HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Companies to jointly develop construction robots

    A South Korea-based industrial robotics company and a construction company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop robots for the construction industry.

  • Wastewater-borne antibiotic-resistant bacteria no match for graphene

    Microspheres encased in graphene destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and free-floating antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants.

  • Omron introduces new mobile robot for the manufacturing space

    An industrial automation company has developed a heavy duty autonomous mobile robot for the manufacturing space.

  • Girl Scouts to add even more STEM badges

    To promote interest in the so-called STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and math — the Girl Scouts of the USA have added even more badges to its growing portfolio of STEM badges.

  • On-chip acousto-optic modulation shakes light with sound

    A new hybrid circuit resolves the challenge of wideband actuation on photonic waveguides with ultralow electrical power.

  • Desalination device uses solar heat to create drinking water from wastewater and seawater

    Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) used solar heat to create efficient membrane distillation technology that can produce drinking water from seawater and wastewater.

  • New turbines tested for Swiss hydropower plant upgrade

    Two Pelton turbines, each up to 60 MW capacity and with a 60 MW storage pump, were successfully tested as part of the refurbishment project.

  • Video: Artificial polyp designed as an aquatic robot

    A soft robotic system with gripper functionality, inspired by the ability of the coral polyp to induce currents that bring food particles within grasping reach, has been engineered for aquatic applications.

  • Pfeiffer Vacuum introduces new 'sniffing' unit

    Pfeiffer Vacuum, a provider of vacuum and leak testing solutions, recently introduced its ASM 306 S unit for industrial sniffing applications, especially refrigeration and air conditioning.

  • Watch: A functioning heart pump is 3D printed

    A functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump has been 3D-printed in the laboratory.

  • TFT introduces new water flow app

    When used in its stand-alone water flow calculating mode, SHO-FLOW’s app allows both Android or Apple users to calculate flow rate, nozzle reaction, hose friction loss or to target fire flow rates by using the application’s built-in formulas.

  • Gates introduces a mobile app for hydraulic solutions

    Gates, a global provider of fluid power and power transmission solutions, recently added a universal mobile app to its range of hydraulics solutions.

  • Krohne offers BLE option for flowmeters

    Krohne, a global manufacturer and provider of process instrumentation, measurement solutions and services, has introduced a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) option for all Optimas x400 Coriolis flowmeters equipped with MFC 400 converter.

  • Team creates path to nanofluidic devices using spintronics

    Researchers in the ERATO Saitoh Spin Quantum Rectification Project in the JST Strategic Basic Research Programs have elucidated the mechanism of the hydrodynamic power generation using spin currents in micrometer-scale channels, finding that power generation efficiency improves drastically as the size of the flow is made smaller.

  • Vibration sensor at cryogenic temperatures has greater sensitivity

    New proposed design using cryogenic temperatures is 50 times more sensitive at frequencies below 10 Hz.

  • Soft robotic hand can handle complex and fragile objects without causing damage

    Researchers from Michigan State University designed and developed a soft robot hand that can grip fragile and irregular objects.

  • Beetle larvae can eat and decompose plastic

    Researchers from POSTECH and Andong National University have discovered that the larvae of the darkling beetle can decompose polystyrene.

  • Improve composite molding efficiency with Saint-Gobain tapes

    In order to facilitate the removal of parts from molds, silicone-based coatings have typically been sprayed, painted or dipped onto the surface of the mold prior to the lay-up of each part.

  • Gum-chewing robot helps expedite analysis of oral drug delivery gum

    To determine the effectiveness of medicated chewing gum and its ability to deliver drugs to patients in vitro, a team of researchers from the University of Bristol in the U.K. have tested the drug delivery vehicle on a gum-chewing robot.

  • Switched reluctance motors for electric vehicles

    Switched reluctance machines (SRMs) are attracting attention in the EV research community because of their various advantages.

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