Automation and Control

HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Video: EHang performs unmanned air taxi trials in Japan

    This is the first outdoor trial for air taxis in the country.

  • Virus-detecting microscope could power rapid diagnostics

    The fast, low-cost technique counts viruses or proteins from a sample in real time, without any chemicals or dyes.

  • Water balance tool streamlines water evaluations

    The tool generates a campus-wide water balance to quantify consumption for major water end-uses.

  • Satellite Time and Location is a reliable source for Coordinated Universal Time

    Satellite Time and Location provides a signal that is independent of Global Navigation Satellite Systems and delivers exceptional timing stability.

  • Method to measure vitals using phone camera could improve telehealth

    A smartphone or computer camera takes pulse and respiration signals from a real-time video.

  • Posi-flate's series of butterfly valves streamlines material flow

    Substantially less torque is required to open and close the Posi-flate butterfly valve.

  • New sealed encoders for metrology

    The linear encoders are ideal for high-end metrology on or off the shop floor.

  • Quantum Devices QML35 rotary encoder replaces RENCO product

    The QML35 optical rotary encoder is a drop-in replacement for the discontinued RCML15 rotary encoder.

  • Industrial gear units built for the toughest applications

    The reliable and thermally optimized industrial gear units are ready to take on demanding industrial drive technology requirements.

  • Fiber optic imaging probe to advance nanoscale diagnostics

    A compact ultrasonic imaging tool can be deployed on the tip of a single optical fiber to visualize cell abnormalities in 3D within the body.

  • NASA to launch two probes to Venus

    The goal is to learn more about how the planet formed and why it is hostile to life.

  • E-nose sniffs out cancer

    A non-invasive diagnostic system combines artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect cancer.

  • Watch: Robotic advertising platform developed for high-traffic settings

    The autonomous robots will reach larger audiences.

  • Watch: Robot cell sorts 1,000 items an hour

    DoraSorter can sort as many as 1,000 objects an hour.

  • Sensor system takes temperature trends in Greenland glacier

    The fiber optic cable-based method provides a clearer picture of changes in the world's second largest ice sheet.

  • Video: World’s first power over Ethernet flowmeters

    Flowmeters with Ethernet connectivity increase simplicity, flexibility and reliability to operations in process automation while enhancing real-time visibility of data.

  • Video: Robotic finger could one day detect underground bombs

    The DiggerFinger sharp-tipped robot finger is equipped with active sensing to meet the challenge of identifying buried objects.

  • EBARA Pumps launches the EVMS-K

    EBARA has combined two of its prominent pump technologies to produce its new vertical multistage pump: the EVMS-K.

  • Servo drive delivers big impact in a small footprint

    Motor speeds in excess of 100,000 rpm can be achieved in many applications.

  • Video: Speeding medical diagnostics with 3D-printed devices

    Advanced diagnostic assays, such as the classic pregnancy and COVID-19 self-tests, can be produced quickly and at low cost.

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