HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Autonomous Trucking Gears Up for the Long Haul
Autonomous trucks will likely be in regular operation before self-driving cars because driving conditions on highways and freeways are relatively well controlled, predictable, and less complex than on city streets. Here's what you need to know.
Wireless Inductance-Capacitance Sensor from NASA
The device can be used to monitor a vehicle's tire pressure, tread wear, or wheel speed; an aircraft's landing gear health or fuselage integrity; and industrial foundry kiln temperature and cryogenic liquid levels.
Low-Power Optical Sensor for Wearables
The low-power optical sensor incorporates an LED driver and green light detection photodiode.
Measuring Mercury in Fish
A fluorescent polymer detects the presence of methylmercury and Hg2+ salt in fish samples.
Clothing for Cardiac Cartography
A vest equipped with 252 electrodes offers a non-invasive approach to mapping irregular heart rhythms.
Restoring Communication for Locked-In Patients
A brain-computer interface enabled four paralyzed patients suffering from complete locked-in syndrome to convey their thoughts.
GE to Deploy IoT Sensor Platform in San Diego
San Diego will collect real-time sensor data across the city that can be used to develop applications that may benefit the community. The open data platform offers potential opportunities to increase safety, optimize municipal systems, and create real-time environmental awareness.
Transmission-Equipped Wheel Hub Motor Unveiled
A transmission-equipped wheel hub motor is designed to improve the environmental performance, safety, and comfort of automobiles.
Living Chemical Detectors: Gloves Glow and Sensors Shine
Hydrogel sheets infused with live cells genetically programmed to light up in the presence of certain chemicals may provide new material technology for industrial, medical, and environmental sensors.
Proper Instrumentation Keeps MEWPs Safely 'On the Level'
New safety standards are expected to come into effect in early 2017, and manufacturers and users of MEWPs are looking at the types of sensors that will be needed to conform to the standards.
Big Data for the Minor Leagues
The sensors, which are wrapped in a protective case and distributed evenly in equipment, use inferencing algorithms that can track movement to within a few centimeters.
Stretchable Rubber Packs a Thermal Conductive Punch
The combination of high thermal conductivity and elasticity is critical for rapid heat dissipation in applications such as wearable computing and soft robotics
Smart Lightning Sensors for Aircraft
New structural health monitoring sensors can cover a selective area of the aircraft surface, providing both mitigation and damage sensing.
Tebis V4.0 CAM Software Package Enhancements
Toolbars and menu panels can be docked to the edge of the application window to produce what the company says is a clear, uncluttered screen.
Retinal Vein Surgery by Robot
Researchers turned to robotics technology developed a device that enables needle insertion into the veins in a precise, stable way.
A Smart Way to Charge Your Tesla
A trial conducted among 40 Tesla drivers demonstrated that the app increases the share of renewable energy in the battery. Savings on charging costs can be as high as 15%.
Soft Robot Wraps Failing Hearts
A soft robotic sleeve twists and compresses in synch with a beating heart, augmenting cardiovascular functions weakened by heart failure.
Energy Management Platform for Energy Storage Systems
Cloud-based software platform now allows interconnection to a range of batteries and inverters, making them available to be integrated into virtual power plants.
Robotics Institute Gains DOD Funding
As the eighth DoD-led institute, the ARM Institute joins the Manufacturing USA network in its effort to help revitalize American manufacturing and incentivize companies to invest in new technology development in the United States.
Parenting Advice for Robots
Babies learn about their world by pushing and poking objects, putting them in their mouths and throwing them. Carnegie Mellon University scientists are taking a similar approach to teaching robots.