Seiko Epson Corporation has developed a new series of 6-axis (vertically articulated) industrial robots. The robots in the new N series have an innovative folding arm that will allow them to be installed in very limited spaces. ...
Robotics
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In a lab just off the racetrack at Birmingham's Barber Motorsports Park, one of America's foremost highway-safety experts is testing a new solution to football's concussion problem: crash-test dummies. They're the centerpiece ...
Engineering
Nov 19, 2015
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'TERASEL was inspired by the need for smart, randomly shaped electronic and sensor circuits for a number of end uses including lighting, car interiors, user interfaces and consumer electronics,' says project coordinator Jan ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 19, 2015
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Our world is ruled by four fundamental forces: the gravitational pull of massive objects, the electromagnetic interaction between electric charges, the strong nuclear interaction holding atomic nuclei together and the weak ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 19, 2015
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Unlocking how some of this state's hardiest plants make a living out of the dry crevices on harsh rocky outcrops could help toughen future food crops against drought as water becomes scarcer globally.
Biotechnology
Nov 19, 2015
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Researchers have found Canberra's frog populations remain healthy, although continued care is needed to make sure they don't die off.
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2015
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Scientists at the University of Twente's MESA+ research institute have developed a new manufacturing method to create three-dimensional nanostructures. This revolutionary method enables large-scale production of photonic ...
Nanophysics
Nov 19, 2015
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To prevent waterborne diseases (e.g. dysentery) brought on by floods, the Red Cross last week distributed preparedness items to households in flood-prone villages 300 km north-east of Uganda's capital, Kampala. This is the ...
Environment
Nov 19, 2015
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Fujitsu Laboratories today announced that it has developed a technology that automatically generates visual-inspection programs that use images to automatically detect part-mounting and surface defects on production lines ...
Engineering
Nov 19, 2015
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At dusk one weekend on Costa Rica's tropical Pacific coast, Mamiche is catering to a line of customers in front of the beachside ice-cream stand he tends.
Energy & Green Tech
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