparoscopic surgery on four animals in the lab.
Could non-invasive "vacuum" track endangered species?
One way researchers can track and monitor endangered and non-threatened animals is through environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling. For years, eDNA has been gathered from water, dirt and even plant leaves to see what has passed through that area.