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The promise of robots relieving humans of dangerous, dirty, and repetitive work in manufacturing remains largely unfulfilled, despite a half century of research and practice. This is because conventional robots work by controlling arm position--a surprisingly limiting mode of operation. They require repeatable parts, precise fixturing, consistent work, and known tool characteristics. When this is not the case,
New Frontier Energy Group (NFEG) is redefining power conversion. Leveraging breakthroughs in modern materials and proprietary technology, NFEG's ultra-efficient power conversion technology, the solid-state transformer (SST) and inverter, will eliminate up to 95% and even 99% of all electric conversion losses. From HVACs to hybrid vehicles;
Aim:
We have developed a Hemoglobin-Electrophoresis Biochip (HemeChip) that can rapidly, easily and conclusively identify the hemoglobin type in blood to diagnose Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in newborns.
Challenge:
About 3 million people worldwide suffer from SCD, mostly in Africa, India and the Middle East, with an estimated 100,000 affected in the US,
Historically, a long time before quantum mechanics, Lorentz suggested that some disturbances, like waves, could be transmitted with traveling particles through a certain medium without moving it. At that time, instead of careful analysis of the systematic errors,
We're SpaceUnited, the first nonprofit humanitarian space agency, and we improve lives through space exploration. We recently donated three satellite images to relief organizations as a part of our crowdfunded ImageGryphon mission, and now we're here to tell you about ExploraLab.
Have you seen a space launch in person? Or how about a video of one online?
To date, sources and detectors operating in 0.1 to 10 THz spectrum have been inefficient or too difficult to fabricate because the frequencies are too high for electronics or too slow for optical devices. This section of the spectrum is broadly known as the Terahertz (THz) gap.
"Smart Plow" is a robotic machine that will put the end to the common problem that cities across the world experience during the winter time street cleaning operation.
"Smart Plow" is attached to the existing City Utility Trucks, and is robotically controlled and operated by the GPS and RF signals, independently from the Truck Operator,
Have you ever been routed incorrectly by your Global Positioning System (GPS)? The fact is that many of us would be lost without GPS navigation. However, this technology is not fail-safe, as it relies on a combination of signals from a complex satellite and ground station network. This is problematic in aerospace and defense,
Kinetic Intelligent Transportable Energy (KITE) is an innovative technology for generating electricity in remote and underdeveloped regions of the world. As a deployable, small-scale system, KITE would bring relief to communities stricken by natural disaster or otherwise devoid of the infrastructure necessary to support centralized electrical generation. A single KITE could power a refrigerator, a pump,
Applied Silicone announces a sterilizable delivery system that will allow EtO sterilization of the pre-filled dual syringe and deliver small quantities of the sterile liquid silicone rubber (LSR) directly to the point of treatment in minimally invasive medical procedures.
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