HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Watch: Cystic fibrosis diagnosis by skin-worn sticker
The wearable device changes color to detect early disease markers in newborns’ sweat.
Affordable SaaS for pentest management
The affordable software-as-a-service platform is designed for cybersecurity teams at consultancies and medium-sized enterprises.
First heavy-duty electric truck charging site opened
Electric Island will not just charge trucks, but will also be a testbed to study future charging needs.
Faster observation of fluctuations in ‘stickiness' improves pharmaceuticals manufacture
Faster measurement of viscosity will benefit disease diagnostics and pharmaceutical testing.
Tiny earthquakes in Antarctica measured with fiber optic cable
Microseismic events are measured with distributed acoustic sensing methods.
Linear encoders and the increasing accuracy of optical patterning
A linear encoder is a positional feedback device that consists of a sensor (readhead) and scale that work in conjunction to sense and feedback linear position.
Interroll expands performance range of its synchronous drum motors
The compact motor features a diameter of 138 mm and an output of 1.8 kW.
Video: Celebrate Earth Day 2021 with NASA
Live talks, games, videos and downloadable posters and books are now online during NASA’s Earth Day Virtual Event.
Watch material handling robot 'bolt' through the warehouse space
Bolt autonomously handles tasks in the warehouse.
Watch as this robot takes on construction site tasks
Baubot aims to automate dangerous tasks on the construction site.
NRC seeks input on AI and nuclear power plant safety
Can advanced computational and predictive capabilities involving artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning improve nuclear power safety?
Team using low-cost tech to reduce the cost and carbon footprint of pressurized irrigation
Researchers from the Department of Agronomy of the University of Córdoba are testing a technology that takes advantage of the excess pressure of the grid to generate energy.
Model based on cavitation bubbles to improve hydraulic systems
Engineers used what they know about cavitation to build the model.
Hydraulic linear drives from Bosch Rexroth undergo redesign
Bosch Rexroth’s hydraulic linear drive CytroForce design concept squeezes previously bulky structures into a smart compact axis for power, movement and positioning tasks.
How exoskeletons can boost Army soldier’s performance
The Army Research Lab studies how intelligent agents and humans adapt to each other.
Watch: First US design for fully electric tug
The design includes an Azimuthing drive propulsion system with two 1,800 kW motors and a 6 MWh battery.
Video: Lynx Fleet solution enhances digital capabilities for transport refrigeration
Advanced internet of things, machine learning and analytics technology connect the cold chain in the cloud.
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter takes flight on Mars
The 30 second flight is the first ever to take place on another planet.
Video: Software speeds design of complex DNA nanodevices
The tool designs more complex DNA robots and nanodevices than were possible before in a fraction of the time.
Video: Dill from Pickle Robots boasts super fast box-unloading speeds
Dill can unload double the number of boxes per hour that humans can.