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New vacuum dehydrator maintains the integrity of synthetic oils in large hydraulic systems
Schroeder’s newest fluid conditioning product consists of a claw vacuum pump that helps avoid the generation of any dangerous, chemically reactive by-products and it features a flow rate of 30 gallons per minute.
In conversation: A framework for addressing technology's ethical challenges
Our communities and the world face unprecedented challenges in scaling technologies in an ethical and beneficial way. As one observer noted half a century ago, “technological progress requires ethical progress or we risk the destruction of society.”
Computer-aided software automatically generates knitting patterns, creates garments
The software users input their chosen designs, color and dimensions and those instructions are sent by computer to a knitting machine, which produces the article.
Industry 4.0 encoders from Lika
Lika Electronic has introduced a new series of Industry 4.0 rotary encoders for smart factories. Industry 4.0 encoders conform to the hardware and software requirements of a wide range of industry protocols, including CANopen, Profibus, DeviceNet, Modbus RTU, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, Powerlink and Modbus TCP. These protocols make up greater than 80% of the industrial Ethernet market share globally.
This hydro power station will receive $1.1 billion in upgrades
The plant includes 13 generators, has an installed capacity of 2,675 MW and has been in operation since 1961.
Report: US military testing mass surveillance solar-powered balloons
The tests are being conducted across six Midwest states with as many as 25 balloons already launched from South Dakota.
Cockroach-inspired robot is nearly indestructable
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a nearly indestructible, insect-sized robot that moves like a scurrying cockroach.
Australian company offers unique technology to release seized valves
Ultrasonic vibration releases the particles that build up in a valve and cause it to seize in either a fully open or fully closed position.
How are bearing balls made?
Bearing balls are the component of a ball bearing that permit smooth, friction-free rotary motion. Have you ever wondered how they are made?
Sensors to monitor conditions in deep, unconventional oil reservoirs
The sensors would be carried into the wells along with proppants that are used to keep the wells flowing.
Watch: Microrobots designed to travel and treat the GI tract
A microrobotic platform for precise delivery of drugs within the gastrointestinal tract has been engineered by researchers from California Institute of Technology and Washington University in St. Louis.
Self-assembled micromachines with medical potential
Micromachines with possible medical applications such as targeted drug delivery within the body or lab-on-a-chip diagnostics have been designed by researchers from Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Germany.
New spacesuits are coming
Collins Aerospace unveils new outfits for future manned space exploration.
Color-changing tattoos serve as diagnostic displays
Specially formulated pigments injected into the skin change color to signal the status of a specific health condition.
Virgin Hyperloop One to build 35 km test track in Saudi Arabia
The company will also build a research and development center and hyperloop manufacturing facility in the country.
Nanodrone 'sniffs' out toxic gases for emergency response
Called a Smelling Nano Aerial Vehicle (SNAV), the nanodrone weighs 35 g and is capable of flying and identifying gases in locations inaccessible to other remote vehicles.
Watch: Innovations enable broad deployment of carbon black sensors
With more than 100 custom-built sensors installed across West Oakland for 100 days, a team created what they said is the largest black carbon monitoring network to be deployed in a single city.
What is MQTT?
A quick overview of Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), a lightweight messaging protocol that is ideal for IoT applications.
Technical University of Munich wins fourth SpaceX hyperloop competition
The team achieved a top speed of 288 mph.
Portable platform designed to personalize chemotherapy
The device can determine in real time whether targeted chemotherapy drugs are effective for individual cancer patients.