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3D printing expedites coral reef restoration
Support structures printed with calcium carbonate photo-initiated ink speed reef colonization.
Automate farm inventory management with AgriView
A software-as-a-service web application is designed for the needs of agricultural cooperatives, seed companies, and suppliers of fertilizers and agricultural chemicals.
Transform ordinary pipe into a powerful conveyer for abrasive and heavy materials
The conveying rate is typically twice that of ordinary air powered conveyors.
Watch a demonstration of this interior painting robot
MYRO was designed to automate certain aspects of the construction industry and is reportedly 10 times faster at interior painting tasks than manual labor and is designed for 24 hours of operation.
Fluid vs. electric actuators: What's the better technology?
Are new electric actuators better than proven hydraulic or pneumatic designs?
Grocery stores in Europe to employ disinfecting robots
Grocery stores feature a number of high traffic surfaces — refrigerator door handles, shopping cart handles and produce among others — that harbor potentially harmful bacteria and even antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Microextraction probe speeds safeguards analysis
Faster measurement of isotopic ratios of uranium and plutonium will help analysts detect the presence of undeclared nuclear activities or material.
Flippy Wings the chicken wing flipping robot developed by Miso Robotics
The Flippy Wings robot is an autonomous robot designed to fry chicken wings in restaurants, thereby freeing up staff to take on higher value, customer facing tasks.
Video: Autonomous drone re-supplies deployed military personnel
Autonomous electric-powered drones from Bell promise to keep deployed military personnel safe and concealed with drone deliveries of food, medical supplies and ammunition.
Process automation control made simple
Panelicity Series 36 is a powerful process panel controller in a small package with pre-defined displays, alarms, trends, and standard industrial control strategy templates.
New FCI water and wastewater guide explains how to optimize flow measurement for process efficiency
Optimize flow measurement in 20 different municipal applications to enhance treatment process efficiency and reduce costs.
Fluid Power (Oct. 31 - Nov. 6)
Consider this Engineering360's ode to hydraulic and pneumatic technologies.
Personal Sound Bubble by Silentium to make audio experiences more enjoyable
The PSB offers an alternative to headphones by creating sound separation between listeners wanting to enjoy different audio experiences without headphones or barriers.
New seismic monitoring system for improved underground activity tracking
Researchers have come up with a way to accurately monitor carbon storage and geothermal reservoirs to detect underground activity that might indicate a dangerous event.
Watch aerial fiber deployment by this robot
The Bombyx robot travels along power lines, wrapping fiber cables around them.
Video: New clamp meter brings safety, productivity to DC environments
A thin jaw, CAT III 1500 V safety rating and IP54 rating for dust and water make the meter ideal for installation and troubleshooting in solar environments.
Video: Nitto Kohki’s LV-125A (Linicon) vacuum pump ideal for pick-and-place applications
The vacuum pump is compact, lightweight and features an oil-less design to fit perfectly into clean room assembly operations.
Smart electric actuator from Asahi/America
The Series 19 family of smart electric actuators packs a variety of standard features into a compact, lightweight and corrosion resistant package.
ABNN increases detection capabilities in sonar
Detection becomes more pronounced as the network continually cycles through the entire training dataset, accentuating the weighted nodes and disregarding irrelevant information.
Video: What causes quicker belt wear?
The key to understanding where the product decline comes from is often how the system interacts as a whole.