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2018 Trends in Manufacturing
January 31, 2018
The manufacturing industry has evolved rapidly over the last decade and this New Year oversees innovative initiatives that will positively impact manufacturing organizations’ productivity, performance, and technologies. Here are some manufacturing trends coming up in 2018. Eco-friendly Manufacturing…
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Top 10 Project Management Considerations
January 12, 2018
Competitive demands are constantly rising in the automation industry. In order to succeed in this environment, automated manufacturing suppliers must be efficient and adaptable to challenging situations by enabling a flexible work environment and following critical procedures. The…
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Core Drivers Leading to Success
November 6, 2017
The digital world is moving us towards a more developed future. This century will be defined by the Industry 4.0, which is incorporating advanced technology such as network connectivity, sensors, and intelligent systems into traditional automation processes. Thus,…
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Industry 4.0, The New Generation
September 25, 2017
The Industry 4.0 was first introduced as a German initiative to start developing the virtual version of a manufacturing procedure. This technological advance envisioned the “Smart Factory” or “Smart Manufacturing” in order to change the traditional factory control…
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Solar-Powered Graphene Skin Provides Feeling to Prosthetics
April 4, 2017
Currently, there are no commercially available prosthetics that restore a sense of touch to those who have lost a limb. Fortunately there are several products are in development which would enable upper-limb prosthetic users to do simple material…
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink, Could Create Real-Life Cyborgs
March 30, 2017
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla CEO is venturing into life sciences industry by backing a brain-computer interface venture called Neuralink, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company, still in its infancy, creates devices that can…
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Smart Glasses That Automatically Adjust to Your Eyes
March 29, 2017
University of Utah researchers produced a prototype pair of smart glasses by using flexible lenses and piezoelectric pistons where the lens’ curvature is gradually altered by the pistons. Unlike traditional, rigid glasses, the lenses of these smart glasses…
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New Technology for Multiple Sclerosis
March 23, 2017
Multiple sclerosis, a debilitating neurological disease that disturbs muscle movement, vision, mood, and concentration is estimated to affect anywhere between 250,000-350,000 people in the United States, with 200 new cases diagnosed each week. While MS currently has no…
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Low-Power Artificial Synapse Could Potentially Interface With the Brain
March 17, 2017
Researchers at Stanford University and Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California have created an “artificial synapse” that can be used to create flexible circuitry that could directly interface with the brain and perform computations using far less power…
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UPS First Automated Drone Delivery Test
March 14, 2017
UPS has had its first successful residential drone delivery test in Tampa, Florida, by launching off a UPS truck to deliver a package then return to the truck that had already driven father down the assigned route. The…
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