An international project led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new augmented reality (AR) tool for the ESA. In the future, it is envisaged that astronauts will be able to use this tool to perform ...
Engineering
Apr 28, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a mathematical model for improving the maintenance schedule for trains, rails, aircraft, self-driving cars, robots and nuclear power plants.
Engineering
Mar 30, 2017
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Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mobile social media will soon be part of everyday work for service technicians. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland coordinated a sub-project forming part of the DIMECC ...
Engineering
Feb 9, 2017
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When energy and nutrients abound, a bacterium will repair itself while synthesizing new parts to create a twin and then split, all as quickly as conditions allow. But if resources shrink, so does growth rate. The cell responds ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 6, 2017
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Norwegian researchers are looking into how a snake robot might carry out maintenance work on the International Space Station (ISS), study comets, and explore the possibility of living and working in lava tunnels on the Moon.
Space Exploration
Dec 20, 2016
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Smarter strategies for maintenance in the industry, using data from components, can reduce costs by 20-40 percent and make new forms of business possible, according to new research from Linnaeus University, Chalmers and SICS.
Engineering
Nov 30, 2016
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When the accelerators are asleep, the technical teams get to work. Since 14 December, no particles have circulated in any part of CERN's accelerator chain, from the particle source to the intermediate rings and the Large ...
General Physics
Jan 15, 2016
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You're sitting on your couch, browsing your favorite websites while Netflix streams in the background. You click on an interesting link, but it doesn't load. Looking up, you see the show you were watching has paused, a wheel ...
Social Sciences
May 27, 2015
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The maintenance of existing steel infrastructures such as bridges is vitally important to ensure the safety of our society. Ongoing monitoring, inspection, and evaluation are key processes in these maintenance programs. However, ...
Engineering
Nov 25, 2014
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At a "smart" factory, machines reveal a number of data about themselves. Sensors measuring temperature, rotating speed or vibrations provide valuable information on the state of a machine. On this basis, worn parts can be ...
Engineering
Aug 28, 2014
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