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OKW extends Its MINI-DATA-BOX sensor enclosures range to 40 standard options
These sensor enclosures are now available in 40 standard permutations — reducing the need for customization.
ARBURG at Chinaplas 2025
Two ALLROUNDER GOLDEN ELECTRIC EVO machines will demonstrate reliable liquid silicone processing and the efficient production of mass-produced medical products.
Critical Manufacturing at APEX 2025: The need for a new MES for making Industry 4.0 a reality
Attendees will learn how Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) can optimize factory productivity and lower innovation costs.
The connector designed to grow with data centers
Discover how the Saf-D-Grid receptacle and power cord offer power density and reliability benefits in data center power distribution systems.
Everything right - and even more wrong - with The Line megaproject
Two 1,600-ft tall, 105-mile-long skyscrapers are being built in Saudi Arabia, which will make heavy use of AI, digitalization and mobility technologies. What could go wrong?
Mapped: Global health risks of groundwater sulfate
The extent of this potable water hazard is depicted in a new high-resolution global groundwater sulfate distribution map.
Additive manufacturing for complex mechanical parts
An engineer’s handbook with this title would say that additive manufacturing (AM) is a process for building three-dimensional objects, layer by layer from digital models.
Dig smarter, not harder: Volvo’s new hybrid excavators
Volvo Construction Equipment is incorporating hydraulic hybrid technology into its most recent series of excavators.
Five ways you might already encounter AI in cities
As this technology becomes more commonplace, it will be important to make sure residents are aware of where it exists – and what it is doing.
Unlocking the full potential of measurement data with iba: A holistic approach to data acquisition, storage and analysis in automated industrial environments
Explore how ibaPDA (process data acquisition) provides the basis for the unification of high-speed process data across complex and distributed automation systems.
Breakthrough AI detects toxic online comments with 87% accuracy
The model is reportedly 87% accurate in classifying toxic and non-toxic text without the use of manual identification — an improvement over existing automated detection systems, many of which produce false positives.
Zwitterion coating could stop blood clots on medical implants
The researchers sought to extend the lifespan of medical implants with their Zwitterionic coating, which was applied to material in a layer just a few nanometers thick.
New record clocked for fusion plasma longevity
What laudable task can one do in the span of 22 minutes? Set a record for fusion plasma longevity in a tokamak.
Plug-and-play emergency chlorination for safer drinking water
When disinfection systems installed in waterworks reach their limits, this mobile emergency chlorination system goes to work.
IKO’s new high-thrust linear motor stage delivers long stroke lengths in constrained spaces
The direct drive linear motor stage is engineered for dynamic applications such as semiconductor fabrication which requires high thrust forces and long strokes.
Sizing up potholes with AI
To develop the algorithm, the team tested different algorithms’ abilities to forecast how well asphalt pavements made with reclaimed materials withstood moisture
Protecting electric actuators: Strategies to prevent corrosion and ensure longevity
Understanding the causes of corrosion and implementing effective protective measures is critical to ensuring the reliability, efficiency and longevity of electric actuators.
New wireless device detects COVID, vitamin C instantly
The researchers explained that by simultaneously detecting the virus and vitamin C levels, the test might help individuals and their healthcare providers determine more effective treatment options.
Unmanned traffic management, key to skies full of cars and drones, steps forward with machine learning
Well before the world's urban transportation goes up in the air, engineers need to work on the best way to combine all the new technologies with this system - and the best way to do that is by simulating it. However, simulations of an urban airspace that is cluttered with drones and passenger vehicles can get complicated.
Roadmap to steer US grid connections
A plan for accelerating and improving distributed energy resource interconnection processes through 2030 is outlined.