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Engineers build a high-speed projector with visible and infrared capabilities
An international business–academia collaboration has yielded a new type of projector that can project RGB and invisible infrared images simultaneously and independently at a high speed of almost 1,000 fps. With its high ...
Engineering
Dec 02, 2021
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Engineers create perching bird-like robot
Like snowflakes, no two branches are alike. They can differ in size, shape and texture; some might be wet or moss-covered or bursting with offshoots. And yet birds can land on just about any of them. This ability was of great ...
Robotics
Dec 01, 2021
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Performing under pressure: Sensor systems for extremely harsh environments
At the moment, industry is lacking robust sensors that can withstand extremely high temperatures and pressures. Eight Fraunhofer Institutes have now developed a technology platform for building this type of sensor system ...
Engineering
Dec 01, 2021
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Study introduces framework to understand new class of curved lattice materials
A new study from Swansea University has introduced a framework to calculate the material properties of a new class of two-dimensional curved hexagonal lattices that could be used in the production of improved mechanical metamaterials ...
Engineering
Nov 30, 2021
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Every noble metal atom counts in exhaust catalysts
Modern society heavily relies on transportation. The internal combustion engines that power most vehicles emit gaseous pollutants that are harmful to human health and to the environment. Catalytic removal of toxic carbon ...
Engineering
Nov 30, 2021
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Xenobots: Team builds first living robots that can reproduce
To persist, life must reproduce. Over billions of years, organisms have evolved many ways of replicating, from budding plants to sexual animals to invading viruses.
Robotics
Nov 29, 2021
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Timber or steel? Study helps builders reduce carbon footprint of truss structures
Buildings are a big contributor to global warming, not just in their ongoing operations but in the materials used in their construction. Truss structures—those crisscross arrays of diagonal struts used throughout modern ...
Engineering
Nov 29, 2021
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Engineers conduct test of rocket engine powered by plastic waste
A team of engineers with Pulsar Fusion has conducted a ground test of its plastic-waste-powered rocket engine at the UK's Ministry of Defence military base in Salisbury last week. The team has posted a video of the test on ...
Stretchable pressure sensor could lead to better robotics, prosthetics
In the future, soft robotic hands with advanced sensors could help diagnose and care for patients or act as more lifelike prostheses.
Engineering
Nov 24, 2021
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Living walls can reduce heat lost from buildings by over 30%
Retrofitting an existing masonry cavity walled building with a green or living wall can reduce the amount of heat lost through its structure by more than 30%, according to new research.
Engineering
Nov 24, 2021
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New Canadian houses found to have much higher radon gas levels than those in Sweden
A multi-disciplinary team of Canadian architects and cancer researchers has found average radon gas levels in new homes in Canada are 467 percent higher than in Sweden.
Engineering
Nov 23, 2021
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Pianists learn to play with robotic third thumb in just one hour
Pianists equipped with a third robotic thumb were able to adapt to using the extra digit after just one hour of practice, Imperial research has found.
Robotics
Nov 23, 2021
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Working to improve bicycle crossings at unsignalized intersections
An increasing trend in the number of bicycle crashes in the U.S since 2009 has been a major challenge to safety. A new PSU masters thesis in civil engineering offers insights: "Improving Bicycle Crossings at Unsignalized ...
Engineering
Nov 19, 2021
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Mapping where the wind blows in worker dormitories
In Singapore, one group affected by the pandemic early on were the foreign workers, especially during 2020's spike in COVID-19 cases in dormitories. While several factors have been cited as factors driving the spike, the ...
Engineering
Nov 19, 2021
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Researchers demonstrate drone autonomy technology at 2021 EnRicH hackathon
During the EnRicH 2021 European Robotics Hackathon, Southwest Research Institute's unmanned aircraft system (UAS) explored and mapped the interior of a nuclear power plant, detecting radiation sources—autonomously without ...
Engineering
Nov 18, 2021
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Thermal energy storage could play major role in decarbonizing buildings
Could a tank of ice or hot water be a battery? Yes! If a battery is a device for storing energy, then storing hot or cold water to power a building's heating or air-conditioning system is a different type of energy storage. ...
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Nov 18, 2021
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New tool can detect a precursor of engine-destroying combustion instability
Combustion engines have been around since the late 18th century, although they did not gain popularity until over 50 years later. Now, they are practically ubiquitous, powering anything from cars and airplanes to turbines.
Engineering
Nov 18, 2021
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Cooking material-storage containers to assess fire safety
A team at Sandia National Laboratories has completed a series of tests on specially designed stainless-steel containers used by the Department of Energy for storage and transportation of hazardous materials.
Engineering
Nov 16, 2021
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Electronic nose on a drone sniffs out wastewater treatment plant stink
Researchers from Spain have engineered a portable electronic nose (e-nose) that's almost as sharp as a human nose at sniffing out the stink of wastewater treatment plants. Coupled with a drone, the lightweight e-nose can ...
Engineering
Nov 16, 2021
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World first forensic tool for fire-damaged concrete structure
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that there were 490,500 structure fires in the U.S. in 2020. However, people mostly struggles with the aftermath of the fire-damage. Structure fires caused $12.1 billion ...
Engineering
Nov 15, 2021
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