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Prototype Firm Tasked with Helping to Build Autonomous Vehicle to Discover the Possibility of Life on Mars

Europe’s plan to send a UK-assembled robotic rover to Mars has fallen at the feet of a Letchworth prototyping company.

From Ogle Models and Prototypes 10 Jan 2017

Researchers Identify Origin of Ultrahigh Piezoelectric Response in Relaxor-Ferroelectric Solid Solution Crystals

Piezoelectricity is a property present in ferroelectric materials where an applied electrical field can elicit a mechanical response and an applied mechanical force can produce an electrical current.

10 Jan 2017

ORNL Researchers Offer New Alternative for Carbon Capture from Ambient Air

A team of researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered a simple, reliable method to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from ambient air, providing a new alternative for carbon capture and storage strategies to tackle global warming.

10 Jan 2017

Progress in GaN-on-Silicon Technology Paves Way for Scalable High Electron Mobility Transistors

Researchers at the University of Illinois have advanced gallium nitride (GaN)-on-silicon transistor technology recently by optimizing the composition of the semiconductor layers that constitute the device.

10 Jan 2017

NASA Astronauts Use 3D Printer to Create Medical Tools in Space

If an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) needs a medical tool, such as a surgical instrument or a finger splint, they normally have to wait for a resupply mission.

10 Jan 2017

Discovery of Butterfly Wings Structure Could Improve Flying Capacity of Mechanical Objects

In the age of drones and flying robots, it has become extremely important to find ways for improving flying ability of these little devices. That is why the aerospace engineers are looking for more efficient techniques and ways to improve the flying capacity of mechanical objects.

10 Jan 2017

Researchers Create 3D-Printed Soft Robotic Hands with Sensory Feelings

3D printing is enabling strong advances in the field of soft robotics. New research from Cornell University has created robotic hands that have sensory feelings.

9 Jan 2017

Collier Research Becomes a Member of NASA’s Advanced Composites Consortium

Design optimization software company joins a team of aerospace experts focused on reducing aircraft development and certification time and maintaining U.S. leadership in aviation manufacturing

9 Jan 2017

Lightwave Logic Successfully Develops All-Organic Polymer Ridge Waveguide Intensity Modulator Prototype

Achieving 10 Gbps, Lightwave Logic's polymer modulator prototype paves the way for 25 Gbps applications, enhancing photonic integration in data centers.

6 Jan 2017

FLEXPOINT® MVstereo

LASER COMPONENTS' MVstereo projector utilizes advanced laser technology for effective quality control and item recognition in various industrial applications.

6 Jan 2017

Altek License CEVA Imaging and Vision DSP for Deep Learning in Mobile Devices

CEVA's vision DSP enhances Altek's imaging technologies, driving innovation in smartphones and smart cameras with advanced AI and machine vision capabilities.

6 Jan 2017

Ceramic Matrix Composite Materials Used Successfully in LEAP Jet Engine

Ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials are composed of coated ceramic fibers surrounded by a ceramic matrix. These materials are lightweight, tough, and can handle temperatures between 300 and 400 °F which is hotter than what metal alloys can endure.

5 Jan 2017

New Crystal Structure Proves to be Promising for Optoelectronic Devices

A team of researchers from Florida State University recently discovered a new crystal structure of organic-inorganic hybrid materials capable of making room for new applications for optoelectronic devices such as lasers and light-emitting diodes.

5 Jan 2017

Custom Flowmeters for OEM & Bespoke Applications

Titan Enterprises is a leading developer of high quality flowmeters for a broad range of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), private label and bespoke customer applications.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 5 Jan 2017

Axiomtek’s Newest 1U Rack-mount Network Appliance with Great Expansion Capabilities – NA720

Axiomtek - a world-renowned leader relentlessly devoted in the research, development and manufacture of series of innovative and reliable industrial computer products of high efficiency - is proud to announce the NA720, a 1U rack-mount network appliance built on the server-class Intel® Xeon® D-1527 processor (codename: Broadwell-DE) and Pentium® processor D1508.

5 Jan 2017