How to prepare your home for extreme cold
As night falls earlier and temperatures drop, it's time to get cozy under a blanket and brew your favorite tea.
Nov 16, 2023
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Engineering
Artificial muscles are making drive systems small and sustainable
Wherever electric motors or electromagnets are too large or too heavy to be incorporated into a technical component, the novel drive mechanisms being developed by a research team led by Professors Stefan Seelecke and Paul ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Robotics
Bionic robot arms as flexible and gentle as an elephant's trunk
Artificial muscles and nerves made from the shape memory alloy nickel-titanium are making robot arms as supple and agile as their animal counterparts. But these artificial limbs also weigh less, will work tirelessly and can ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Hardware
Technique simultaneously locates multiple defects on microchip circuits
Defective computer chips are the bane of the semiconductor industry. Even a seemingly minor flaw in a chip packed with billions of electrical connections might cause a critical operation in a computer or other sensitive electronic ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Robotics
Artificial muscles help robot vacuum manipulators get a grip
The robot grippers designed by Professor Stefan Seelecke and his team at Saarland University can grip and manipulate objects with complex geometries. The system can adapt almost instantaneously to changes in form, switching ...
May 16, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Longer range for electric cars
If electric vehicles are to achieve greater distances, it's not only a matter of optimizing their batteries. Instead, the entire power train has to be improved. A Fraunhofer team is therefore developing electronic control ...
May 3, 2021
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Other
US regulators complete test flights on Boeing 737 MAX
Air safety regulators successfully completed three days of flight tests on the Boeing 737 MAX, a key step in recertifying the plane, US officials said Wednesday.
Jul 2, 2020
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Boeing 737 MAX takes to skies for long-awaited test flight
US regulators conducted the first a test flight of the Boeing 737 MAX on Monday, a key step in recertifying the jet that has been grounded for more than a year following two fatal crashes.
Jun 29, 2020
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Automotive
Ford recalls big pickups; tailgates can open unexpectedly
Ford Motor Co. is recalling nearly 262,000 heavy-duty pickup trucks in the U.S. and Canada because the tailgates can open unexpectedly.
Dec 6, 2019
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Bosch aims to fill in blanks on automotive safety in electric vehicles
First responders and rescue teams are respected for doing all they can and based on what they know to help rescue victims of vehicle accidents as fast as possible.
