Automation and Control

HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Yokogawa releases OpreX Carbon Footprint Tracer to support decarbonization in the process manufacturing industries

    The cloud service targets the carbon footprint management needs of companies in the process manufacturing industries.

  • Sensor selection: A quick guide to finding the best match

    A user-friendly guide helps identify the apt pH sensor required for a specific application.

  • How AI is shaping airport layouts and amenities

    Looking into a crystal ball, five years into the future, AI is going to change everything and begin a revolution that’ll finally end the hassle of the notoriously frustrating airport experience.

  • A robot that can open doors, drawers regardless of knob-type

    The team developed an adaptive learning approach that enabled a robot with a limited knowledge base to learn via hands-on experience.

  • New dry claw vacuum pump launched by Edwards Vacuum

    The mono-claw vacuum pump, dubbed the nEDC300, enhances performance, minimizes noise levels, improves reliability and facilitates on-site maintenance.

  • 'Frozen smoke' sensors detect toxic formaldehyde in homes, offices

    Thanks to precisely engineered holes in the aerogel, the sensors were able to detect the fingerprint of formaldehyde, which is a common indoor air pollutant.

  • Using fiber optic cables to signal tsunami events

    An emerging tsunami warning network makes use of the existing 1 million miles of fiber optic cables that traverse the ocean floor.

  • EXAIR’s new augmented reality web application helps improve customer experience

    With the app, users can select their product in its specific sizes and specifications and place a 3D version in their actual workspace to verify fitment for a specific application.

  • Festo debuts its lightweight pneumatic service units

    The line-up consists of pressure regulators, filter regulators, electric on-off and soft-start valves and manual on-off valves with filter-regulator combinations.

  • Technology for firefighters: Part 2

    Follow along with GlobalSpec to explore some of the technology developed for firefighters in this two-part feature. Part two will look at wearables.

  • Volunteer to live on Mars

    Seeking a change of pace or planet? NASA needs volunteers willing to reside in a simulated Martian environment for one year.

  • New robot dog makes its debut at MWC

    Recently introduced at the Mobile World Congress on Monday, February 26, in Barcelona, Spain, Dynamic 1 can reportedly climb stairs, bow and shake hands.

  • Study: Oil and gas drilling more harmful to bird populations than wind turbines

    Concerns about bird life around wind turbines are reportedly unfounded according to research conducted by Erik Katovich, an economist at the University of Geneva.

  • AI recruiting tool gets NLS makeover

    Betterleap NLS will reportedly enable recruiters to describe their hiring goals in their own words — with statements like “I need a software engineer who has at least eight years of experience, knows Python, and works within 40 minutes of the Google HQ campus.”

  • Industry-first screw heat pump using ultra-low GWP refrigerant

    The first screw heat pump in North America to utilize ultra-low global warming potential refrigerant R-1234ze is ideal for commercial and industrial facilities.

  • Upcoming MBE Summit and QIF Summit offer model-based enterprise focus

    The events will focus on challenges, implementation and lessons learned in a Model-Based Enterprise.

  • Algorithms developed to empower self-healing microgrids

    The computational tools are designed to isolate downed or damaged lines, automate energy production and consumption regulation, and troubleshoot unintentional loops.

  • New inchworm-inspired robot possesses enhanced transport capabilities

    The team expects to further improve the system via deep learning techniques and other computational models, which could enable the robots to autonomously adjust their movement strategies according to environmental conditions.

  • The US returns to the Moon

    The robotic Odysseus lander launched on February 15 by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket touched down autonomously on the lunar surface on February 22.

  • 3-point calibration for pH measurements. How do you choose calibration points?

    Discover best practices for pH sensor calibration.

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