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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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Pickleball tech: The science behind the serve
20 Oct 2023Source: Phil HipolGet a glimpse of how companies and engineers are getting creative with the most quintessential of pickleball equipment: the paddle. -
This sensor promises to improve the grasp of robotic grippers
20 Oct 2023Source: Marie DonlonMIT’s GelSight Svelte sensor uses cameras to cull information about the objects to be grasped — much like the sensory receptors in human skin, which send information to the brain about what is in its grasp. -
Long-duration renewable energy storage is cost-competitive
17 Oct 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThis system can be paired with wind and solar to create 24x7 power, replace gas peaker plants that deliver during peak demand periods, and serve remote locations without access to a utility grid. -
Video: NASA peeks inside the Bennu asteroid sample
16 Oct 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinA sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid contains abundant water and carbon. -
Software on track to decarbonize railroads
16 Oct 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe fully integrated, open-source software designed for exploring deep decarbonization of the rail industry is now publicly available for download. -
Shape-shifting robot designed for oil rig inspections, search and rescue missions
16 Oct 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe tetrahedron-shaped robot can alter its shape and size for applications such as oil rig inspections, search and rescue missions and space exploration. -
Altech Smart Safety System webinar
16 Oct 2023SMART safety system plug-in series. Safety with OSSD outputs and IO-Link compatible. PLC and NFC diagnostics. -
UK firm unveils plans for its new disposable combat UAS
13 Oct 2023Source: Marie DonlonDubbed "Jackdaw," the UAS concept will reportedly be designed for swarming and collaborative autonomous operations, including surveillance, electronic warfare, airborne decoy and threat representation. -
Streamline splicing with the Fujikura 45S Fusion Splicer
13 Oct 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe splicer enables dual fiber preparation and offers a range of new features that meet the growing demands of the fiber optic industry. -
This PLatypus streamlines solar panel audits
11 Oct 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinA new device cuts time and costs for inspections of solar installations after potentially damaging weather. -
Zeus launches next-generation tubing for bioresorbable vascular scaffolds
11 Oct 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe tubing provides a highly customizable platform for design and offers an alternative to metallic products implanted permanently in the human body. -
This robot runs on light and radio waves
10 Oct 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe so-called MilliMobile features a solar panel-like energy harvesting device and travels on four wheels, traveling 30 feet an hour. -
Security autonomous robot conducts outdoor patrols
05 Oct 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe Ascento Guard is designed to patrol large, outdoor, private properties, including manufacturing facilities, data centers, pharmaceutical production centers and warehouses, among others. -
Watch how surfactants safely shut down mosquitoes
04 Oct 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinDeveloped as alternatives to chemical pesticides, aqueous surfactant solutions inhibit mosquito flight behavior and effectively deactivate the pests. -
PRO::FIT set to tackle assembly plant challenges
03 Oct 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe robot provides the best possible fit for applications such as automobile glass and roof decking. -
Allrounder 375 V: Transparency thanks to digital "fingerprint"
03 Oct 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskAn application example of a tire lever will show how digitalization and automation go hand in hand to produce plastic parts efficiently and with 100% traceability. -
Lithium-ion battery recycling comes to southwest Kentucky
03 Oct 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe plants will disassemble and shred approximately 24,000 metric tons of used electric vehicle (EV) batteries and gigafactory scrap per year — or approximately 56,000 EV batteries per year. -
Video: Zero-emissions airship to soar with solar power
02 Oct 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinSolar Airship One will be propelled, as its name implies, solely by solar power during the day and by hydrogen fuel cells at night. -
A Northwestern sensor detects organ transplant rejection faster
30 Sep 2023Source: Marie DonlonThe ultra-thin, 0.3 cm wide, 0.7 cm long and 220 microns thick sensor — which is thinner than a human hair — has been designed to adhere to the surface of a transplanted organ and features an extremely sensitive thermometer. -
A nanomaterial analyzer directed by machine learning
28 Sep 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskMachine learning and other smart features combine to simplify nanomaterials characterization, enabling every user to quickly generate reproducible, robust and high-quality data.