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Engineers design new valve to give soft robots resilience boost
A new type of valve that makes soft robots more resilient to damage, has been developed by engineers at the University of Sheffield.
Robotics
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Engineers develop technique that enhances thermal imaging and infrared thermography for police, medical and military use
A new method to measure the continuous spectrum of light, developed in the lab of University of Houston professor of electrical and computer engineering Jiming Bao, is set to improve thermal imaging and infrared thermography, ...
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A robot that survives through self-amputation
Self-amputation may seem like a drastic move, but it's a survival tactic that's proved particularly handy for numerous creatures. Yale roboticists have drawn inspiration from lizards, crabs, and other animals who shed parts ...
Robotics
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How travel among synthetic populations reveals gaps in essential services
Think about your neighborhood. Where are the stores or doctor's offices? How easy is it to access fresh food? Human mobility researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are providing information ...
Software
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Foam fluidics showcase team's creative approach to circuit design
When picturing next-generation wearables and robotics, the foam filling in your couch cushions is likely not the first thing that comes to mind. However, Rice University engineers have shown that something as simple as the ...
Engineering
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Towards net-zero energy houses: Optimizing the size of photovoltaic systems
Residential buildings account for a large percentage of global energy consumption, and many countries around the world are looking into effective solutions to this issue amidst the ongoing energy crisis. Consistent with global ...
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Engineering team uses salt for thermal energy storage
From keeping warm in the winter to doing laundry, heat is crucial to daily life. But as the world grapples with climate change, buildings' increasing energy consumption is a critical problem. Currently, heat is produced by ...
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Sea slug feeding structure model informs soft robot design
Carnegie Mellon University researchers at the Biohybrid and Organic Robotics Group (B.O.R.G.) led by Victoria Webster-Wood, in collaboration with researchers at Case Western Reserve University, are studying the sea slug feeding ...
Robotics
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Intelligent compaction: Ensuring highway durability with advanced monitoring
Highway construction often faces challenges in ensuring long-term subgrade performance due to traditional compaction quality control (QC) methods that rely on manual adjustments and sporadic testing. These methods are susceptible ...
Engineering
Jul 24, 2024
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First meltdown-proof nuclear reactor passes loss of cooling test in China
A team of engineers from Tsinghua University, working at China's high-temperature reactor with a pebble-bed module (HTR-PM), claims that the reactor has passed a critical cooling test. In their study, published in Joule, ...
Compact atmospheric water harvesting device can produce water out of thin air
Earth's atmosphere holds an ocean of water, enough liquid to fill Utah's Great Salt Lake 800 times. Extracting some of that moisture is seen as a potential way to provide clean drinking water to billions of people globally ...
Engineering
Jul 23, 2024
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Boneyard airplane sees new life as a NASA X-66 simulator
NASA's X-66 aircraft, the centerpiece of its Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, is taking the term "sustainable" to heart by reusing an old MD-90 cockpit as a base for its new X-66 simulator.
Engineering
Jul 23, 2024
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New dataset kicks autonomous vehicle research into high gear
A new dataset promises to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology by providing researchers with a wealth of previously unavailable real-world driving data captured from multiple vehicles over repeated ...
Engineering
Jul 23, 2024
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Novel process for 3D-printing macro-sized fused silica parts with hi-res features
UpNano GmbH in Vienna, Austria, has co-developed a novel manufacturing process for 3D-printed fused quartz objects. This innovative technology enables the production of high-precision shaped parts in the mm and cm range.
Engineering
Jul 23, 2024
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New technique for mineral processing using active sensing
Research published in the International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering introduces a new approach to controlling mineral processing that uses active sensing. This method embeds intelligence within sensor systems, ...
Engineering
Jul 23, 2024
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Researchers: Demolishing buildings is bad for the planet—here's an alternative
The construction industry is not on track to decarbonize by 2050 and uses more resources than most. In 2020, the UK produced a staggering 59.1 million tonnes of non-hazardous construction and demolition waste. Despite most ...
Engineering
Jul 23, 2024
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Message in a bottle: Combining mixed-color glass an option to boost recycling
The glass bottles we toss in the recycling bin don't always end up where we expect. Only about 33% of glass is recycled in the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, partly due to expenses like sorting ...
Engineering
Jul 23, 2024
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Creating loops of liquid lithium for fusion temperature control
Fusion vessels have a Goldilocks problem: The plasma within needs to be hot enough to generate net power, but if it's too hot, it can damage the vessel's interior. Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) ...
Engineering
Jul 23, 2024
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Proton-conducting materials could enable new green energy technologies
As the name suggests, most electronic devices today work through the movement of electrons. But materials that can efficiently conduct protons—the nucleus of the hydrogen atom—could be key to a number of important technologies ...
Engineering
Jul 23, 2024
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Researchers create bio-inspired 3D-printed solar steam generators for desalination
Faced with the world's impending freshwater scarcity, a team of researchers in Singapore turned to solar steam generators (SSGs), which are emerging as a promising device for seawater desalination. Desalination can be a costly, ...
Engineering
Jul 23, 2024
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