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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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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. -
Video: Electric motor design eschews magnets
27 Sep 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskPerformance is on par with permanent-magnet synchronous machines, currently the most common form of drive for e-vehicles. -
This eVTOL promises to reach remote patients in minutes
27 Sep 2023Source: Marie DonlonJump Aero has introduced its JA1 "Pulse," which is an eVTOL designed to reduce emergency response times in rural areas, reaching patients to provide life-saving services within an estimated 8-minute emergency response window. -
Team 3D prints objects with coffee grounds
26 Sep 2023Source: Marie DonlonUsing a paste of spent coffee grounds, water and other sustainable ingredients, the team developed an approach for 3D printing a range of objects including craft jewelry, pots for plants and espresso cups, for example. -
Video: Railcar passes final test for spent nuclear fuel transport
26 Sep 2023Source: S. HimmelsteinThe safe and secure transportation of radioactive materials, including spent nuclear fuel, advances with the recent completion of a 1,680 mile round trip of the Atlas railcar. -
New chromosomal microarray increases lab productivity
26 Sep 2023Source: GlobalSpec News DeskThe system delivers the fastest chromosomal microarray analysis workflow in the industry along with improved coverage.