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Hydraulic Transmission Gains Traction with Diesel Rail Routes
A new type of hydraulic transmission for diesel-powered rail vehicles is designed to reduce fuel consumption and improve engine performance.
Biosensor Detects HIV One Week After Infection
The total test time is 4 hours, 45 minutes, meaning clinical results could be obtained on the same day.
Drone Inspectors Take On Live Flare Stacks
GE Oil & Gas is exploring the deployment of ground- and air-based robots or drones equipped with sensors to check the stack while it’s still active.
Cochlear Implants by Surgical Robot
A stereotactically guided robotic solution is designed to enhance procedural precision and improve patient outcomes during cochlear implant procedures.
New Flexible Sensor Holds Potential for Foldable Touch Screens
Picture a tablet that you can fold into the size of a phone to put in your pocket, or an artificial skin that can sense your body's movements and vital signs. A new, inexpensive sensor developed at the University of British Columbia could help make advanced devices like these a reality.
Wearable Robotic Tools for Minimally-invasive Surgery
The European Union is funding the development of a wearable robotic system for minimally invasive surgery, also known as keyhole surgery.
Extended Robot Arm for Greater Welding Reach
A 3.3-meter reach robot arm promises greater joint access on large parts and weldments in automated welding applications
Steering Swarms of Medical Micro-bots
Technology that uses MRI scanner magnetic fields to both image and steer millimeter-sized robots through the body is under development.
Video: Intelligent Use of Aviation Lights at Wind Farms
If an approaching airplane is detected within the 8 km range of the system’s radar, it monitors distance, speed, and heading to determine whether or not the aviation lights are to be activated.
The Computational Capabilities of Spiders
Researchers theorize that spiders use their webs as signal processing devices, sending vibrations throughout these complex structures and measuring the resulting vibration patterns.
Hyundai Showcases Advanced Wearable Robots at 2017 Geneva Motor Show
It is interesting that this technology was showcased at the Geneva Motor Show, but at the same time it is meant to show technology that will be moving people in the future.
EnviroPump and Seal: Designed Not to Fail
Longer life bearings and seals for new pumps and retrofits increase life and reduce maintenance.
Fastening Solutions Found Faster
The record numbers of parts representing today’s industrial production require short cycle times, high reliability and the greatest possible accuracy. These parts are smaller, made of diverse materials, and often feature an inherent degree of difficulty, which only efficient and reliable automation systems can overcome.
The Sky is the Limit for New Low-cost 3-D Printer
Sliperiet at Umeå Arts Campus is in the process of making a 3-D printed Tower of Babel using a novel hanging printer. This offers a low-cost solution and increased flexibility to print large volumes.
Say Ahhh: Dental Implant Surgery by Robot
A computerized navigational system provides assistance in both the planning and surgical phases of dental implantation surgery.
ARiOUS: an Innovative Oil Consumption Monitor
Ultrasonic measurements and proprietary software allow real-time, accurate engine oil monitoring.
Energy Facilities Are Vulnerable to Cyber Attack, Report Says
Oil and gas companies are facing increasingly sophisticated hackers seeking to steal trade secrets and disrupt operations, according to a newspaper investigation.
NASA Studies High-Altitude Radiation
Instruments aboard a giant helium-filled balloon have recorded some of the first stratospheric measurements of cosmic radiation coming from the Sun and interstellar space.
Boeing Spacecraft to Include 3D Printed Parts
Starliner space taxis under development by Boeing Co. will include about 600 3-D printed plastic parts.
The microHammer Project: Banging on Brain Cells
Researchers built the world's tiniest hammer to apply a variety of mechanical forces to brain cells.