Soft robotics research offers new route for weaving soft materials into 3D spatial structures
Ever wonder why the most advanced robots always seem to have hard bodies? Why not more pliable ones, like humans have?
Aug 23, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Electromobility: A second life for electric motors
An increasing number of electric cars are being sold, consequently raising the quantity of produced electric motors. At the end of their useful life, these electric motors are shredded and then recycled. The individual components ...
Jan 2, 2024
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LiDAR technology could improve safety features in vehicles
As of 2022, 17 car manufacturers have announced plans to use or are currently using LiDAR sensors across 21 different models. However, there are a few things that need to be solved before this technology can be used widespread.
Jan 26, 2023
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Flying cars could soon be ready for take off
While the idea of hovering motor vehicles might once have been considered farfetched, it's certainly not the case today.
Sep 22, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
New life for used electric bike motors
An increasing number of people are riding electric bikes. Compared to cars, electric bikes are cheaper, more environmentally friendly, healthier for every-one and free up space in urban areas. The drawback is that there are ...
May 2, 2023
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IndyCar to use hybrid technology to boost horsepower, safety
IndyCar plans to use hybrid technology to increase horsepower and improve safety.
Aug 1, 2019
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Using drones to protect wind turbines from ice
Damp, cold conditions are the enemy of wind power. If a layer of ice forms on the rotor blades, this can result in rotational imbalance and, hence, increased wear. In such cases, the turbines often have to be shut down for ...
Dec 1, 2023
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Compensating for grid fluctuations with bivalent furnaces
Due to the high energy consumption of melting and holding furnaces, the price of the energy source used represents a significant cost factor in the production of castings. The price of electricity fluctuates significantly ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Business
Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices
Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company's practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices, ...
Oct 30, 2023
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3D printing nickel single crystals using laser additive manufacturing technology
NIMS and Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering have succeeded in fabricating a nickel single crystal with only a very few crystalline defects by irradiating nickel powder with a large-radius, flat-top laser beam ...
Jul 12, 2022
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