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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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Video: First networked geothermal system planned for Massachusetts
11 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe pilot, scheduled to begin in late 2022, is expected to include 30 homes, five commercial buildings and 10 apartment buildings. -
Watch this biomimetic robot hand grab stuff
11 Oct 2022Source: Marie DonlonTo create the robotic hand — dubbed model number v15 — the Clone Robotics’ team used pneumatic artificial muscles. -
Video: How green are US cities?
10 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinA diverse set of indicators was used to rank the sustainability of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. -
Drone fleet works together to build, repair
09 Oct 2022Source: Marie DonlonDesigned for possible applications in the construction and manufacturing sectors, Imperial’s fleet of drones, called Aerial Additive Manufacturing (Aerial-AM), mimic the building methods employed by bees and wasps that work together to build larger structures. -
Video: Dutch students design for sustainable mobility
07 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinPowered by a Cleantron lithium-ion battery pack, this two-seater electric vehicle captures more carbon than it emits. -
Video: Revamped website offers PFAS mitigation solutions
05 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe new BioLargo Inc. website highlights the cleantech developer’s systems and services that tackle water contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). -
Team develops prototype wearable thermal camouflage jacket
04 Oct 2022Source: Marie Donlonthe thermal camouflage jacket includes 42 patches of graphene that can be individually controlled using a microcomputer to discharge different levels of thermal radiation, without altering their temperature. -
Video: Solar solutions for transportation refrigeration units
03 Oct 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinA solar panel solution for a trailer refrigeration unit reduces jump-start service calls, premature battery replacements and diesel fuel usage. -
ANCILLARY program tech would enable warfighters to deploy, retrieve VTOL systems without infrastructure
02 Oct 2022Source: Marie DonlonAs part of the AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY X-Plane (ANCILLARY), the agency plans to build a plane that launches from ship flight decks, for instance, in adverse weather without the launch and recovery equipment generally required of these systems. -
Not overly sexy, but it takes care of the dirty business
30 Sep 2022ESPEC dust chambers provide ready-made solutions to common dust-test standards for automotive and electronic-cabinet requirements. -
Cornell mircrobots smaller than the head of an ant
30 Sep 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe solar-powered microbots feature an onboard microprocessor "brain" that enables the robots to walk without being externally controlled. -
Watch an obstacle-climbing robot designed for the law enforcement sector
30 Sep 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe Mini Vantage robot is described by Transcend Robotics as an obstacle-climbing robot capable of assisting law enforcement during potentially dangerous missions. -
Caterpillar-inspired millirobot eyed for biomedical applications
30 Sep 2022Source: Marie DonlonAltering various factors — the composition of ammonium sulfate, the thickness of the gel or the strength of the magnetic field for instance — could potentially enable researchers to fine tune the properties of the gel. -
Landmine detection tech to automate the identification of explosives
30 Sep 2022Source: Marie DonlonGrids of mines and munitions are being installed in Oklahoma to train a drone-based, machine-learning-powered detection system to autonomously locate explosives without risking the lives of human workers manually seeking out these explosives. -
Watch as researchers explore an untapped reserve of oil and gas resources
29 Sep 2022Source: Engineering360 News DeskA geological model examined factors that affect the energy consumption ratio of in situ upgrading the most, such as heating well design and layout, heating technology and shale composition. -
Changing the game in 2K meter mixing
29 Sep 2022Update your two-component meter mixing with the VersaMix®. -
Shape-shifting robots can split apart, reassemble
29 Sep 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe robots are composed of a ferrofluid featuring magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles suspended in clear oil. According to the researchers, the robots are controlled using magnets. -
Comparison of linear motion systems — pros and cons
28 Sep 2022The difference between linear motors, rack and pinion, timing belts and ball screws are shown. -
UAV – Inspecting powerlines with Ofil's bispectral UV cameras
27 Sep 2022DayCor® micROM bispectral UV-Visible camera with optional gyro stabilized plug-n-play solution to inspect overhead lines. -
Video: NASA’s DART mission is a smashing success
27 Sep 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThis first planetary defense test was designed to alter the orbit of a space rock to prove humanity could deflect a dangerous asteroid if one was headed for Earth.