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Ford developing technology to prevent bug residue from impairing lidar sensors in autonomous vehicles
U.S. automaker Ford Motor Company is developing a possible solution to a problem affecting autonomous vehicles: bug splatter.
A solid approach to safer lithium-ion batteries
A solid-state electrolyte material system was fabricated by Purdue University researchers to address lithium-ion battery fire hazards and improve device performance.
Happy Manufacturing Day 2019!
Enjoy this look back at some of the manufacturing news covered in Engineering360 over the past year.
Highly-dexterous robotic end effector
Robotiq’s three-finger adaptive robot gripper is a plug and play robotic end effector that provides the necessary dexterity to address numerous industrial processing applications.
Watch: Hygienic, modular, clean-in-place electric actuators
The 316 stainless-steel construction provides excellent corrosion resistance and withstands high pressure, high temperature and caustic wash-down.
Watch: Granular minerals minimizes nuclear meltdown
A technique to contain nuclear meltdown hazards, based on sand-like mineral injection into the reactor core, has been devised by Sandia National Laboratories researchers.
This AI intelligently selects music based on listener mood
The system, which was developed to challenge current music streaming services, operates on a network of feedback loops.
Portable laser repairs aluminum vessels while at sea
By heating specific areas of aluminum in-situ, crews can conduct at-sea repairs.
New microneedle technology continuously monitors drug delivery
Blood sampling procedures used to monitor and optimize antibiotic doses may soon be replaced by a minimally invasive microneedle array biosensor for continuous drug monitoring.
Watch: Episode 8 of Dr. Capacitor
This episode follows this summer’s release of Episode 7, and includes information about soldering, PCB cleaning and various types of capacitors.
Maximize efficiency, reliability and throughput with smarter proportional valves
Eaton’s AxisPro proportional valves outperform traditional valves thanks to their innovative design, intelligent controls and onboard diagnostics.
The cradle to cradle model: Sustainable design that takes its cues from nature
A cradle to cradle model ensures that a company’s entire product line is sustainably created.
Startup develops an AI-enhanced robot that makes 300 pizzas an hour
A Seattle-based startup is now using an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced robot to make pizzas, according to reports.
What is a klystron?
Learn what klystrons are, what they are used for and how they work.
Calculate hydraulic oil viscosity at different pressures with online app
Select the oil being used, along with the system temperature and pressure, hit the submit button and the viscosity is displayed.
New wireline testing platform from Schlumberger
The Ora intelligent wireline formation testing platform consists of focused radial probes, a dual-flowline fluid analyzer and digital hardware providing operators with real-time laboratory grade downhole metrology.
The right way to weigh a right whale
Measuring the weight of these large baleen whales is no small feat, so researchers enlisted the help of drones to conduct aerial photographic surveys.
Detecting cancer with satellite technology
Hyperspectral imaging, better known for its use in satellite imagery and orbiting telescopes, has demonstrated quick detection of certain cancers.
Fatal limo crashes highlight design and regulatory flaws, NTSB says
Despite severe damage to the vehicle’s front end and intrusion into the passenger compartment, the rear portion of the limousine remained relatively intact, retaining survival space. The driver and 17 passengers died in the crash.
Team thwarts morphing attacks with new system
In a bid to protect the facial recognition software against morphing attacks, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications and Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) in Berlin have developed a system for thwarting such attacks using machine learning.