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MethaneMapper locates methane plumes, sources
The MethaneMapper reportedly processes hyperspectral data collected amid overhead airborne scans of the areas under examination.
Pangolin-inspired robot promises to perform biomedical heating tasks in the body
Taking inspiration from the pangolin's rigid scales that move freely and untethered thanks to their overlapping design, the prototype heat-treating robot can “roll” inside the body.
Report: How engineers can resolve water security issues
A new Engineering Research Visioning Alliance report identifies engineering research priorities to address the complex issue of water security.
Agilox wins IFOY award for most innovative AMR solution
The award recognizes the Agilox Omnidirectional Dolly Mover as the most innovative autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solution in 2023.
Why pros like Abom79 choose KAESER for their shops
Check out features that win over the professionals when it comes to their air compressors.
The water sector takes aim at climate change
A recent survey reveals how 100 water and wastewater utilities in North America and Europe are pursuing decarbonization goals.
New tech developed for ultrasound inspection subsea
According to its developers, P-Scan 5 is designed to be easier to configure for a wider range of geometries and asset integrity applications, such as regular inspection of submerged pipelines, flowlines, subsea templates, manifolds and offshore wind turbine subsea structures.
Video: Robots in the classroom prepare new wave of automation engineers
An education package featuring a collaborative robot cell and 56 hours of teaching materials will prepare the workforce to thrive in a new era of automation.
Pushing the envelope on AM prototypes
A unique solution is provided by a company called Massive Dimension. It’s a clever marriage between a precision industrial robot arm and a high volume plastic extruder (similar to an injection molding machine, but with continuous flow).
Tool identifies AI-generated academic science writing with over 99% accuracy
With the advent of AI-generated text from sources like OpenAI’s ChatGPT — a text-generating chatbot — University of Kansas researchers determined that certain signs signal when academic writing has been created using a chatbot.
How is climate predicted? Like this
As discussions about climate change intensify, the focus is on identifying shifts in these long-term averages of daily weather.
Pico Technology introduces a display-less 30 GHz sampling oscilloscope
The 30 GHz model, as well as the 20 GHz version, are part of Pico Technology’s PicoScope 9300 range and are direct-to-sampler sequential sampling oscilloscopes.
OGP unveils new floor model SmartScope E45 multisensor metrology system
A fully telecentric optical system provides super high-resolution images, perfectly suited for video edge detection metrology.
YuMi the robot is reforesting the Amazon
ABB’s robot, dubbed YuMi, is automating planting in a jungle laboratory, thereby expediting the process and enabling Junglekeepers’ volunteers to redirect their focus to more value-added tasks.
DTS introduces new universal data logger: TSR AIR
The miniature TSR AIR data logger from DTS includes 11 built-in sensors for shock and vibration testing. The TSR AIR is ideal for automotive, aerospace and industrial test applications with tight size and weight constraints.
Enhanced Raman mapping of ferroelectric material properties
An advanced microscopy technology facilitates analysis of the arrangement and fluctuation of electric polarization in ferroelectric materials.
Listening in on glacial melting
Audible acoustic signals can be used to monitor glacial discharge remotely and continuously.
Xylon debuts industry’s first L5 autonomy ready data logger and HIL system
Xylon Quattro, a fourth-generation data logging and HIL system for development, testing and validation of autonomous driving (AD) and vision-based advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), has been unveiled by Xylon.
SparkFun launches data logger IoT—9DoF, delivering plug-and-play data-logging experience
The Data Logger IoT—9DoF automatically scans, detects, configures and logs various Qwiic sensors plugged into the board. Specifically designed for users who need to capture a lot of data to a CSV or JSON file and get back to their larger project, it's as easy as saving the data to a microSD card or sending it wirelessly to an IoT service.
Video: Euclid launches on its search for dark matter
During its six-year mission, Euclid will survey one third of the sky with unprecedented accuracy and sensitivity in its search for dark matter, dark energy and the origins of the universe.