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New Approach to Viscosity Enables Complex Motions in Soft Robots
Cornell researchers have laid the foundation for developing a new class of untethered soft robots that can achieve more complex motions with less reliance on explicit computation.
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Airflow Concept Presents Chrysler EV Direction
In a far corner of the main exhibition hall of the 2022 New York International Auto Show, its display flanked by the latest products from Ram and Jeep, Stellantis rolled out a second edition...
Articles Manned Systems
Aptiv’s Satellite Route to ‘Democratizing’ Autonomous Tech
Despite the myriad challenges the world faced in 2020, it was a "great year of growth” for Aptiv, the technology company formerly known as Delphi Automotive, according to...
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CES 2021: Mercedes-Benz Hyperscreen Brings Dash-Wide Displays to Production
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its new Hyperscreen, a 56-inch IP-display that will debut on its 2022 EQS EV sedan and serve as the visual cornerstone of its MBUX...
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‘Active Scents’ Show Potential to Enhance Cabin Experience and Improve Driver Safety
A Tel Aviv, Israel startup company is taking the now-familiar concept of aromatherapy to a new level. Saying its research into “active scents” can...
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Citroën Frames a Motion-Sickness Solution
Following Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR’s) detailing of a new system to help alleviate motion sickness in vehicles, French company Citroën has announced its own undeniably unique solution:...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Circuit Models for Robust, Adaptive Neural Control
This project seeks to reproduce the neural circuits used by the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans for locomotion. Caenorhabditis elegans is a small (~1.2 millimeter) nematode found in rotting...
News AR/AI
Industry Loses Tech Titan Paul G. Allen
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our founder Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and noted technologist, philanthropist, community builder, conservationist, musician, and...
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2018 Mercedes-Benz A200 AMG Line
Mercedes-Benz is fond of saying it cascades at least some of the S-Class’ posh luxury and technology throughout its range. That’s just what it has done for the fourth-generation A-Class, the nameplate...
Articles Aerospace
Fiber Optic Multi-Sensing Platforms
Eventually, technology advances to the point where solutions that have been “good enough” for decades are no longer “good enough” for the innovations of today. The philosophy of “good enough” is...
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Advanced Sensors for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The objective of this work was to use miniaturized, state-of-the-art pressure/temperature sensors engineered at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to measure the immediate increases...
Briefs Medical
Blast-Induced Acceleration in a Shock Tube
High-fidelity simulation of blast flow conditions can aid in developing strategies to mitigate blast-induced brain injury. The prevalence of blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) has prompted an...
Briefs Aerospace
Software Tool Enables High-Fidelity Simulation of Explosive Device Effects
High-fidelity simulation tools are used as an acceptable surrogate for real-world tests. These tools accelerate development and reduce cost, while informing weapons...
Briefs Aerospace
Wireless Vital Signs Monitor for Trauma Patients
A miniature, portable wireless vital signs monitor (MWVSM), called Mini-medic™, could aid in the triage and diagnosis of trauma patients with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI). The MWVSM consists of two components, both of which are the approximate size and weight of a cellphone: one is a...
Articles Defense
Navigating Regulatory Compliance for UAV Electronics Development
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) deliver sophisticated capabilities with tremendous cost advantage over traditional methods. While this technology has evolved from military...
Briefs Physical Sciences
Multifunctional Vehicle Structural Health Monitoring with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors
A novel structural health monitoring (SHM) concept of embedded nondestructive evaluation with piezoelectric wafer active sensors (PWAS) has been...
Briefs Physical Sciences
Fluid Helmet Liner for Protection Against Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury
An Advanced Combat Helmet liner design uses the novel idea of including filler materials inside channels in the liner. An energy-absorbing foam was selected for the main liner structure, and several filler material candidates of widely varying properties are being...
Briefs Medical
Toward High-Performance Neural Control of Prosthetic Devices
A program of basic and applied research in neuroscience is dedicated to (1) advancing fundamental understanding of how the human brain plans and executes arm movements and (2) designing and building high-performance neural prostheses for controlling arm prostheses. The basic-research part...
Briefs Defense
AFRL Seeks Ways to Prevent Hearing Loss in Military Environments
In the 1988 movie "Good Morning, Vietnam," character Adrian Cronauer, a Saigon- based military disc jockey, performs an on-air skit in which he contacts an artilleryman in the...
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
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