Robotics
The four-legged robot Dyret can adjust the length of its legs to adapt the body to the surface. Along the way, it learns what works best. This way it is better equipped the next time it encounters an unknown environment.
Mar 16, 2021
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Engineering
A standard 3D printer cannot produce anything bigger than the size limits of the printer itself. But this new IMPERIAL 3D printer, designed for use in space by a Europe-wide industrial consortium, can print high performance ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, with each breakdown fixed by the friendly local repair person. But those days are long gone.
Oct 26, 2023
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Business
Getting spare parts where they need to go in a quick, reliable way is a logistical challenge for military and industrial supply chains. Researchers from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and North Carolina State University ...
Sep 22, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Each year 50 million tons of electronic and electrical waste is produced globally. A big part of this waste results from "product obsolescence"—the term used for phones, computers, fridges and other goods becoming unusable ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
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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Energy & Green Tech
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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Consumer & Gadgets
At a table scattered with tools and wires, volunteer repairers sit across from the owners of an assortment of inoperable electronics. The volunteers at a free "repair cafe" in Copenhagen disassemble and diagnose gadgets while ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Engineering
A new report details how Argonne engineers have tested extended reality tools at the nation's largest liquid metal test facility.
Apr 18, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Companies that sell refrigerators, washers, hairdryers or TVs in the European Union will need to ensure those appliances can be repaired for up to 10 years, to help reduce the vast mountain of electrical waste that piles ...
Mar 1, 2021
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