Novel yarns made with carbon nanotubes can generate electricity from mechanical energy better than any other material to date, a new study finds. The high-tech yarns, known as twistrons, can be sewn into clothes to produce electricity from human motion or deployed in the ocean to harvest energy from waves, researchers say. Electromagnetic generators, which […]
Market Insights Machinery sector growth outperformed manufacturing in 2022. Americas region to grow by 3.1% in 2023. Germany and the UK experiencing significant challenges in current economic climate. London, 31st January 2023 – Updated research by Interact Analysis shows that Asia Pacific (APAC), Europe and the US have performed very differently in terms of manufacturing […]
Some observers say the metaverse is an expanded set of digital worlds that will grow out of the online environments that people are already familiar with, such as enhancing the extended-reality (XR) experience used in online gaming. The world they imagine is expected to offer new features and capabilities that accelerate society’s digital transformation and […]
This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. When creating robots, it can be challenging to achieve the right combination of qualities, which sometimes contradict one another. For example, it’s difficult to make a robot that is both flexible and strong—but not impossible. In a recent study, […]
Learning Objectives The 2023 ARC Industry Forum, in Orlando, Feb. 6-9, featuring discussions about digitalization helps optimize operations, helps with energy efficiency, workforce shortages, supply chain, climate change and cybersecurity. ARC Advisory Group said enabling technologies for digitalization include digital twin, cloud, machine learning, edge computing, IoT, cybersecurity technology, additive manufacturing and augmented reality. […]
Autonomous mobile robot insights Autonomous mobile robots are designed with built-in safety features that can carry large amounts of weight and are useful in logistics and warehousing operations. AMRs are designed to move autonomously through dynamic and peopled environments without facility modifications after being taught by a programmer. T&W Operations provides smart radio frequency identification […]
It’s late October in the northeast corner of Wisconsin. Trees have started to change colors and a colder wind whips across Lake Michigan. Gas station marquees welcome back fall hunters on their annual pilgrimage. Tucked away at a technical college, citizens of the rural town of Peshtigo, population 4,006, try to get comfortable in plastic […]
In 2019, oil and gas companies operating on tribal and federal lands lost $63 million in revenue from venting, flaring, and leaking infrastructure. That loss, according to a report from the Environmental Defense Fund and Taxpayers for Common Sense, shows that Indigenous nations lost the most potential royalty revenue: approximately $21.8 million. Researchers say that […]
Under a scanning electron microscope, clear voids can be seen at the grain boundaries of the control perovskite film (left). These defects can lead to losses and reduce the efficiency of the film. With b-pV2F (right), the voids are greatly reduced. Image: G. Li/HZB. The photovoltaic (PV) materials known as halide perovskites are seen as […]
Artists impression of electron spin in a quantum dot, which is interfaced with light and strongly coupled nuclear spins. Image: Leon Zaporski University of Cambridge. An international team of scientists has demonstrated an important advance in preserving the quantum coherence of quantum dot spin qubits as part of the global push for practical quantum networks […]