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Maersk and IBM Introduce TradeLens Blockchain Shipping Solution
Using blockchain smart contracts, TradeLens enables digital collaboration across the multiple parties involved in international trade.
New Tech Could Help Lower the Health Risks Associated with Exposure to Dangerous Metals
The team is investigating how to use the portable technology to quantify other metals such as cadmium and aluminum.
New Zealand Announces Ban on Single-use Plastic Shopping Bags
Following in the footsteps of over 60 other countries declaring war on single-use plastics, New Zealand announced this week that it will be phasing out single-use plastic shopping bags as a measure to reduce pollution.
University of Texas at Arlington Patents 'Hairy' Robot Tech
The idea that one day robots might be more sensitive to touch is something that the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is banking on as evidenced by a recent patent for smart skin developed by a UTA researcher.
Researchers Investigate Whether an Algorithm Could Write Poetry as Well as Humans
Could an algorithm write poetry as well as a human? A team of computer scientists from Australia, along with an expert from the English department at the University of Toronto, set about answering that question by designing an algorithm capable of writing poetry all while adhering to the rules of rhyme and meter.
Selfie Filters New Inspiration for Plastic Surgery
As electronic devices become capable of more and more with each day, consumers, consequently, expect more from them, including the ability to help improve their lives. Unfortunately, this expectation has taken an alarming turn in terms of how consumers are achieving such improvements.
Experts Exploring How to Incorporate AI into Disaster Relief, Humanitarian Assistance Efforts
Held at CMU’s Pittsburgh campus, experts in the fields of academia, industry as well as officials from the federal government gathered to discuss the role of AI in HA/DR efforts.
U.S. Army Backs Development of a Custom 1,000-Ton Hydraulic Press
Beckwood Press Company has been awarded a contract by the United States Army — Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC) — to produce a custom 1,000-ton hydraulic press.
Portable Fiber-optic Laser Peening System has Lower Energy and Higher Pulse Rates than Other Systems
LSP Technologies has designed a new portable fiber-optic laser peening system to improve fatigue life and prevent cracking and corrosion for small, hard-to-reach parts.
Manufacturing Laser Improved with Higher Cutting Speed and Power
LaserCoil Technologies LLC has increased the cutting speed and power of it laser blanking systems.
New Compact Gas Turbine Actuators and Digital Controllers Released
Diakont announced a new line of gas turbine actuators and digital controllers for increased performance.
Pentagon Banning GPS-Enabled Devices for Deployed Military Personnel
Following the discovery that a fitness app had been revealing sensitive intel about the location of major U.S. military bases, the Pentagon is issuing a ban on such technology for deployed U.S. military personnel.
New CNC Machine Tool to be Presented for the First Time at IMTS 2018
Tsugami LaserSwiss announced today that it will introduce an all-new LaserSwiss CNC machine tool for the first time at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) at McCormick Place in Chicago, September 10 through September 15.
Study Shows That Humans Can Be Manipulated by Robots
Expanding on a 2007 study — called "Begging computer does not want to die" — a team of researchers from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany has demonstrated that humans are easily manipulated by robots.
UV Filters in Suncreens, Makeup May Impact Fish
While the possible impact of sunscreen on coral reefs around the world has made a number of recent headlines, a team of researchers is now revealing that sunscreen may be affecting other marine life as well.
Cobalt Blockchain and DLT Labs Release Mintrax Blockchain Platform for Mineral Traceability
The platform is designed to provide secure and transparent methods for tracking the provenance of metals and minerals through the entire mining supply chain, from source to end-user.
Watch a 3D Simulation of a Snow Slab Avalanche
Acknowledging that snow in this type of event behaves as both a solid and a fluid, researchers devised the first realistic and scientifically rigorous simulation of a snow slab avalanche.
Hyperion Launches a Blockchain-based Open Mapping Architecture to Decentralize Mapping
The company plans provide the infrastructure to support a completely decentralized, self-governing global map that users anywhere can contribute to, edit or utilize for their own needs.
New Tool for Nuclear Fuel Pin Performance Assessment
A microwave oven-sized mobile platform can see through and image spent nuclear fuel using gamma radiation.
Watch: Restraining Order on 3D Printed Guns, Technology to Quit Smoking, Drone Specialized Landing Pad
This week's edition of the Engineering360 news brief.