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Automated Laser Process Cuts Sheet Piling Under Water
Using a disc laser for torch cutting leaves divers with only a supervisory role.
Optical Fiber Advances May Mean Quicker Diagnoses for Bridges, Dams... and Even Humans
A newly-developed optical fiber sensor shows promise for structural health monitoring and new applications such as biomedical sensing.
DIY: Engineering Your Own Beer
When it comes to homebrewing, you can make the process as easy or as complicated as you’d like. You can choose to spend thousands of dollars on pumps and equipment that take up an entire garage, or you can start small with a few items in your kitchen. The craft itself will open your mind and provide you with creative freedom to build the beer of your dreams.
Red Light, Green Light at Work
We’ve all been there: working feverishly in the ‘zone’ when John Smith from two cubicles away interrupts your rhythm with a question about your weekend. Also familiar: attempting to get back into that zone once John Smith has wandered away.
Facebook to Add 3,000 to its Team to Fight Bullying, Hate Speech
In response to a recent spate of suicides posted on Facebook, the company announced the addition of 3,000 people to its team in an effort to better screen posts and videos for harmful or damaging content.
New Thermal Imaging IR Thermometer from RS Components
RS Components, the number one high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products across Europe and Asia Pacific, recently announced their new RS Pro Thermal Imaging IR Thermometer.
Could Autonomous Vehicles Crash the Economy?
Instead of wholeheartedly embracing advances in technology, presenters and attendees at Urbanism Next (a workshop sponsored by UO Portland and the Sustainable Cities Initiative) cautioned that city planners and policy makers should address how autonomous vehicles and ecommerce might affect the growth of a city.
Protecting Eagles from Wind Turbines
The expanding role of wind turbines in energy generation may be good news for the environment but bad news for birds, particularly eagles.
Got a Robot? It's Likely a Hacking Risk, Study Says
Attackers could trigger attacks resulting in financial damage to a company or affecting critical goods. Almost all industry sectors are potentially at risk, a new report warns.
New HEIDENHAIN Grid Encoder for Testing CNC Machines
HEIDENHAIN has improved their KGM grid encoders to meet the needs of CNC-controlled machine users.
Video: Cutting Cranial Drill Time to Minutes
A computer-driven drill, similar to those used to machine auto parts, could make cranial drilling almost 50 times faster.
Killing Bacteria with Paper-Based Sanitizers
Motivated by a 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, researchers from Rutgers setting out to create bacteria-fighting personal protective equipment have created a paper-based device with bacteria-fighting layers.
Advanced Tension Indicator Helps Equalize Web Tension
Dover Flexo Electronics’ TriView™ Left-Right-Total Tension Indicator helps machine operators equalize web tension with balance indication and left, right or total tension displayed on a large, bright LCD touch-screen display.
Gear Motors Mesh with High Torque Applications
New gear motors from Yaskawa America, Inc. are particularly suited to uses that require high torque at low output speeds.
Wireless Device Able to See Through Walls to Measure Walking Speed
How fast you walk, considered by many to be a decent indicator of health, may predict cognitive decline, falls, and cardiac or pulmonary disease.
Self-folding Origami with LED Projector and PowerPoint Slide
The structures, all about a half-inch in size, could have applications in soft robots, microelectronics, soft actuators, mechanical metamaterials and biomedical devices.
Inspired by Sea Worm's Jaw, Researchers Create New Material
The sea worm's (Nereis virens) ability to soften or harden its jaw depending on its environment has inspired researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to create a material that can be both flexible and inflexible.
SKF Apps—Mobilizing Industry
SKF Group, a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies, offers a variety of mobile apps to meet the needs of a constantly evolving world of connectivity.
Engineering Students Develop Accurate Epileptic Seizure Prediction System
Engineering students at Rice University have developed a system than can detect and possibly prevent epileptic seizures.
Two Robots Tag Team During Surgical Procedure
In a world first, dual robotic surgery was performed on April 23 at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, Israel.