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Bioadhesives, like medical pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) and medical tapes, continue to play an increasingly critical role in the manufacturing and function of medical devices, drug delivery systems and pharmaceutical packaging. Medical PSAs require biocompatibility for dermal and mucosal contact applications such as drug delivery patches where the medicine is held within the adhesive until the patch is applied to a patient and the drug is absorbed through skin. Advanced wound care dressings, EKG pads, diagnostic test strips, surgical incision films and IV holders all rely on biocompatible, medical-grade pressure-sensitive adhesives.

Coated abrasives such sand paper sheets, abrasive discs, sanding belts, wide belts and abrasive drum covers dimension and finish a wide variety of wood products. Grit ranges employed in woodworking can vary from coarse (low grit sizes) to very fine (high grit sizes). Depending on the specific applications, aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, alumina-zirconia (NorZon®) and ceramic abrasives on paper, film, fibre or cloth backings have a role in woodworking.

The newly-launched Stampede2 at the University of Texas at Austin is the most powerful supercomputer at any U.S. university.

Two weeks after completing the first test on its 1640-foot test track in Nevada, Hyperloop One set a new speed record during phase 2 testing on July 29, 2017. The ultrafast transportation system traveled 1,433 feet at 192 miles per hour, nearly three times faster and four times longer than results during phase 1 testing.

North Star Imaging has announced a new add-on device called RobotiX for standard and existing NSI X-ray and Computed Tomography (CT) systems for automatic part loading and unloading.

Researchers have developed a method for designing telescoping structures that can bend and twist; applications include animation, fabrication and robotics.

Slug-inspired medical bio-glues, battery-free cellphones and Etch A Sketch circuits.

Researchers have tested the prototype robot in Lake Geneva for salt using conductivity and temperature sensors

The 3.5-by-3.5 centimeter chips weigh just four grams but contain solar panels, computers, sensors, and radios.

The Sion can travel up to 18 miles (29 km) using only solar power and 155 miles (250 km) with a battery.

The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) developed an autonomous wheelchair that was deployed this week.

The cured-in-place pipe repair technique is associated with emissions of hazardous air pollutants.

Disney Research has created a device that automatically substitutes parts to do the same function but with flexibility.