Analytical and scientific instruments require highly precise, durable, and reliable components. These instruments are used in laboratories, research facilities, medical diagnostics, and industrial testing environments, where even minor inaccuracies can affect results.
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By converting plastic waste into a microbe-friendly food source, scientists have built an upcycling pipeline that turns the waste into a variety of useful products.
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Under the EPFL-led ADOPT project, researchers are combining AI satellite-image recognition with drift prediction models to improve the collection of plastic debris in the ocean. The technology has passed the proof-of-concept stage and is ready for field testing.
Stalks, husks and other crop waste show promise as feedstock for sustainable biofuels, but finding microbes that can convert woody plant matter into fuel at industrial scale has proven difficult.
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To help generative AI models create durable, real-world accessories and decor, the PhysiOpt system runs physics simulations and makes subtle tweaks to its 3D blueprints.
Explore why computing is shifting from cloud to edge, how local data processing reduces latency and bandwidth use, and the technologies enabling AI, IoT, and real-time intelligence at the edge.
Explore how Wi-Fi HaLow is scaling for IoT 2.0, why ecosystem structure matters for large deployments, and how the Design Partner Program by Morse Micro improves integration, reliability, and adoption.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of motor controllers, covering definitions, types, control strategies, design considerations, selection guidelines, and emerging trends.
Innovative fabrication method for high-performance optical resonators
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A team led by Ken Shepard unveils a high-precision platform that opens new possibilities for probing the brain's deep circuits.
A thorough tutorial for digital design engineers, hardware engineers, and electronics students on how to calibrate a 3D printer effectively. It covers theory and practical implementations.
From hospital wards to crop fields, from microscopic swarms to biohybrid machines powered by fungi, robotics research at Cornell spans an astonishing range of scale, application and ambition.
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A collaboration between Princeton University engineers and entomologists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign began with the researchers chasing grasshoppers in a hot parking lot.
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Researchers at ETH Zurich aim to use a jelly-like to produce implants for rock-hard bones. How do they plan to accomplish this?
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An AI control system co-developed by SMART researchers enables soft robotic arms to learn a broad set of motions once and adapt instantly to changing conditions without retraining.
