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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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Laundry-folding robot one step closer to reality
31 Oct 2022Source: Marie DonlonWhat enabled the robot to learn how to handle delicate layers of cloth was the thinness and flexibility of the ReSkin sensor, the researchers explained. -
Pick Steam Injection Heaters — dependable and precise process heating solutions
27 Oct 2022If you’re struggling to generate hot water, consider switching to a Pick Steam Injection Heater. -
Edible QR codes promise to improve food safety, traceability
27 Oct 2022Source: Marie DonlonScientists at Japan’s Osaka University have developed edible tags, or QR codes, that are embedded within food that reveal information about the food such as its ingredients and its source. -
Burrowing robot takes inspiration from the Pacific mole crab
26 Oct 2022Source: Marie DonlonMimicking how the Pacific mole crab buries itself in the sand, the researchers developed the digging robot dubbed EMBUR (EMerita BUrrowing Robot), which can self-burrow vertically. -
Team laser prints circuitry on assorted objects
26 Oct 2022Source: Marie DonlonAccording to the team, the circuit could then be applied directly to smooth surfaces, such as those on a plastic soda bottle, for instance. -
Video: Coval announces enhanced range of multi-stage vacuum pumps for heavy duty suction applications
26 Oct 2022Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe pumps offer a robust and powerful solution for applications requiring a high suction flow rate for the vacuum handling of a wide variety of objects. -
Video: New materials make for quieter, safer EVs
26 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinFlame-retardant and vibration-damping materials tackle safety and comfort issues in electric vehicles (EVs). -
Video: Next-generation bolt tensioner is 30% faster to install
25 Oct 2022Source: Engineering360 News DeskFewer, stronger jackbolts than any other multi-jackbolt tensioner makes the Superbolt NXT up to 30% faster to install. -
Video: DOE program seeks clean energy solutions for underserved communities
24 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe equity-focused prize competition is intended to accelerate decarbonization and support community driven clean energy solutions. -
Robot uses tentacles to hold objects in its grip
24 Oct 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe robot’s foot-long filaments, according to its developers, are hollow pneumatic rubber tubes. One side of the tube features a thicker layer of rubber than the other side so that when the tube is pressurized, it curls. -
Microbes that eat oil and excrete cheap, clean hydrogen
21 Oct 2022Source: Marie DonlonCemvita Factory aims to extract the excess oil left in depleted oil and gas well approaching the end of their life, turning these abandoned wells into biological hydrogen farms. -
Video: The major contributors to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
21 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinAlmost half of the plastic mass in the region is comprised of fishing nets and ropes. Where does all of this pollution originate? -
Video: Reducing aircraft fuel use and noise during approach and landing
18 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinAn intelligent flight assistance system for pilots reduces fuel use and noise and carbon dioxide emissions. -
Study: Flaring allows more methane into the atmosphere than previously thought
16 Oct 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe researchers determined that flaring’s effectiveness is overestimated, and that flaring releases five times more methane than previously thought. -
Watch as this HP robot automates site layout processes
15 Oct 2022Source: Marie DonlonHP SitePrint robot is expected to automate the site layout process and features cloud tools to submit and prepare jobs to be printed, a touch-screen tablet for remote control and an array of inks appropriate for assorted surfaces, environments and durability requirements. -
Video: Wind, solar and storage combine in Oregon
14 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe first utility-scale energy system in North America to co-locate wind, solar and battery storage has been commissioned in Morrow County, Oregon. -
Video: Successful demo of submerged wave energy system
14 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe scalable xWave unit demonstrated over 99% system uptime during the open-ocean trial. -
Video: A grid-independent hydrogen EV charging solution
13 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinLeveraging alkaline fuel cell, hydrogen and ammonia technologies, the system produces green, grid-independent, on-site power to charge EVs anytime, anywhere. -
Video: Green light for world’s largest SOEC electrolyzer plant
12 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinTopsoe is moving ahead with plans to build the world’s largest solid-oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) electrolyzer manufacturing plant in Herning, Denmark. -
Video: Tech secrets of Lucid's EV motors
11 Oct 2022Source: Kevin J. HarriganLucid Air's EV motors are ultra-powerful — and their engineering team is telling how they do it in this video.