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Watch how this sensor monitors home water usage
A smart watch can tell the user the time but a really smart watch can gauge home water use.
Polymers pinpoint drug precursors in wastewater
An automated sensor system incorporating highly selective molecularly imprinted polymers was engineered to detect the presence of banned and illicit drugs in wastewater.
Servo series features motion safety functionality
AC servomotors and drives with built-in safety functions can help prevent machine stoppages and achieve zero-loss production due to synchronized emergency stops.
Edge app designed to make drives smarter
The app includes intelligent functions based on high-frequency data exchange that allow users to perform complex analyses of data already collected in drives.
Retrofit your vehicles with collision protection
Forklift drivers need a high level of concentration when maneuvering in reverse. The camera-based anti-collision system from ifm automatically detects persons and obstacles, warns the driver and stops the vehicle.
The Olympus OLS5100 smart experiment manager simplifies data acquisition and analysis
A semi-automated experiment manager for quick and efficient surface metrology experiment workflows
Watch: Specimen collection tube decapping now automated
The pre-analytical function of decapping a specimen collection tube can now be automated.
Watch: Fever sensor cleared for inclusion in injectable cardiac monitor
The injectable device designed to help cardiologists detect and diagnose cardiac arrhythmias remotely now has an additional role in monitoring for signs of fever.
Video: Earring enables glucose monitoring in style
A non-invasive blood glucose monitoring approach based on a fashionable wearable device replaces the finger prick sting with bling.
Watch how CRISPR and smartphone tech combine to detect COVID-19
The diagnostic uses a smartphone camera to provide accurate results in under 30 minutes.
Flying car startup acquires Uber Elevate
Uber will further invest in Joby to the tune of $75 million.
Testing photovoltaics under real-world conditions
A photovoltaic testing system measures system voltage as a function of light intensity in outdoor settings for real-time performance measurement and diagnostics.
Sorting with unfailing precision
The young company Unchained Robotics uses ifm's 3D sensor O3D to automate sorting and pick and place tasks by robot.
Ford begins testing lidar sensors in self-driving truck pilot
The company will use Velodyne’s H800 solid-state lidar in its autonomous truck development.
Video: New hybrid qualification tester for cables
The hybrid tester bridges the gap in existing test equipment between network connectivity and standards-based cable testing.
Automating healthcare: These robots are taking over surgical tasks
Doomsday prophecies about artificial intelligence (AI) and robots taking over jobs is not as far-fetched as previously thought if the healthcare industry is any indication.
Distributed drive system designed for conveyor applications
The system combines motor, frequency converter and gear box as one complete solution in a motor-mounted and wall-mounted version.
Adios, Arecibo: World’s largest radio telescope to go dark
After 57 years of scanning deep-space skies for asteroids, pulsars and mysterious bursts of distant radio waves, Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is set to be decommissioned and demolished.
First autonomous electric refrigerated trailer is ready for the road
Kinetic energy generated by the trailer is converted into electricity, which is then stored in a battery pack to power the refrigeration unit.
Accelerating nacelle technology for use in supersonic airliners
Collins Aerospace and Boom Supersonic will collaborate on engine systems for Boom’s Overture aircraft.