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Category: Engineering
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US-made ultra-sensitive robotic hand can pick up a single potato chip
Researchers in the US have developed a new revolutionary robotic hand that is capable of grasping objects as fragile as potato chips and raspberries without crushing them.
The novel technology called Fragile Object Grasping with Tactile…
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Low-cost, high-performance plastic heat exchanger rivals traditional metal systems
A recent study in Advanced Science reports an innovative, low-cost polymer heat exchanger that could transform how industries manage heat. The device was developed by a Rice University research team led by Daniel J. Preston, assistant professor…
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Hair-thin actuator fiber can help make robots, body-conforming wearables
Researchers have developed new hair-thin actuator fiber that can pave way to build safer soft robots and body-conforming wearable devices designed to interact closely with people.
Developed by researchers from Tohoku University, working with…
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Bioacid-powered process pulls cobalt, nickel from old batteries
Scientists have developed a cleaner way to separate cobalt and nickel from lithium-ion battery materials using an electrochemical technique boosted by a naturally occurring acid commonly associated with wine.
Demand for lithium-ion batteries…
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Worley, Bloomfire Deploy AI Platform for Industrial Project Clients
For engineering firms managing refineries, chemical plants, pipelines and long-lived industrial facilities, some of the most valuable project knowledge exists not in databases but in decades of reports, drawings and the experience of engineers…
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US tool to recreate deep-earth conditions to unlock ‘superhot’ power
Oregon State University (OSU) has received a $750,000 gift from Quaise Energy to support research into superhot rock (SHR) geothermal energy, which is considered a resource with the potential to provide 63 terawatts of power.
This capacity…
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Meta debuts new AI silicon to power platform recommendations
Meta Platforms on Wednesday revealed a roadmap for four new in-house chips designed to power artificial intelligence across its platforms.
The chips will support generative AI features and the ranking systems used across Facebook and…
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Feds Announce $100M to Support Public Transit During World Cup
FIFA World Cup host cities in the United States have access to $100.3 million in funding from the Federal Transit Administration to help support planning, operating and capital expenses associated with this summer’s global event.
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Rivian spin-out Mind Robotics raises $500M for industrial AI-powered robots
Mind Robotics, an industrial robotics lab spun out of the electric vehicle maker Rivian, has raised $500 million in a Series A funding round co-led by venture firms Accel and Andreessen Horowitz.
The financing, announced Wednesday, follows a…
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