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Manufacturers develop social distancing device for the workspace

A collective of veteran manufacturers has developed a wearable device that enforces social distancing requirements in the manufacturing workspace amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Solar cell embedded windows can power buildings

Researchers from ARC Center for Excellence and Monash University has created semi-transparent solar cells that can be incorporated into window glass, allowing windows to power buildings.

Remove heat four times faster than copper

Pyroid® HT is an engineered carbon product with thermal conductivity of 1600 W/mK, which is four times greater than the value for copper while weighing 75% less.

Indium is abundant: Explore what's possible with Indium Corporation

For 85+ years Indium Corporation has researched, developed applications, and explored innovations using indium metal.

Students develop store inventory monitoring website amid COVID-19 pandemic

Computer science students from the University of Texas have created an inventory tracking website that enables users to see what supplies are in stock at local big-box stores amid coronavirus-related disruptions to the supply chain and incidents of hoarding.

SEAT uses windshield wiper motors to run its ventilators

A Spain-based automobile manufacturer is producing medical ventilators amid the global coronavirus pandemic using windshield wiper motors from its assembly line to power the medical devices.

Lighter, smaller, stronger: TackPin® micro fastener

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Quantum sensor covers entire radio frequency spectrum

The sensor covers the spectrum from 0 to 100 GHz.

Researchers turning fish scales into flexible electronics

Researchers from Nanjing Tech University in China are using fish scales as an alternative to the plastic components in flexible displays, wearables and flexible electronics.

6 questions on lidar for AVs, with Insight Lidar

One of the fastest-growing applications for lidar is autonomous vehicles.

System teaches robots to do chores

Researchers from MIT created a system that teaches robots complicated tasks that were previously too difficult to learn, like setting a dinner table.

Faulty sensors blamed in Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max crash

On the eve of the first anniversary of the March 2019 crash, Ethiopian air transport authorities cited a faulty sensor as triggering a series of events that led to the fatal accident.

Laser-based defense system can down autonomous drones

A professor from Israel’s’ Ben-Gurion University has developed a laser-based system capable of downing autonomous drones.

Team develops wearable device that camouflages the wearer

A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego has created a wearable device that makes the wearer imperceptible to heat-detecting sensors, such as those built into night vision goggles, even during ambient temperature changes.

Tesla crash: NTSB faults an "overreliance on technology"

“This tragic crash clearly demonstrates the limitations of advanced driver assistance systems available to consumers today,” said the NTSB chairman. “There is not a vehicle currently available to U.S. consumers that is self-driving."

Defense company develops anti-drone laser technology

An Israel-based defense and security company has developed a laser drone defense system capable of disabling suspicious drones and drone swarms.

Molecular glass — A revolutionary new material enabling future OLED displays and lighting

Molecular glass, or glassy small molecule organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials, is a new class of organic semiconductor materials poised to overcome several performance and manufacturing hurdles currently limiting adoption of OLED technology in larger sized OLED display and lighting products.

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