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Gardner Denver introduces new pump for the horizontal directional drilling market
Pump manufacturer Gardner Denver High Pressure Solutions (HPS) has announced its new GD 250HDD pump for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) applications, which includes tunneling beneath rivers and roads and laying sewage systems, water pipes, pipelines and fiber optic lines.
New LSZH and PVC, USB 3.0 cables with ferrite beads
Cable assemblies with ferrite beads prevent interference from or to a connected device and help to reduce electromagnetic interference from either being radiated by or received by a cable.
ElectroCraft expands AxialPower family of linear actuators with the APES 17
The linear actuator offers resolutions ranging from 0.006 mm to 0.050 mm per step, with an output force of up to 1,001 N (225 lbs).
How to specify encoder cables
Long transmission runs, high cable capacitance and extreme EMI can contribute to the degradation of encoder cable signal transmission. Properly specified, encoder cabling can compensate for all three of these issues.
Researchers unveil AI-based lifeguard
Scientists at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based lifeguard to help overtaxed lifeguards at overcrowded beaches to identify potential safety hazards.
Video: Artificial polyp designed as an aquatic robot
A soft robotic system with gripper functionality, inspired by the ability of the coral polyp to induce currents that bring food particles within grasping reach, has been engineered for aquatic applications.
Pfeiffer Vacuum introduces new 'sniffing' unit
Pfeiffer Vacuum, a provider of vacuum and leak testing solutions, recently introduced its ASM 306 S unit for industrial sniffing applications, especially refrigeration and air conditioning.
TFT introduces new water flow app
When used in its stand-alone water flow calculating mode, SHO-FLOW’s app allows both Android or Apple users to calculate flow rate, nozzle reaction, hose friction loss or to target fire flow rates by using the application’s built-in formulas.
Gates introduces a mobile app for hydraulic solutions
Gates, a global provider of fluid power and power transmission solutions, recently added a universal mobile app to its range of hydraulics solutions.
Krohne offers BLE option for flowmeters
Krohne, a global manufacturer and provider of process instrumentation, measurement solutions and services, has introduced a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) option for all Optimas x400 Coriolis flowmeters equipped with MFC 400 converter.
Team creates path to nanofluidic devices using spintronics
Researchers in the ERATO Saitoh Spin Quantum Rectification Project in the JST Strategic Basic Research Programs have elucidated the mechanism of the hydrodynamic power generation using spin currents in micrometer-scale channels, finding that power generation efficiency improves drastically as the size of the flow is made smaller.
Vibration sensor at cryogenic temperatures has greater sensitivity
New proposed design using cryogenic temperatures is 50 times more sensitive at frequencies below 10 Hz.
Gum-chewing robot helps expedite analysis of oral drug delivery gum
To determine the effectiveness of medicated chewing gum and its ability to deliver drugs to patients in vitro, a team of researchers from the University of Bristol in the U.K. have tested the drug delivery vehicle on a gum-chewing robot.
Switched reluctance motors for electric vehicles
Switched reluctance machines (SRMs) are attracting attention in the EV research community because of their various advantages.
Adaptive EMI measuring head provides vibration-based structural monitoring
The new measuring system is fast, automated and non-destructive.
Watch: Water quality sensors styled with human hair waste
A carbon dot sensor synthesized from human hair biowaste provides real-time detection of chlorination disinfection by-products.
Wearable medical sensors drawn with pencil and paper
A variety of medical sensors drawn on paper with a common graphite pencil can be applied to skin in a do-it-yourself approach to device design.
Aircraft hydraulic subsystems work together for redundancy
Hydraulic systems on aircraft employ unique technologies to ensure passenger safety during hydraulic problems.
Coalition designs an autonomous vessel to keep offshore oil and gas platforms, wind farms safe
A collective of maritime companies has designed an autonomous surveillance vessel to keep offshore structures safe from collisions.
Watch sound waves move droplets in a microfluidic platform
A new rewritable and programmable microfluidic lab-on-a-chip system taps sound waves to create tunnels in oil to efficiently manipulate and transport droplets.