HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Poll taps public perceptions of tap water
Of 1,940 poll participants served by a water utility, 77% consider their water quality as excellent or good and 81% perceive the water at their faucet as safe.
Industrial automation company unveils quality control robot for inspection applications
Industrial automation company ABB has developed a 3D inspection robot cell that improves the speed of quality control (QC) testing, making it roughly 10 times faster than current QC methods.
Video: Wearable exoskeleton helps reduce strain and fatigue for industrial workers
Hilti has introduced its first human augmentation device for skilled laborers.
Video: 'Dog-bots' will map and measure a Ford factory
Boston Dynamics' Spot robots will create new engineering models of the facility.
QuesTek wins Air Force Research Lab additive manufacturing modeling challenge
The goal of the challenge was to improve the accuracy of model predictions for metal additive manufacturing with Inconel 625 nickel-chromium alloy (IN625).
Vibration measurement for predictive maintenance benefits many industries
Vibration monitoring detects changes in rotating components that make very small movements, such as rolling bearings.
Flapping wing drone replicates bird flight
Researchers from Singapore, Australia, China and Taiwan create a drone inspired by bird wings.
Omron introduces new mobile robot for the manufacturing space
An industrial automation company has developed a heavy duty autonomous mobile robot for the manufacturing space.
Girl Scouts to add even more STEM badges
To promote interest in the so-called STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and math — the Girl Scouts of the USA have added even more badges to its growing portfolio of STEM badges.
Desalination device uses solar heat to create drinking water from wastewater and seawater
Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) used solar heat to create efficient membrane distillation technology that can produce drinking water from seawater and wastewater.
Watch: A functioning heart pump is 3D printed
A functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump has been 3D-printed in the laboratory.
Soft robotic hand can handle complex and fragile objects without causing damage
Researchers from Michigan State University designed and developed a soft robot hand that can grip fragile and irregular objects.
Beetle larvae can eat and decompose plastic
Researchers from POSTECH and Andong National University have discovered that the larvae of the darkling beetle can decompose polystyrene.
Advanced engineering blow molded technology
Transform ideas into successful products.
Adaptive EMI measuring head provides vibration-based structural monitoring
The new measuring system is fast, automated and non-destructive.
AGMA offers gearing courses on virtual platform
The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) has converted six classes that normally occur face-to-face into online, live courses to meet industry demand for distance learning opportunities.
Study: Coral genetics could create healthy coral reefs that can survive climate change
Researchers from Columbia University found genetic differences in some coral types that make them more tolerant of warm temperatures.
Tiny, light responsive robots could one day be used to purify water
Researchers from Eindhoven University for Technology created a tiny plastic robot made of responsive polymers that moves under the influence of light and magnetism.
Video: HI expands access to pump system training resources
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) Pump Systems Matter Basic Training platform is now available to non-member organizations.
New CNC gear deburring and chamfering machine
The machine offers deburring/chamfering of parts up to 1,000 mm (39.37 in) diameter with a maximum face width of 1,000 mm (39.37 in).