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Video: Autonomous boat collects harbor trash
Open Ocean Engineering’s Clearbot Neo autonomously navigates harbors, canals and rivers, collecting garbage.
Equipment Health & Performance Optimization solution introduced by AWS
The Equipment Health & Performance Optimization solution reportedly offers users real-time visibility concerning equipment health and monitoring, thereby enabling equipment failure forecasts days or weeks in advance.
A smarter, quicker way to predict battery service life
A machine learning method devised at U.S. Argonne National Laboratory generates accurate battery lifetime estimates with as few as one preliminary cycle.
Video: First image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way
Known as Sagittarius A* or Sgr A*, the black hole lies some 27,000 light-years away from Earth.
Nuclear rocket under development for cislunar space propulsion
A novel nuclear thermal propulsion system will be demonstrated above low Earth orbit by 2026.
Traffic, congestion may be reduced with AI traffic light system
The AI system reads and analyzes live traffic camera footage and subsequently adjusts the lights to keep traffic flowing, thereby reducing congestion.
Watch this drone swarm fly through dense forest
The drones were outfitted with feature depth cameras, altitude sensors, onboard computers and algorithms that enable collision avoidance, flight efficiency and coordination within the swarm.
Jumping robot breaks record
The robot reportedly broke the current world record for highest jumping robot, previously held by Boston Dynamics’ Sand Flea, which jumped just over 32 ft high.
Robotic system promises to automate laundry
The robot platform has been trained to autonomously put items in and pick them up from the washing machine following the completion of a washing cycle.
New 3D imaging tool from Brookhaven achieves highest resolution yet
The team designed the new nanomaterial using DNA as a programmable construction material, which enables them to create novel engineered materials for catalysis, optics and extreme environments.
Machine learning identifies anxious walkers according to gait
The researchers then employed machine learning to identify walkers with anxiety based on gait alone, reportedly achieving 75% accuracy.
Rat robot crawls through narrow passageways
In the lab, SQuRO passed through irregular narrow passageways with an inner width of 90 mm and navigated a slope of 15°.
Video: New H-FLO series eccentric disc pumps for hygienic applications requiring high flow rates
The H-FLO series also features an all-stainless-steel construction and fewer moving parts, resulting in reduced maintenance and downtime.
Digital platform designed for smarter wastewater treatment
An off-the-shelf suite of digital solutions from Xylem is designed to advance water utility digitization at conventional activated sludge plants.
UCF awarded DOE grant for pre-packaged heating and cooling system to reduce energy use in older homes
The pod system is expected to reduce energy use by 50% to 75% and is less disruptive to install relative to other upgrade solution.
Giant humanoid robot cleans, maintains railway powerlines
The robot prototype — developed jointly by JR West, Man-Machine Synergy Effectors Inc. and Nippon Singal — is affixed to a crane truck that travels along the rail tracks.
GEFA double offset butterfly valve for cryogenic applications
The valve is designed with a spherical sealing surface on the disc which allows switching with minimum wear and offers the highest level of tightness and low torques simultaneously.
The Warman WBH centrifugal slurry pump for high performance plus energy savings
With the patented Wear Reduction Technology (WRT) integrated into the Warman WBH pump, handling of even the most difficult slurries is enhanced.
Enhanced safety and reliability with Emerson’s new ASCO series angle seat valves
The series 290D has been specially designed with a highly reliable fluid control mechanism that delivers extremely safe shutdown.
Sonos is about to introduce its own voice assistant
The audio tech giant will roll out its most important update to date on June 1.