Automation and Control

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  • Tool targets cybersecurity risk for hydropower operators

    The framework helps operators assess their risks and make informed investments for enhanced cybersecurity.

  • Thermal compressed air meter with integrated pressure and temperature sensor

    Four process values can be read for effective energy management.

  • New lighting guidelines for public wellbeing

    Studies suggest that getting the lighting right by introducing even subtle changes improves the quality of life for everyone.

  • Video: NASA to test laser communications

    NASA is expecting to achieve transmission rates of 1.2 gigabits per second

  • Laser-based wireless power transmission

    The ability to power devices remotely eliminates the need for replaceable batteries or reliance on environmental inputs such as sunlight to provide energy.

  • Drones: The future of healthcare?

    Are drones the future of healthcare? Engineering360 suggests that they are with its review of some of the ways in which the technology has been applied in the healthcare industry.

  • Exploring the new age of welding

    This emerging software can be used with all types of welding equipment whether it be manual, automated or even robotic welding systems.

  • Video: Researchers strive to teach robots to open doors autonomously

    Opening doors has consistently been a challenge for robots due to their different shapes, sizes, different handles and the force required to open them, among other factors.

  • Video: Online platform taps satellite data to benefit water management

    The system reports evapotranspiration trends in the drought-stricken western U.S. to help water managers, farmers and state officials better manage resources.

  • Video: Software platform monitors solar/storage project performance

    The tool provides real-time insights into the performance and savings of solar plus energy storage systems operating in the field.

  • Video: New device detects wide range of VOCs

    A new personal air-sampling system detects a range of pollutants from a badge about the size of a credit card.

  • African farmers gain a better way to measure soil carbon

    Inexpensive, fast and accurate soil carbon measurements provided by a portable reflectometer benefit farming operations in sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Video: Underwater drone autonomously monitors oil and gas, offshore assets

    ARV-i was designed to continuously monitor underwater assets such as oil and gas platforms, offshore energy installations, offshore aquaculture plants and offshore wind farms, among others.

  • Video: Surveying fish populations near oil and gas structures with autonomous robots

    XOCEAN’s uncrewed surface vessel (USV) used sonar to gather data on the number of fish in marine ecosystems surrounding decommissioned oil and gas platforms.

  • Ericsson launches its Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF) solution

    Ericsson’s NWDAF can reduce costs by up to 45% through smart data acquisition, efficient integration, simpler orchestration and optimized footprint.

  • Video: New robot takes the sting out of vaccinations

    Cobi the autonomous robot delivers the vaccine via a high-pressure fluid jet — no thicker than a strand of human hair — deep into a patient’s arm tissue without a needle.

  • Robotic screwdriver delivers high quality assembly

    Fastening robot for production where floor space is premium and quality assurance counts. The Viper robot drives screws into parts fast and delivers accurately assembly every time.

  • Respiratory responses to air pollution assessed with microfluidic device

    The microfluidic device-on-a-chip simulates lung airways for use in analyzing the detrimental impacts of air pollution on respiratory function.

  • Similarities of digital and fluid logic

    Digital signals are constructed of ones and zeroes. In fact, the power button symbol on most electronic devices pays homage to this choice of binary states.

  • Video: Defense manufacturers to disable robot swarms with lasers

    Watch as General Dynamics Land Systems and Epirus Inc. counter drones, drone swarms and the electronics of adversaries with laser technology developed by Epirus.

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