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Snapchat Now Offering Filters for Cats
Cat owners rejoice: Snapchat has announced that its augmented reality selfie filters will now work on cats, according to the photo-sharing site.
Amazon Patents Tech for Alexa to Detect Coughs, Colds
According to a recently filed patent, Amazon is planning to enable Alexa to determine whether or not a user is sick based on voice changes.
Stamp-Sized Graphene Could Filter Specific Molecules in Healthcare Technologies
The breakthrough could be integrated into large-scale manufacturing of graphene such as roll-to-roll processes.
Industrial Robots Keep the Modern Factory Moving
How do you make sure your robots keep moving with as little downtime as possible?
Watch How Ricequakes Simulate Ice Shelf and Rockfill Dam Collapse
Researchers turned to breakfast to improve the ability to simulate and understand real-world collapse events.
Pfeiffer Vacuum Presents New Two-Stage Rotary Vane Pump Pascal 2021 HW
The pump is suited for all applications where water vapor is expected, such as low temperature sterilization and drying.
PolyU Team Develops Contactless 3D Fingerprinting System
Scientists at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed a new system that relies on 3D technology to improve both the speed and accuracy of fingerprinting — all without the pressing required of traditional contact fingerprinting.
Plastic Whale to Raise Ocean Pollution Awareness
Designed to draw attention to the issue of plastic waste in the world’s oceans, two artists have assembled an 82-foot-long blue whale made entirely of discarded plastic.
The Soft Robotics Gripper Challenge and Development Kit
These grippers can handle an array of items. See Soft Robotics’ Development Kit for your application.
VR, AR and Manufacturing: New Partners in Efficiency
The manufacturing industry has multiple aspects that can be streamlined by VR/AR integration.
Two Alarms, Then Fires and Blasts, NTSB Says
Operators at a monitoring center received two high-pressure alarms for the South Lawrence, Massachusetts, gas pressure system: one at 4:04 p.m. and the other at 4:05 p.m. It was already too late.
Summer Nuke Outages Were Low, EIA Says
Electric generation capacity losses due to nuclear plant outages were relatively low during much of the summer, averaging 2.8 GW from June through August.
Students Encouraged to Enter the 2018-2019 Engineering for People Design Challenge
The competition involves more than 30 universities in the U.K. and Ireland and is structured to help engineering students solve real-world problems.
New STEAM Kit Teaches Children Synthetic Biology
The kit allows for hands-on experimentation with cutting-edge science that is inexpensive and easy to use.
New Catalysts Lower Costs, Enable CO2 Capture During Coal Conversion
New iron-based catalysts are expected to lower the operating costs of coal to liquid fuel conversion facilities while enabling the capture of the carbon dioxide generated.
Watch: First Flight Test for Solar-powered High-altitude Aircraft
The trials confirmed the utility of an autopilot solution that controls the flexible wing by analyzing the extended aspect ratio of its deformation and adjusting the lift.
Stevie the Social Robot Debuts at Maker Faire Rome
A robot designed to assist the elderly and those living with disabilities was recently unveiled at the Maker Faire Rome 2018.
Optical Illusion Keeps Raptors Away from Airports
Concentric black circles on a white background creates a so-called 'looming' effect, giving the birds the impression of an imminent collision.
Argonne's GREET Life-Cycle Models Receive Updates
The 2018 suite of GREET (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) models now includes algal biofuel pathways and a lithium battery module.
Take the IRENA Gender and Renewable Energy Survey
The survey is intended to gather quantitative and qualitative insights on the current status of women’s participation in the renewable energy sector.