HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Researchers working on wireless vital sign monitoring using radar
Researchers from the University of Waterloo in the U.K. have developed a radar system capable of wirelessly monitoring patient vital signs without attaching patients to machines via troublesome wires.
Microrobots may someday perform dental cleanings
Using one robotic system designed for surfaces and a second designed for confined spaces, the team comprised of dental clinicians and engineers was able to show that microrobots could destroy biofilms with catalytic activity.
New control block for construction machinery working hydraulics
The RS20 modular, load-independent, flow-sharing valve manifold platform was introduced at Bauma 2019, Germany’s largest construction machinery trade fair.
New clues emerge into possible crash site of MH370
Using Markov chain models, researchers have narrowed down a potential crash location substantially north of the region where most search efforts have focused.
Video: Donor organ delivered by drone in Maryland
The demonstration of rapid delivery by drone is expected to broaden access to donated organs and improve the outcomes for more people in need of organ transplants.
US Special Forces to use tethered drone for ISF operations
The tether allows for continuous operation without swapping or recharging batteries.
DOE funding to help advance energy-efficient buildings
The funding is intended to increase energy productivity by supporting R&D and performance verification of flexible and energy-efficient technologies for residential and commercial buildings.
Value-added benefits of a smart condition monitoring system
Rexnord’s Smart Condition Monitoring System measures, records, trends and displays drive operating conditions and alerts specified users of abnormal operating conditions.
Free-wheeling ball screws eliminate jamming
Free-wheeling ball screws offer an alternative to traditional ball screws with soft stops or limit switches.
Hitachi accelerates its robotic SI push with $1.425 billion deal
Hitachi will enter the robotic system integrator business in North America, a region that the company said is expected to see a high rate of growth.
Robot news anchor makes its debut in Russia
Viewers called the robot disheveled, unfocused and awkward.
Smart Sensor System for multiple autonomous vehicle applications announced
The system combines new lidar hardware, AI point cloud algorithms and an IC design to produce a strategy that collects and interprets environment information. Applications include autonomous passenger cars, low-speed autonomous vehicles, high-speed RoboTaxis and vehicle to road (V2R) infrastructure.
Beresheet 2 will continue its namesake’s mission
SpaceIL, the nonprofit organization that designed, built and managed Beresheet's mission, announced plans to try again with Beresheet 2.
The Boring Company's East Coast Loop project moves closer to reality
The Washington D.C. to Baltimore loop would use electric vehicles instead of pods to transport people.
Machine tool cybersecurity: Preventing IIoT vulnerabilities
As with many good things, the IIoT has a downside: connected devices are vulnerable to hacking attempts.
NASA, Blue Origin agree on rocket testing platform
Blue Origin will upgrade and refurbish Test Stand 4670, for the purpose of testing its rocket systems.
Earth-sized exoplanet discovered by NASA’s TESS satellite
The planet, named HD 21749c, orbits a nearby star about 52 light years from Earth.
Video game teaches garment workers to operate the robots poised to take their jobs
A startup is attempting to teach garment industry workers in southeast Asia digital skills through video games, according to reports.
NASA awards SpaceX a contract to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid
The $69 million first-ever mission will attempt to deflect the asteroid in a high-speed collision.
Hydra-Cell revolutionizes linear flow metering
If accuracy is the goal of metering pumps, why settle for pulsing flow?