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5 cybersecurity resources for small manufacturers
Attacks can affect production and compromise data integrity. NIST estimates that the median cost of a data breach is around $60,000, a potentially significant sum for small manufacturers in competitive markets.
Study: Bats change flight paths to find prey hidden from echolocation
However, the team found that if an echo originates from angles greater than 30°, the sound is reflected away from the source and the leaf acts as a mirror, revealing prey to the bat.
Researchers creates ultra-small accelerometer using graphene
What makes graphene suitable for such an application is how fast and easily electrons pass through, coupled with its mechanical strength.
Leech-like robot can climb up and down vertical walls
Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) in Japan and the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have developed a leech-like robot that can climb vertical walls.
E-glove offers hand prosthetics life-like human hand qualities
Researchers at Purdue University have developed an electronic glove (or e-glove) to enhance hand prosthetics, giving them more human-like qualities and offering the wearer sensory perception.
This camera can see deep into the universe
The digital sensor array includes roughly 200 16-megapixel sensors, divided into 21 modules that will view an area of sky that can fit more than 40 full moons in a single image.
Georgia Tech researchers create a vanishing polymer for military applications
A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have developed a self-destructing polymer that when triggered or introduced to sunlight, vanishes almost immediately.
Engineers using lasers to weld ceramics without a furnace
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, and the University of California, Riverside, have developed a new ceramic welding technique that will potentially pave the way for unbreakable smartphones, metal-free pacemakers and electronics that can withstand the conditions of space and other harsh environments.
Purdue researchers create a water-repelling process for improving medical and electronic devices
Researchers from Purdue University have made strides with a manufacturing process for developing tiny channels for repelling water, thereby improving electronic, medical and other devices.
Temple in Japan employs Buddhist monk robot
In an effort to attract younger generations to religion, a Buddhist temple in Japan now employs a robot that preaches Buddhist wisdom.
Watch: Contract award for $600 million exascale supercomputer
El Capitan will have a peak performance of more than 1.5 exaflops and an anticipated delivery in late 2022. The total contract award is valued at $600 million.
In conversation: A framework for addressing technology's ethical challenges
Our communities and the world face unprecedented challenges in scaling technologies in an ethical and beneficial way. As one observer noted half a century ago, “technological progress requires ethical progress or we risk the destruction of society.”
Industry 4.0 encoders from Lika
Lika Electronic has introduced a new series of Industry 4.0 rotary encoders for smart factories. Industry 4.0 encoders conform to the hardware and software requirements of a wide range of industry protocols, including CANopen, Profibus, DeviceNet, Modbus RTU, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, Powerlink and Modbus TCP. These protocols make up greater than 80% of the industrial Ethernet market share globally.
In conversation: A framework for assessing new technology
Technology thought leader Massoud Amin, DSc, discusses how our current era of technology is similar to, and different from, previous eras, and if advancements like AI and robotics change the basic human/machine relationship.
Sensors to monitor conditions in deep, unconventional oil reservoirs
The sensors would be carried into the wells along with proppants that are used to keep the wells flowing.
Missile defense systems could learn a lot from a dragonfly
Simulated dragonflies successfully caught their prey using computer algorithms designed to mimic the way a dragonfly processes visual information while hunting.
What is MQTT?
A quick overview of Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), a lightweight messaging protocol that is ideal for IoT applications.
Research addressing the pitfalls of sodium-ion batteries
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara published results showcasing that hydrogen-induced degradation of sodium-ion batteries is the likely culprit to their shortcomings.
How an IIoT system enables remote monitoring of factory processes
A look at how an IIoT network collects and reports process data from sensors throughout a factory for display on remote devices such as smartphones and computers.
This electric utility uses satellites to watch for wildfires
The PG&E Meteorology Team led development of the program along with experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Space Science and Engineering Center.