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Automated doughnut production
Three companies combine to ensure consistent, uniform and package-ready doughnut perfection.
This "jewelry" could be a lifesaver
The pendant, called SmokeMon, tracks heat signatures from lit cigarettes as captured by thermal sensors, revealing how much smokers inhale and time between drags, according to its developers who call that data “smoking topography.”
When to use MEMS capacitive pressure sensors
Various technologies are used to make pressure sensors.
Flexiv's new robotic gripper can grip virtually any object
The Grav Gripper’s developers are eyeing the new gripper for tasks that include inserting micro components, transferring delicate objects or machine-tending applications.
Safer infectious sample prep with a voice assistant
The technology is intended to make the laboratory safer for those who handle potentially infectious samples.
Numerical weather prediction and AI can help
Computing power was a limiting factor for NWP for many years, as was data collection. Now, both of these have improved, and data analysis and increasing both time and space resolution are the foci for future forecast improvements.
Reducing workplace slips, trips and falls with a smart insole
Working alongside NUS startup FlexoSense, NUS researchers have developed a smart insole for tracking workplace STF risks in real time.
New tech predicts shelf life of produce, minimizes food waste
This technology could potentially enable farmers and distributors to make shelf-life predictions that optimize the use of fruits and vegetables — like avocados for instance — thereby reducing food waste.
SDP/SI solves integration challenges with frameless brushless DC motors
Brushless DC (BLDC) motors are now commonly used in multiple applications.
A data hub for battery innovation
The Battery Data Genome project focuses on the formation of an extensive database network to enable energy storage breakthroughs using artificial intelligence.
Watch these insect-inspired robots jump
The researchers were able to mimic so-called snap buckling in beetles wherein a rapid release of elastic energy occurs when a coiled muscle within a click beetle’s thorax is triggered, enabling the beetle to propel itself great distances in the air.
Robot with lizard-like design may be destined for Mars
The four-legged, lizard-inspired robot could one day be used to find signs of past or present extra-terrestrial life on Mars, unveil forms of ancient microbial life, or to discover resources that exist outside of Earth.
New robot takes inspiration from jellyfish-like zooplankton
Capable of operating in unknown and extreme marine environments, the RobotSalps, like the semi-transparent, tubular-shaped salps that inspired them, can link to each other, forming so-called colonies.
New microwave weapon can down drone swarms
The Leonidas microwave weapon can reportedly down enemy drones while leaving friendly aircraft unharmed, according to the company.
Vine-like robot could be future firefighting tool
According to the researchers, as the robot moves toward the heat source, the segments of the robot are adjusted with the side nearest the heat source growing shorter while the opposite side elongates.
Attend AHR Expo 2023 in Atlanta
The program will feature more than 200 free seminars for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) professionals.
Detecting heavy metal exposure is no sweat for this sensor
The capacity to gauge exposure to hazardous metals by monitoring human body fluids expands with the development of a flexible, wearable sweat sensor.
CTRL+E’s suite of smart solutions: A new way to save energy, lower costs and reduce emissions in commercial buildings
The building intelligence and energy management platform unlocks actionable insights needed to save money and eliminate waste.
Video: The intersection of energy efficiency and carbon emissions
Ten actions are outlined that a business can take to enhance energy efficiency, reduce energy costs and lower emissions.
Watch as this fairy-like robot takes flight
As part of their aptly named Flying Aero-robots based on Light Responsive Materials Assembly (FAIRY) project, the researchers created a polymer-assembly, light-controlled robot that flies using wind.