University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)’s investment in a million-dollar hypersonic wind tunnel is returning results with another innovative research opportunity. Christopher Combs, Dee Howard Endowed Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the UTSA College of Engineering and Integrated Design (CEID), recently secured a two-year, $1.5 million grant to study modeling and experimental measurements […]
The U.S.’s second-largest car rental company is betting big on a greener fleet. Hertz announced Monday that it had placed an order for 100,000 Teslas as a first step toward electrifying its fleet of rental cars. The move represents the largest single purchase of electric vehicles ever, and comes just months after Hertz emerged from […]
Chevron has long dominated oil production in Lost Hills, a massive fossil fuel reserve in Central California that was accidentally discovered by water drillers more than a century ago. The company routinely pumps hundreds of thousands of gallons of water mixed with a special concoction of chemicals into the ground at high pressure to shake […]
In the center of a residential neighborhood in Detroit, surrounded by empty lots and houses in disrepair, is an oasis of brightly colored flowers, tomatoes, okra, and other crops. Ten years ago, this space was neglected, overgrown with high grass, just one of several city-owned, abandoned lots on Helen Street. But the vacant land made […]
KIBAG’s construction workers’ capabilities are transformed with Panasonic Business solutions. BRACKNELL, UK. 26th October 2021 – KIBAG, a Swiss civil engineering company, is taking the final step towards a paperless construction site with the adoption of TOUGHBOOK G2 tablets. All workers and contractors can now access digital construction plans using the rugged tablet. The use […]
It can be tricky to show customers the value being delivered when operations are running smoothly. This paradox creates one of the biggest struggles for those looking to demonstrate their worth to clients. Identifying key metrics for services or product and making them available in real-time to clients via a customer-facing dashboard is a visually […]
Future computing in industrial environments is likely to include a tight coupling between the real world and digital content that enhances the real-world experience. Through a combination of technologies such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR), this area of research known as spatial computing will change the interaction between the […]
Ericsson aspires to deliver 5G connectivity without linking to the power grid by wirelessly powering base stations with lasers. To that end, the infrastructure vendor has teamed up with laser specialist PowerLight Technologies to develop the first base station wirelessly powered by a laser. The pair have demonstrated a proof-of-concept (PoC) test in Seattle. The […]
Current industrial automation and control system (IACS) technology uses a blend of traditional control hardware and software with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) information technology (IT) components (see Figure 1). This allows system designers to leverage an increasing array of COTS hardware and software choices when designing, building, maintaining and upgrading control systems. However, there are challenges […]
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