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FEATURED VIDEOS
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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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This robot toasts marshmallows, folds clothes and dances
15 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonMagicBot is being eyed for assorted applications including search and rescue missions, sports, entertainment, industrial automation, logistics, transportation and more. -
Investing in US hydropower efficiency
14 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinInvestments in 46 projects across 19 states will increase access to affordable, clean electricity. -
This monocycle robot rolls, balances on 2 tiny legs
12 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe monocycle robot prototype can reportedly move entirely without a human, thereby potentially paving the way for the development of a driverless mode of transportation in future cities. -
Video: Final flight for the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter
12 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe mission of the first aircraft to fly on another planet ended on January 18, 2024. -
E-Lectric audiogram series, episode 2: EV protect
12 Feb 2024Listen to learn about H.B. Fuller’s line of EV Protect adhesives provided by Ellsworth Adhesives. -
Video: A design to block the boom of supersonic flight
09 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe NASA X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft is expected to fly at 1.4 times the speed of sound, or 925 mph, while generating a quieter sonic thump. -
Smith & Loveless Inc. highlights the EVERLAST series 4000 pump station
08 Feb 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe system lowers operating and maintenance costs and enhances operator safety compared to submersible wastewater pumps. -
AGILOX North America to showcase their autonomous vehicles at MODEX Trade Show in Atlanta
07 Feb 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe company will exhibit its cutting-edge autonomous mobile robots, offering attendees a firsthand look at the future of material handling and logistics. -
Eagle-inspired drone designed for surveillance missions
07 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonEvolution Eagle is a covert surveillance platform intended for military needs and designed to look like an actual eagle in shape, size and even color. -
Facility designed to test radwaste solidification solutions
05 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinProcesses and equipment for encapsulating various types of radioactive waste into a solid, secure form suitable for long-term storage will be evaluated at the site. -
Improving high RPM performance with Revolox self-locking rings
05 Feb 2024Secure high RPM performance with Smalley’s Revolox® retaining ring. -
Video: Planning the world’s first ammonia-powered container ship
02 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe vessel will provide emissions-free service along the 818 km/508 mile maritime corridor between Norway and Germany. -
Video: Tour the largest single-site solar power farm
01 Feb 2024Source: S. HimmelsteinThe world's largest single-site solar power plant, featuring 4 million bi-facial solar panels, is now operational. -
This biohybrid robot pivots underwater
01 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe 3 cm tall mini-robot is composed of a combination of 3D-printed parts, rubber and lab-cultivated rat muscle tissue cells and is capable of turning on a 90° pivot while suspended in water. -
Robotic vehicle conducts medical triage in hazardous environments
01 Feb 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe mobile robotic-controlled UGV includes virtual reality VR technology and enables communication with doctors, so that the robot can remotely execute medical triage without risking their lives in hazardous environments. -
The Avocado robot designed to explore unexplored treetops
31 Jan 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe aptly named Avocado is expected to autonomously navigate through treetops in forests, particularly in tropical rainforests where the dense canopy holds the greatest number of living organisms. -
These drones promise to save birds from crashing into power lines
30 Jan 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe Mini LineFly robotic drones automatically and precisely install themselves on Bird-Flight Diverters located on overhead lines. -
Breaking down bioplastic using laundry detergent enzyme
30 Jan 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe chemical recycling of single-use bioplastics — often used in disposable items such as coffee cups and food containers — can be achieved using the laundry detergent-derived enzymes, which depolymerize, or break down, bioplastics. -
MIT debuts new rapid liquid printing technique
29 Jan 2024Source: Marie DonlonThe technique, dubbed liquid metal printing (LMP), involves depositing molten aluminum along a path into a bed of tiny glass beads. The researchers explained that the aluminum will quickly harden into a 3D structure ready for use. -
New TECHNOMET-CONTROL VESA-mount enclosures for control electronics and HMI
26 Jan 2024Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThese enclosures are specifically designed for mounting on standard VESA brackets/arms, walls, machines and round poles.