All plastic waste could become new, high-quality plastic through advanced steam cracking
Credit: Illustration: Boid A research group at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed an efficient process for breaking down ...
Tag: Mechanical Engineering
Giving robots a faster grasp
An algorithm speeds up the planning process robots use to adjust their grip on objects, for picking and sorting, or ...
Assembler robots make large structures from little pieces
Systems of tiny robots may someday build high-performance structures, from airplanes to space settlementsCredit: Image courtesy of Benjamin Jenett Today's ...
Computer models show clear advantages in new types of wind turbines
Researchers have modelled the fluid dynamics of multi-rotor wind turbines, and how they interact in wind farms; the research demonstrates ...
Improving mine ventilation focus of $1.25 million grant
Credit: Sekhar Bhattacharyya/Penn State Improving ventilation in underground mines with large openings is the focus of a new project funded ...
‘Electroadhesive’ stamp picks up and puts down microscopic structures
New technique could enable assembly of circuit boards and displays with more minute componentsCredit: Sanha Kim and John Hart If ...
A saving grace underground: WVU engineers utilize robots to improve mine safety
Credit: Paige Nesbit/West Virginia University Injuries and deaths caused by roof collapses and falling debris, common culprits for underground mine ...
ORNL, U-Toledo to collaborate on advanced materials, manufacturing research for vehicles
Credit: The University of Toledo OAK RIDGE, Tenn., October 10, 2019--The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and ...
Researchers develop intelligent, shape-morphing, self-healing material for soft robotics
Credit: Soft Machines Lab, Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH-- Advances in the fields of soft robotics, wearable technologies, and human/machine interfaces ...
Technology to use hot air balloons for rocket launches competes in a startup battlefield
Credit: Michael Hepfer/Leo Aerospace WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Leo Aerospace, a Purdue University-affiliated startup looking to launch rockets with the ...
Combining forces for additive manufacturing
TUM.Additive: a strategy towards research on additive manufacturingCredit: iwb / TUM With its agenda TUM.Additive, the Technical University of Munich ...
Lithuanian researchers developed new technology for precision grinding
By experimenting with tungsten carbide a team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, created an innovative technology ...
NTU Singapore start-up unveils robot with human-like dexterous grip
Credit: NTU Singapore A robotics technology start-up from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) named Eureka Robotics, has unveiled a ...
WPI wave motion research may lead to protections for police, missile silos and satellites
Funding from the National Science Foundation will support research of a new class of granular materials that should provide shock ...
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