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Semiconductor temperature control systems and humidity regulation
Do you need a temperature or humidity control system for your semiconductor environment? Over the decades, Air Innovations has developed systems to meet these critical needs for the industry.
Program offers hands-on manufacturing training in the development of vaccines, biotherapeutics
As COVID-19 highlights the urgent need to increase vaccine manufacturing around the world, a unique training program is bolstering Canada’s capacity to manufacture vaccines, as well as viral immunotherapies for cancer and other emerging biotherapeutics.
Watch: Low cost inflatable pump designed to harness wave energy
The inflatable wave pump is assembled with low cost, flexible materials to absorb wave energy through the varying hydrostatic and hydrodynamic pressures at or below the water’s surface.
Snuggling robot may ward off pandemic-induced loneliness
SnuggleBot to stave off COVID-19 associated loneliness.
Automating healthcare: These robots are taking over surgical tasks
Doomsday prophecies about artificial intelligence (AI) and robots taking over jobs is not as far-fetched as previously thought if the healthcare industry is any indication.
Distributed drive system designed for conveyor applications
The system combines motor, frequency converter and gear box as one complete solution in a motor-mounted and wall-mounted version.
Lawnmowing robot capable of total lawncare and more
The Yardroid can mow the lawn and secure the perimeter.
Inventor turns fruits and vegetables into electricity
Engineering student invents device for transforming vegetable, fruit waste into electricity.
Video: Three Gorges sets annual hydropower generation record
The power station in China – the world’s largest hydroelectric plant in terms of installed capacity – has set a new world record for annual power output.
Video: Ultra-low temperature solutions for COVID-19 vaccine storage
A fleet of ultra-low temperature freezers capable of storing approved vaccines, regardless of variable temperature stability requirements, is under development.
Hybrid assist motor under development for automotive application
The motor is designed without heavy iron core and copper windings and offers up to 250 kW power range, up to 25,000 RPM and power density of up to 12 kW/kg.
AI and satellite data used to map UK air quality
A more precise picture of particulate air pollution throughout the U.K. emerges by combining artificial intelligence (AI) with remote sensing satellite data.
Watch a solar-driven autoclave steam-clean medical tools
The technology could provide pressurized steam to run autoclaves without the need for electricity in off-grid areas.
In-line variable flow direct steam injection heater is ideal for food and beverage manufacturing
Just as there are numerous industrial applications for water heating, so too are there many challenges — maximizing energy efficiency, minimizing maintenance costs and many others.
How to reduce the cost of seals
The drive to reduce the cost of consumables, such as seals, is a constant pressure. Companies are continually looking to reduce costs to maintain or increase profitability in challenging economic conditions.
Adios, Arecibo: World’s largest radio telescope to go dark
After 57 years of scanning deep-space skies for asteroids, pulsars and mysterious bursts of distant radio waves, Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is set to be decommissioned and demolished.
First autonomous electric refrigerated trailer is ready for the road
Kinetic energy generated by the trailer is converted into electricity, which is then stored in a battery pack to power the refrigeration unit.
Food packaging film can destroy COVID-19
A Brazil-based plastics manufacturer is incorporating an anti-viral additive capable of inactivating SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — into its plastic film used to package food products.
Special requirements call for custom coupling solutions
While oftentimes standard products are ideal, there are instances when an application challenge requires something other than a standard solution.
Video: Electric aircraft can go for distance with high power density motor
A new approach to electric propulsion promises to sustain long-distance aircraft flight by combining an electric motor and inverter into one lightweight unit.