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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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Efficient and intelligent feeders featuring power savings of 80%
03 Sep 2019Deprag offers efficient and intelligent feeders that have a reduced power consumption of up to 80%. -
Engineers create robotic thread designed to travel through brain vessels
29 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonEngineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a thread-like, magnetically steerable robot that is capable of navigating through narrow, winding environments like the brain. -
Professor creates a 'laser scarecrow' for warding off birds
28 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonA professor from the University of Rhode Island has developed a laser scarecrow capable of warding off birds from farmers' crops. -
Researchers develop pen-like device for improving cancer surgery outcomes
28 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonResearchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a pen-like device to help surgeons distinguish between where a tumor begins and where it ends — a possible marker of a successful cancer surgery. -
Detecting norovirus with a smartphone
27 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonTaking expensive diagnostics out of the lab, the team devised a low-cost, water quality device to detect norovirus in the field. -
High speed press propels aviation industry
26 Aug 2019This line of robot-fed, slab side hydraulic presses is boosting production for the aviation industry through the hot extrusion of superalloys to create aircraft components. -
Team bioprints complex tissue in mere seconds
26 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonScientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and University Medical Center Ultrecht in the Netherlands have developed an optical system capable of bioprinting complex and viable living tissue in a matter of seconds. -
Company debuts an inflatable space habitat for astronauts
23 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonSierra Nevada Corporation, a United States Aerospace Company, has unveiled its full-scale prototype of an inflatable habitat that could one day accommodate astronauts in deep space. -
Video: Battery-free piezoelectric sensor could enable an underwater IoT
23 Aug 2019Source: Peter BrownThe sensor could study marine life, track climate change or investigate water on other worlds. -
Russian robot and rocket destined for the International Space Station
22 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonThis week, Russia launched an unmanned rocket along with a life-sized humanoid robot on board destined for the International Space Station. -
Researchers developing an app to prevent workplace injuries
21 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonA team of researchers from the University of Washington are using machine learning to devise a new system for monitoring factory and warehouse workers for risky behaviors that have the potential to result in work-related injury. -
Temple in Japan employs Buddhist monk robot
21 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonIn an effort to attract younger generations to religion, a Buddhist temple in Japan now employs a robot that preaches Buddhist wisdom. -
Researchers develop robotic exosuit that assists the wearer with both running and walking
19 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonResearchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the University of Nebraska Omaha have created a portable exosuit to assist those with impaired mobility with walking and running. -
Wearable skin sensors that analyze sweat
19 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonThe team devised sensors that can monitor sweat rate and electrolytes and metabolites present in perspiration. -
Video: Extracting rare earth elements from electronic waste
16 Aug 2019Source: Peter BrownThe Department of Energy has developed a process to make recovering materials easier. -
Watch how smartphone selfies can measure blood pressure
15 Aug 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinThe contactless diagnostic method is a smartphone-based technology called transdermal optical imaging. -
Watch: A climate forecasting tool for the energy sector
14 Aug 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinThe tool combines sub-seasonal to seasonal climate predictions with renewable energy production and electricity demand to offer reliable forecasts for weather-dependent hydropower, solar and wind production. -
Wearable, robotic neck brace for ALS patients
13 Aug 2019Source: Marie DonlonThe brace reportedly restores approximately 70% of the human head’s active range of motion. -
Rust and rattle-proof design reinvents license plate mounting
12 Aug 2019Source: Engineering360 News DeskRightcar Solutions recently highlighted its patented line of silicone license plate frames for cars and motorcycles.