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News Ford collaborates with silicon valley innovation ecosystem on autonomous vehicles, 3d printing, wearable technology
“Autonomous vehicle technology is another step closer to production at Ford - moving from a research effort to an advanced engineering project. Ford announces it is working with Silicon Valley-based 3D-printing firm Carbon3D to quickly produce high-quality automotive-grade parts. Ford kicks …
“The transition from June to July will be delayed by circumstances beyond everyone’s control. Time will stand still for one second on Saturday evening (June 30) because a “leap second” will be added to let a lagging Earth catch …
“An ornate steel bridge will be built in mid-air over a canal in Amsterdam in 2015 using 3D printing and robots, and surprisingly it will not require support structures. Dutch 3D printing R&D startup MX3D has invented a 3D …
“News: a new modern editor, serial monitor stays open while you upload a new sketch, new “Open Recent” menu, and tons of fixes and improvements: the list is available here. They are 470 issues closed since previous version”
“Natural muscles exhibit high power-to-weight ratios, inherent compliance and damping, fast actuation and high dynamic ranges. Unfortunately, traditional robotic actuators have been unable to attain similar properties, especially in a slender muscle-like form factor. Recently, super-coiled polymer (SCP) actuators have …
News Jaguar Land Rover Showcase A Remote Control Range Rover Sport, Controlled By The Driver On A Smartphone
“Jaguar Land Rover has revealed some of the prototype technologies that its UK-based research team are developing to deliver autonomous driving in the future. A Remote Control Range Rover Sport research vehicle demonstrates how a driver could drive the …
“Researchers have invented a non-invasive way for thousands of nanometer-sized robots to perform tissue biopsies. Developed by Professor David Gracias at Johns Hopkins University, these starfish-shaped robots are able to enter the body, collect a minuscule tissue sample, then be …
“Conventional electroluminescent (EL) foils can be bent up to a certain degree only and can be applied easily onto flat surfaces. The new process developed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in cooperation with the company of Franz Binder GmbH …
“Two and a half years ago, I found myself sitting in a car with Eben Upton about three days into my new job at Raspberry Pi. We discussed - among other things - everything we wanted to do with the Raspberry Pi …
“Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, can be used to create beautiful birds, frogs and other small sculptures. Now a Binghamton University engineer says the technique can be applied to building batteries, too. Seokheun “Sean” Choi developed an inexpensive …