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Video: AI-powered platform maps sustainability from space
Users can measure, report and address sustainability metrics for biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions and other sustainability issues.
Diversified Ulbrich of Canada achieves AS 9120 B certification
The certification affords the opportunity to participate in the high-profile aerospace industry in a new way and expand innovative markets within that space.
Cambridge University hydrogel withstands the weight of an elephant
According to its developers, the material behaves like a shatter-proof glass when compressed but can immediately recover its shape — characteristics that were previously challenging.
CABLE competition to advance conductive material R&D
The CABLE Prize provides funding and technical assistance to advance new ideas that can enable U.S. manufacturers of cables and electrical equipment to leapfrog to next-generation conductive materials.
The new eccentric screw pump from Lutz proves handy for the transfer of viscous media
Using the effective positive displacement design principle, the pump permits gentle, low-pulsation product handling which is highly advantageous for shear-sensitive media and liquids with solids content.
AI tool lets users envision the future impact of climate change on their homes
The system was trained on images from both real-life flooding and smog events and scenes manufactured by video game makers.
Video: Autonomous military vehicle featuring deployable drone introduced
The fully autonomous, multi payload Rook can reportedly handle rough terrain both day and night, deliver supplies, evacuate casualties, track soldiers, conduct surveillance, function as a remote weapon system and form convoys with other Rooks.
Video: New system automates leak detection in home appliances
Outfitted with an onboard camera and sniffer probe, the MIRAI lets manufacturers autonomously check seals or soldered joints for leaking refrigerant or gas — offering precise leak detection, according to the company.
Video: Robots now clean Google offices
Watch the general purpose learning robots perform tasks such as sorting trash, squeegeeing tables and arranging conference room chairs, around Google’s Mountain View, California, campus.
Video: Magnetically guided microbots promise to deliver chemo meds directly to cancer cells
Although the method is still a proof of concept and the microbots need to be made smaller and traceable, they promise to improve upon current methods for delivering chemotherapy drugs into the body.
Fundamentals and equations of crane and rigging equipment
As simple as cranes might seem to operate, a lot of work and effort goes into planning a lifting operation. There are several things an engineer must know and several factors that a rigger must consider when planning a lifting operation.
KSTAR beats its own fusion plasma record
The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy has set a new fusion plasma temperature record by operating its tokamak device at 100 million° C for 30 seconds.
Watch the launch of NASA’s asteroid redirection mission
A NASA mission to demonstrate technology to deflect asteroids that could pose a threat to the Earth is now underway.
Stomach-worn wearable could inject life-saving meds to thwart opioid overdose
The wearable subcutaneous injector features algorithms that recognize life threatening respiration patterns associated with opioid toxicity.
Engineered roundworms could boost pancreatic cancer screenings
According to the startup, the method is 100% accurate for detecting pancreatic cancer and 91.3% for detecting other types of cancer.
KSB presents a new generation of submersible motor pumps
KSB Group recently launched the latest addition to its submersible grey water pump portfolio — the AmaDrainer 3 type series.
Video: Wilo-Stratos unveils the GIGA2.0 — The first smart glanded pump for HVAC applications
The pump features several interfaces that enable multi-pump control, can be easily integrated into building automation systems, and has advanced data acquisition capabilities as well as state-of-the-art options for mobile access via Wilo-Smart Connect.
Boeing breaks ground on new MRO facility
The facility will include eight new hangars, additional workspaces and offices where Boeing staff, engineers and analysts will support U.S. Navy and Air Force aircraft.
Tsurumi’s new submersible explosion-proof dewatering pump series
The KRDX-series is a submersible three-phase heavy-duty slurry pump, featuring an explosion-proof structure suitable for drainage/pumping operations in coal mines, oil and gas refineries and similar environments.
Watch an electric autonomous cargo ship set sail
Without emissions and soon to be without a crew, the world’s first electric and self-propelled container ship has completed its maiden voyage.