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INSIDER: Medical
Researchers have developed a non-invasive strategy that combines functional electrostimulation, a body weight support system, and a brain-machine interface for the rehabilitation of people...
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INSIDER: Medical
Battelle has for years successfully demonstrated brain-computer interface (BCI) projects — just look at NeuroLife®, which has enabled a quadriplegic man to move his...
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Blog: Software
Markforged Helps Factories Fix Themselves
At RAPID + TCT in Detroit today, Markforged introduced Blacksmith artificial intelligence-powered software that makes manufacturing machines “aware” so they can automatically adjust programming to ensure that every part is produced as designed. Said Markforged CEO, Greg Mark, “For the last hundred...
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
On the opening day of the RAPID + TCT Show in Detroit, HP introduced the new Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution – an industrial 3D printing system – and the Digital Manufacturing Network, a new global...
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Videos: Motion Control
Outlines Yaskawa's features and benefits of the Yaskawa MV1000 Medium Voltage Drive line, as well as manufacturing capabilities of the Oak Creek manufacturing facility.
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Videos: Motion Control
The aerospace industry will love the new Camarc Additive welding-based additive manufacturing system. This new 3D printing system promises to cut the lead time for airplane...
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Videos: Motion Control
The equipment built by Titan Robotics sets an eye-opening new standard for speed and precision in 3D printing. While the improvement is astounding, the techniques used to...
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News: Propulsion
A new United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Center of Excellence (COE), led by the...
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News: Aerospace
San Francisco-based BlackBird Air Inc., the United States’ largest aviation marketplace, has committed to buying 100 four-seat eFlyer 4 and 10 two-seat eFlyer 2 aircraft...
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Technology Report: Propulsion
With the persistent auto-industry question of how soon battery electric vehicles will become mainstream options, Ford is preparing to widely deploy its fourth-generation hybrid-electric...
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News: Imaging
SAE International® and General Motors are prepping for the AutoDrive Challenge™ Year 2 Competition May 29 through June 4, 2019, at the Mcity Test Facility,...
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Question of the Week: Aerospace
Can a Spray-On Coating ‘Ice-Proof’ Airplanes?
University of Michigan researchers have developed a coating that they believe could lead to the achievement of a long-time goal: Ice-proofing airplanes.
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Will Hummingbird Robots Help with Search-and-Rescue?
Purdue University researchers have created small flying robots that act like hummingbirds. Artificial intelligence, combined with flexible flapping wings, allows the robo-bird to teach itself new tricks.
News: Imaging
PET Imaging Biomarker Could Better Predict Alzheimer's Progression
Researchers have discovered a better way to predict the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
News: Imaging
New Method Improves Infrared Imaging Performance
A new method developed by Northwestern Engineering's Manijeh Razeghi has greatly reduced a type of image distortion caused by the presence of spectral cross-talk between dual-band long-wavelength photodetectors. The work opens the door for a new generation of high spectral-contrast infrared imaging...
News: Imaging
Improving Molecular Imaging Using a Deep Learning Approach
Generating comprehensive molecular images of organs and tumors in living organisms can be performed at ultra-fast speed using a new deep learning approach to image reconstruction developed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The research team's new technique has the...
News: Imaging
5-Minute Sample Processing Enhances DNA Imaging and Analysis
JILA scientists have developed a fast, simple sample preparation method that enhances imaging of DNA to better analyze its physical properties and interactions. This gentle yet effective process involves binding DNA to mica, a flat silicate mineral. This process extends the DNA's...
Videos: Aerospace
Researchers from the University of Zurich's Robotics & Perception Group have developed and fine-tuned event-based cameras for drones. Compared to traditional cameras, event cameras...
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News: Materials
NASA officials are announcing the availability of eight disruptive NASA materials and coatings technologies ready for commercialization.
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INSIDER: Aerospace
One of the keys to Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is exploring how different technologies and configurations of aircraft will perform in the urban environment. NASA’s newest modular unmanned aerial system, the...
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INSIDER: Aerospace
Drones require heavy batteries or lots of electrical components, which leaves little room for the actual payload. A Purdue University team came up with a method to use fluid power...
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News: Software
LDRA, a leader in standards compliance, automated software verification, software code analysis, and test tools, has announced...
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News: Regulations/Standards
On the cybersecurity front, EASA has issued a new notice of proposed amendment (NPA) related to an earlier RTCA document, DO-326A, which came out in 2014. Because DO-326A...
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Your smartwatch can count your steps, but can it tell if you’re typing on a keyboard? Or chopping a vegetable?
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Videos: Medical
IPE is one of the only companies worldwide that engineers completely custom Fluoroflex™ ePTFE and a variety of melt thermoplastics. We specialize in quality design, engineering, and...
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News: Medical
Medical Design Briefs is reporting from the BIOMEDevice 2019. Send us your questions and comments below. In the world of medical technology, the hardest part for OEMs is often...
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Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have used computationally-controlled knitting machines to create plush toys and knitted objects that are actuated by tendons, demonstrating "4D...
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News: Automotive
An amended NASA budget for fiscal year 2020 would add $1.6 billion to a $21 billion initial budget request and fund deep space exploration, science, and technology...
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News: Regulations/Standards
The automotive industry once questioned whether electric motors would replace the internal combustion engine (ICE) as the primary powertrain option for consumers. Today, the industry is facing a...
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Ask the Expert

John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control
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FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies to market.

Inside Story

Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.