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Rivets are riveting
What are rivets, and why have they been used for thousands of years?
Laser driver tech braces economical fusion power
The laser could facilitate development of modest size, less expensive fusion power plant modules operating at laser energies less than 1 mega joule.
Team building 3D-printed soft robots with gelatin-sugar ink
The scientists turned to a biodegradable mix of sugar and gelatin to develop the ink to use in the manufacture of 3D-printed soft robots.
Design boosts perovskite/organic tandem solar cell efficiency
With a redesigned interconnecting layer, the tandem cells achieve a power conversion efficiency of 23.6%, approaching that of conventional silicon solar cells.
Video: Multi-cable bushing system with large clamping range solves high-density requirements
Up to 30 entry points are available to accept cables, wires, conduits and pneumatics and media conduits.
Robust 36 mm encoder from Wachendorff
The encoders are suited for high pressure/steam jet cleaning and are specially designed for applications in harsh environments.
Video: Spectro Scientific launches Fluid Management Academy to deliver online training content for its fluid analysis products
Learn features and troubleshooting techniques covering Spectro Scientific and Grabner Instruments fluid analyzers and software.
The future of hygienic food automation
KUKU Robotics showed off its extensive product range of automation solutions targeted to that market at the International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta, Georgia.
Video: Renewable energy storage on the seafloor
The modular Ocean Battery pumped hydro system is engineered to be located on the seabed near offshore wind turbines or floating solar power plants to store the excess energy produced.
New material is resistant to blasts, fire in buildings
The recently developed composite, called functionally graded material (FGM), is an engineered composite material that could prove to be an effective bomb-resistant material in structural use cases.
Video: Repurposing offshore oil and gas rigs
With so many different steps involved, costs to consider and the increasing number of oil and gas platforms reaching their end-of-life, creative solutions for reusing existing offshore oil and gas structures have been emerging.
Video: Building resilience to changing water cycles
Hydrological data collected worldwide will inform action and strategies to reduce economic losses and deaths due to droughts and floods.
Lubrizol launches ESTANE ZHF TPU grade for non-halogenated flame-retardant cables
The halogen-free flame retardant grade combines excellent performance and a regulatory-compliant solution for wire and cable applications.
Advanced imaging pinpoints solar panel defects
The imaging system could streamline inspection and keep solar panels operating efficiently.
Nanometer-level precision motion control solutions and applications
If there is a discussion regarding high-level precision motion control, then the vast number of hexapod devices that are on the market today cannot be ignored. However, there is a lot of misinformation around these systems.
Video: Micro-flying robots with flapping wings developed by Bristol scientists
Enhanced with a simplified flopping mechanism, the Bristol team is eyeing LAZA as the stepping-stone for future micro-flying robots capable of search and rescue, inspection and environmental monitoring tasks.
What are J-nuts?
What are J-nuts, how do they work and what are they used for?
Video: Students design a hydrogen-powered racing car
The Forze IX is a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car capable of a 300 km/hour top speed with zero emissions.
Air Innovations MyZone can improve indoor environmental quality
Although the control of IEQ has been traditionally done on a building-scale level, some aspects of IEQ are better controlled at a personal level.
Video: Paper paves the way to perovskite solar cell production
A new method for depositing perovskite films with a piece of paper boosts solar cell efficiency by 82%.