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Hitachi accelerates its robotic SI push with $1.425 billion deal
Hitachi will enter the robotic system integrator business in North America, a region that the company said is expected to see a high rate of growth.
Startup selling cleaning solution in tablet form to eliminate single-use plastic packaging
In a bid to cut back on single-use plastics, a startup is selling cleaning solution in tablet form.
Researchers use AI to detect corrosion, coating wear in ships, offshore structures
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) together with data company SoftServe and Google Cloud have successfully completed a trial of artificial intelligence (AI) in the detection of coating breakdown and corrosion of offshore structures and ships.
Nanotech innovation could make previously unweldable alloys weldable
According to an article published Jan. 9 in the journal Nature Communications, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) employed nanotechnology to achieve a crack-free arc weld of 7075 aluminum alloy.
Welding and joining dissimilar metals: Part 1
A variety of factors must be considered when joining dissimilar metals.
Robot news anchor makes its debut in Russia
Viewers called the robot disheveled, unfocused and awkward.
Report: High school girls have lower grades, less higher learning if overly exposed to high-achieving boys
The authors suggest that the reason for the effect is likely a lack of confidence.
Turbine addresses unique needs of the oil and gas industry
Upstream operators in search of a dependable power source are presented with a unique turbine that operates on a range of fuel sources while delivering power quality that mimics grid stability.
Brewing company turns to AI, IoT to fix costly production issue
Some of its bottles on the factory line were being filled with more foam than others, so Sugar Creek Brewing Company turned to AI and IoT sensors to remedy a problem that was costing them roughly $30,000 a month.
Engineers create moveable, multi-ton masonry blocks
Engineers from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-led research and design lab have created multi-ton masonry blocks that are moveable by hand.
Smart Sensor System for multiple autonomous vehicle applications announced
The system combines new lidar hardware, AI point cloud algorithms and an IC design to produce a strategy that collects and interprets environment information. Applications include autonomous passenger cars, low-speed autonomous vehicles, high-speed RoboTaxis and vehicle to road (V2R) infrastructure.
Beresheet 2 will continue its namesake’s mission
SpaceIL, the nonprofit organization that designed, built and managed Beresheet's mission, announced plans to try again with Beresheet 2.
Researchers using AI and voice analysis to diagnose PTSD
Researchers from the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine are using an artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool to help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans by analyzing their voices.
This utility is paying $4,000 a kW for a biomass energy plant
The plant consists of a bubbling fluidized-bed boiler, a condensing steam turbine generator with an evaporative cooling tower, wood fuel handling system and auxiliary support equipment.
Manufacturer debuts 'explosion-proof' tram cars for Tel Aviv tram line
A Chinese manufacturer has debuted explosion-proof tram cars designed for Tel Aviv’s new tram system.
Mazda plans a rotary engine-powered hybrid
Mazda plans to implement a rotary-engine hybrid on a flexible vehicle platform with configurable ratios of petroleum or electrical storage. This would permit the future hybrid to operate as a split-power or series-type hybrid.
The Boring Company's East Coast Loop project moves closer to reality
The Washington D.C. to Baltimore loop would use electric vehicles instead of pods to transport people.
Nigeria looks to commercialize associated gas
Nigeria looks to capitalize on associated gas and eliminate the practice of gas flaring through a national program that is currently receiving bids from third-party vendors.
Machine tool cybersecurity: Preventing IIoT vulnerabilities
As with many good things, the IIoT has a downside: connected devices are vulnerable to hacking attempts.
Watch: Researchers track coral reef recovery with imaging software
The team used a long-term data set of thousands of images of the Palmyra reef that were gathered over eight years. The images were stitched together with custom software to create a 3D photomosaic of the ecosystem.