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Ford uses its automotive technology in a new smart bed.

The space agency has decided to stop trying to communicate with the machine after losing contact.

The FormDrop app allows patients to electronically fill out and submit forms to healthcare providers using their personal smartphones.

GEODynamics introduced a short-bodied perforating system that delivers a higher cluster count per stage. The patented HELLFire perforating system is claimed to be more effective than existing technologies on the market when completing multi-stage plug-and-perf operations.

Single-pass honing machines can rapidly generate precise bore size, roundness and low Ra surface finishes on many part manufacturing applications.

The robot can traverse sand, snow, ice and other solid substrates.

A wide variety of machine tools exist to convert a bulk metal into semi-finished stock and near-net-shape parts.

The mechanics underlying the shape changes might seem simple at first glance, with only a few moving joints per drone. But it’s no easy task to accomplish these morphing maneuvers without crashing.

The cloud-based automated pre-bill coding analysis technology for outpatient billing includes identifying missing charges.

Kinetic energy generated by the heart could be used to provide electricity for implantable medical devices like pacemakers and defibrillators.

The last five years have been the hottest five years on record.

The method could help with pollution in oceans and landfills.

In some industries, fasteners tend to have shorter shafts or irregular shapes, such as sleeves, pins or rivets. They may also have wider shaft-diameters, making feeding through a feedhose impossible.

Standard oil and gas drilling technology might be used to place nuke waste canisters thousands of feet underground.

The University of Michigan tested its walking robot for over an hour in sub-zero temperatures.

A new coating for metal self-heals within seconds when scratched, scraped or cracked.

This video explains how different drive technologies used in precision automation, micro-positioning and nanopositioning work.