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New eBook covers cables for factory automation
The eBook guides engineers through the proper implementation of industrial-grade cables essential to a factory automation setting.
First public manned flying car flight takes place in Japan
SkyDrive conducted a demonstration of its SD-03 flying car in a four-minute flight.
3D sensor supports fully automated milking system
The times when farmers would sit on a stool to milk the cows are over.
Portable sensor provides quick detection of lead in water
The portable lab-on-a-chip eliminates the delays associated with water quality testing in conventional laboratory settings by returning results in minutes.
Alberta hyperloop project moves closer to reality
Transportation startup TransPod signed an agreement to build an infrastructure project.
The digital difference
Fox Thermal is the only thermal mass flow meter manufacturer with digital sensor technology.
Researchers develop small, tennis-ball sized surgical robot
Researchers from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and the Sony Corporation have developed a tennis-ball-sized surgical robot inspired by origami.
US Army technology can detect subtle, real time changes in an environment
Scientists with the United States Army have developed technology that enables robots to inform their soldier counterparts about imperceptible changes in their surroundings, which could potentially signal a danger in that environment.
Robotics, supply chain tech firms to create automated robots for manufacturing, warehouse spaces
Autonomous robot manufacturer Geek+ and supply chain tech company Körber will jointly develop autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solutions for the manufacturing and warehouse spaces.
Team demonstrates benefits of aerogel by 3D printing a gas pump
Determining that aerogel is an excellent thermal insulator with potential applications for microelectronics, robotics, biotechnology and sensor technology, researchers from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology have used the material to 3D print an aerogel-based pump.
Vaughan chopper pumps handle all manner of material
The chopper pump from pump manufacturer Vaughan is a centrifugal pump that chops all incoming solids ahead of pumping.
Drive Intelligence for servo pumps
New software for servo pumps integrates directly into the drive for greater process reliability and efficiency in pressing and injection mold machines.
Monitor the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission with this NASA visualization tool
Eyes on the Solar System lets the user gauge the distance between Mars and the spacecraft at any time.
MONORAIL MR: Stable processes always assured
The roller-guided profiled linear guideways offer a robust quality solution for demanding applications subject to stringent demands for accuracy, such as for tooling machines.
Study: Self-excited droplets could naturally drive engines, pumps, oscillators
Researchers from Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a technique for controlling the movement of liquid droplets to naturally drive small-scale engines, oscillators and pumps.
Hydraulic Institute in search of pump experts to review ANSI updates
The Hydraulic Institute (HI), with the approval of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is in search of qualified individuals in North America to participate in the draft review process for updated standards.
Low cost sensors effectively monitor fine particulates produced by wildfires
The utility of commercially available, low cost air quality monitors in accurately mapping regional and local levels of fine particulate matter associated with fire events was evaluated.
NIST develops exoskeleton test using optical tracking
The test will help better align the technology with the human user to maximize comfort levels.
Graphene-based sensor detects infections in 15 minutes
A graphene oxide-based sensor platform engineered by researchers in Germany promises to speed COVID-19 diagnostics by returning results in 15 minutes.
Team develops robotic chameleon tongue for drones, robots
Researchers from the Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech) have developed a chameleon-like tongue to enable robots and drones to “grab” objects from a distance.