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New science-education subscription service for kids
21 Aug 2019 -
Seeking welder with 'golden arm,' developer turns to cobot system
01 May 2019 -
Listen to a Bit of Space History
15 Nov 2018 -
Watch: 13 Ocean Solutions for Climate Change
04 Oct 2018 -
A First for Flat Lenses: Full-Color Imaging
03 Oct 2018
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Enhance inventory control with BinMaster’s BMRX rotary level indicators
08 Aug 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskDetect high and low levels while protecting valuable bulk material inventory with BinMaster's newly designed line of rotary paddle level indicators. -
Satellite-based platform monitors African water resources
07 Aug 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinActionable information on African water resources is now accessible on a new platform launched by Digital Earth Africa. -
Lithium-ion electric vehicle battery eschews cobalt
06 Aug 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinA European consortium of 18 partners has designed a complete cobalt-free lithium-ion battery system for electric vehicles. -
Newtec announces new high-speed weighing machine for processed food
05 Aug 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe weighing solution is designed to cater to the needs of the convenience and processed food sector, including but not limited to dried and snack foods, small frozen products and small, fresh, cut foods. -
New robot makes pharmacy deliveries
31 Jul 2024Source: Marie DonlonMedbot is an elevator delivery robot designed to improve healthcare facility efficiency with secure deliveries, thereby reducing operating costs and improving the overall patient experience by offloading routine tasks for healthcare workers. -
Potato-peeling bot developed by MIT
30 Jul 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe dexterous manipulation system, which is comprised of an Allegro hand mounted on a Franka robot arm, uses its finger to rotate fruits and vegetables while another Franka robot arm uses its gripper to grasp a peeler for peeling. -
'Smart' vending machine dispenses bullets instead of snacks
26 Jul 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe vending machines are beginning to show up in U.S. grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, with the company’s intent of making bullets ‘more available’ for customers. -
Hydrogen-fueled truck engine curbs emissions
25 Jul 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe hydrogen-fueled Class-8 demonstration vehicle is intended to offer a zero-greenhouse gas emissions option to help decarbonize the long-haul trucking sector. -
The unrivaled choice: Metal-free conveyors for specialty applications
25 Jul 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskLearn why plastic conveyors are ideal for metal detection and caustic/corrosive environment applications. -
Small, sunlight-powered drone stays aloft for an hour
24 Jul 2024Source: Marie DonlonAccording to the developers, such drones would be small in scale, thereby making it nearly impossible to track or shoot down during war, for instance. -
A robot for bagging groceries
23 Jul 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe RoboGrocery reportedly combines computer vision with a soft robotic gripper capable of bagging a range of objects. -
The longest cable-stayed bridge in North America
22 Jul 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe Gordie Howe International Bridge represents North America's longest cable-stayed bridge and the 10th-longest such structure worldwide. -
This humanoid robot can hammer nails
22 Jul 2024Source: Marie DonlonA humanoid robot, dubbed Torobo can reportedly hammer a nail into a piece of wood, thereby demonstrating its potential for industrial use cases. -
Vacuum-mounted robot dog cleans up cigarette butts at the beach
22 Jul 2024Source: Marie DonlonVERO has been designed to help clean parks, beaches, narrow alleys and other areas that are typically difficult for wheeled and tracked robots to access. -
Tuneable anti-counterfeiting material promises to safeguard valuables
22 Jul 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe inorganic phosphor nanoparticles will remain visible to the human eye for several minutes once the UV light source is removed. -
New robots can detach and then fuse arms
19 Jul 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe team used a BTF that supports a sticky but typically solid polymer that can be easily melted — the combination of which enables the joints of the robot to be melted, separated and reattached without losing its structural integrity. -
MicroX ULTRA: Industry-first micro tool grinding using nanometer resolution down to D0.03 mm
18 Jul 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe machine makes micro tool grinding easier, more precise and more productive as the only nano-level resolution micro tool grinder. -
New glassy gels are strong and adhesive
17 Jul 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThis new class of materials is difficult to break despite containing more than 50% liquid. -
Wärtsilä debuts hydrogen-ready engine power plant
16 Jul 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinTouted as the world’s first large-scale 100% hydrogen-ready engine power plant, the system incorporates the highly efficient Wärtsilä 31 engine platform. -
This robot lifts weights, crawls through pipes
11 Jul 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe engineering team reportedly used the actuator to construct an artificial bicep capable of lifting a 500 gram weight, 5,000 consecutive times and a worm-inspired soft robot capable of navigating hairpin curves in a narrow pipe.