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Windracers to explore fresh cargo drone applications in Scotland
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (286+ words) Windracers to explore fresh cargo drone applications in Scotland'The Engineer Windracers to explore fresh cargo drone applications in Scotland UK heavy-lift drone specialist Windracers has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS)to accelerate…...
4D-printed hydrogel skin hides and reveals images on cue
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (285+ words) 4D-printed hydrogel skin hides and reveals images on cue'The Engineer 4D-printed hydrogel skin hides and reveals images on cue US researchers have developed a 4D-printing method for hydrogel "smart synthetic skin" that hides and reveals images on demand, with potential…...
Comment: Why the UK can lead in global photonics manufacturing
1+ week, 3+ day ago (341+ words) In Northumberland, a multi-billion-pound data centre project is breaking ground, while the new North East AI Growth Zone aims to attract advanced computing and sustainable power innovation to the region. This is all part of a nationwide surge in digital…...
ORNL boosts multi-material 3D printing with new nozzle
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (156+ words) Specially designed nozzles have enabled an extrusion system that combines multiple 3D-printing extruders into a single, high-output stream. This is the claim of researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), who said the system matches…...
DIADEM programme to explore additive for UK fusion
3+ week, 3+ day ago (255+ words) DIADEM programme to explore additive for UK fusion'The Engineer - Home DIADEM programme to explore additive for UK fusion A new UK research programme will investigate how additive manufacturing (AM) can help solve some of the key materials challenges in fusion…...
Space Forge Generates Plasma on Satellite in Orbital First
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (297+ words) In a statement the company said this milestone marks a "significant step" toward producing a new class of high-performance semiconductor materials in orbit." The achievement establishes ForgeStar-1 as the first free-flying commercial semiconductor manufacturing tool ever operated in space, and…...
Innatera and Joya bring neuromorphic AI to edge devices
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (191+ words) Innatera, a Dutch specialist in neuromorphic computing, has announced China's Xiamen Joyatech Co., Ltd. (Joya) as its first Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) customer. Through this collaboration, Innatera's Pulsar processors will be embedded into a new generation of Joya-designed consumer electronics,…...
Webinar | Introducing COMSOL Multiphysics® Version 6.4
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (206+ words) COMSOL Multiphysics" version 6.4 introduces new and updated functionality as well as the new Granular Flow Module, based on the discrete element method (DEM), for simulating grain and powder flow. The ... Webinar | Introducing COMSOL Multiphysics" Version 6.4 Register for this upcoming webinar,…...
Fast-curing clay mix targets low-carbon 3D construction
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) Researchers at Oregon State University have created a fast-curing, eco-friendly substitute for concrete that they hope will eventually enable rapid 3D printing of houses and infrastructure. Cement, concrete's binder, accounts for about eight per cent of the planet's carbon dioxide emissions,…...
AI wearable turns gestures into reliable machine controls
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (480+ words) Next-generation wearables could enable users to control machines using everyday gestures when in motion, engineers at the University of California San Diego report. The system combines stretchable electronics with artificial intelligence to overcome the long-standing challenge in wearable technology, namely…...