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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
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A First for Flat Lenses: Full-Color Imaging
03 Oct 2018
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Video: Marine fauna inspire energy-conserving adaptive building façade
24 Aug 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe optofluidic technology can reduce building energy needs for heating, cooling and lighting by up to 30% when compared with savings afforded by motorized blinds or electrochromic windows. -
Hazard detection and rescue robot dog makes its debut
24 Aug 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe robotic dog can navigate complex terrain in the aftermath of a disaster, perform detection tasks in extreme weather conditions and navigate both high risk outdoor and indoor spaces. -
Fake finger correctly IDs surfaces 90% of the time
23 Aug 2022Source: Marie DonlonTo enable the artificial finger to determine the material composition of certain surfaces, the researchers outfitted the finger with triboelectric sensors to impart the sense of touch. -
Video: Funding advances magnetized target fusion tech
18 Aug 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinArmed with new funding awards from the U.S. Department of Energy, General Fusion will advance its Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology for use in commercial fusion power plants. -
Video: Enter the Engineering for People Design Challenge
17 Aug 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinNow in its 12th year, the Design Challenge has reached over 60,000 undergraduate students across Cameroon, South Africa, the U.K., Ireland and the U.S. -
Video: Sand-based energy storage system switched on in Finland
17 Aug 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe system represents the world's first commercial solution to store electricity in sand as heat for use in a district heating network. -
LCD 2.0 — Azumo frontlight for reflective LCDs
17 Aug 2022Reflective liquid crystal displays (RLCDs) offer the benefits of traditional backlit LCDs while having the additional benefits of very low power and sunlight readability. -
New tech promises uninterrupted methane emission detection
17 Aug 2022Source: Marie DonlonBecause reducing methane emissions has become a critical component of many new global environmental efforts and regulations, Sensirion Connected Solutions has developed “Nubo Sphere,” a methane emissions monitoring solution. -
Video: Chimera robot promises to automate pressure vessel inspections
17 Aug 2022Source: Marie DonlonCompanies such as the engineering firm Forth have worked to develop Chimera for reducing the costs and risks associated with internal vessel inspections. -
Vidir introduces new VLM
15 Aug 2022Vidir Solutions introduces new industry standards such as servo motors and chain drives. -
Robotics firm introduces its new robotic welding system
15 Aug 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe new “FastARC” welding cobot features a Fanuc CRX-10iA/L 6-axis robot mounted on a mobile platform. -
Team develops safer anti-cavity, teeth whitening coating
12 Aug 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe new hydrogel coating is the combination of bismuth oxychloride nanoparticles, copper oxide nanoparticles and sodium alginate, which is activated by safer green light. -
Video: Fuel-flexible generators fired with ammonia and hydrogen
11 Aug 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinThe system is designed to dynamically switch between natural gas and renewable fuels like biogas and hydrogen, delivering both high efficiency and low emissions. -
Electromechanical robots that are faster than cheetahs
11 Aug 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe steerable robots, which are controlled using a magnetic field and powered using a battery pack or tether, were constructed using soft, tiny electromagnetic actuators featuring embedded liquid metal coils. -
Video: Record efficiency for nuclear-based hydrogen production
10 Aug 2022Source: S. HimmelsteinEfficient high-temperature electrolysis paves the way for large-scale hydrogen production in the nuclear industry. -
BladeBug wind turbine robot gets new coat of armor
10 Aug 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe six-legged BladeBug robot from the company of the same name can remotely traverse wind turbine blades, scanning them for inconsistencies, imperfections and cracks. -
Watch this robot traverse curved steel walls
09 Aug 2022Source: Marie DonlonThe robot from Sumitomo Heavy Industries is able to traverse curved steel walls thanks to magnetic adhesion. -
Video: How aircraft hydraulic systems work
09 Aug 2022Source: Kevin J. HarriganIn recent weeks, there have been at least two notable aircraft hydraulic failures, which thankfully resulted in no plane crashes or passenger injuries. -
Video: Case debuts its compact dozer loader
08 Aug 2022Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe hallmark advancement of the CASE Minotaur DL550 is the chassis-integrated C-frame with six-way dozer blade. The C-frame hydraulically couples into both the chassis of the machine, as well as the attachment coupler. -
Watch: Robot bartender strives to improve customer relations
08 Aug 2022Source: Marie DonlonDubbed BRILLO, the robotic system features a humanoid bust, two robotic arms for making drinks and a monitor-based face capable of producing different facial expressions according to interactions with human customers.