HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Robot Flies Cessna Caravan
Aurora's robot functions as a second pilot in a two-crew aircraft, enabling reduced crew operations while tasked with ensuring that aircraft performance is maintained.
Advance Could Shrink Size of LIDAR Systems
The Flash LIDAR” sensors are composed of photodiodes known as single-photon avalanche diodes.
Q&A with Stephen Ambrose, Audio Pioneer
Engineering360 talks to Stephen Ambrose about how his work to develop ear monitors for use by stage performers can now help people with impaired hearing.
3D-Printed Elastomer Could Support Flexible Electronics
Traditional 3D printing is typically associated with rigid plastic structures made of polylactic acid or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, created one thin layer at a time.
Wirelessly Powered Drone Technology Demonstrated
The technology uses inductive coupling, a concept initially demonstrated by inventor Nikola Tesla over a century ago.
Smartwatch Prototype Uses Wrist as a Joystick
The device provides a method for one-handed continuous gestural input for smartwatches.
Blood-based Catalyst for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
Blood-based heme biomolecule improves the efficiency of a promising variety of batteries.
Non-Invasive Glucose Testing Uses Contact Lens
Glucose is a good target for optical sensing and particularly for what is known as surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy.
New York Bridge, Tunnel Upgrades Planned
Tunnels will be hardened to withstand a 500-year flood, with water-tight barriers installed to block floodwaters from entering.
Cost-Effective SiC Power Switch Developed
The power switch combines 12 smaller SiC power devices in series to reach a power rating of 15 kilovolts and 40 amps.
Outage Management App Wins Itron Award
The winner was a mobile and web application for outage management that predicts and proactively communicates outages to customers.
Brain-controlled Robotic Hand Restores Sense of Touch
A quadriplegic man experiences the sense of touch through a robotic arm controlled with his brain.
Brain-Inspired Device Powers Artificial Systems
An artificial neural network used memristor synapses supporting sophisticated learning rules in order to carry out reversible learning of noisy input data.
Study: 430M Vehicles Will Use Telematics by 2025
Besides customers, there are three main sets of players in the transportation data services value chain: OEMs, hardware suppliers and end users.
Microcontrollers Are Aimed at Industrial Machinery
The MCUs may help manufacturers increase the basic performance of their systems.
Nuclear Weapon's Safety Mechanisms Tested in Simulated Accident
The high-fidelity unit contained standard components that make up a weapon—explosives and other hazardous materials—but no enriched uranium or plutonium.
Semi-Autonomous Buses Proposed to Reduce Traffic
The SMFe-bus has a lead module with a human driver and several driverless modules strung together without being physically attached to the lead vehicle or to each other.
New Technique for Finding Weakness in Earth's Crust
The method relies on an electromagnetic imaging technique called magnetotellurics to estimate the electrical conductivity beneath the Earth's surface.
Bendable, Twistable Lithium-ion Battery Developed
Card devices, which are often carried in wallets or pockets, require internal components that can withstand bending and twisting.
Virtual and Augmented Reality Target the Manufacturing Floor
The technologies show early promise in reducing error rates, improving productivity and enabling remote collaboration. But a steep climb to broader adoption remains.