Tag: Engineering
New method for dynamic target tracking in GPS-denied environments
Reference coordinate frames of the UAV system. Credit: Yanjie Chen, Yangning Wu, Limin Lan, Hang Zhong, Zhiqiang Miao, Hui Zhang, Yaonan Wang A study published in Engineering introduces a novel…
LRT, REM, mass transit projects and their fuzzy reality
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The city of Gatineau is planning a tramway network that will link up with Ottawa, where the Light Rail Transit (LRT) continues to be bogged down…
Exploring the dual iconic features and enabling technologies of 6G
The 6G vision and two categories of applications: digital twins and the meta-universe. Credit: Shanzhi Chen, Shaoli Kang The journal Engineering has released a study on the sixth generation (6G)…
Neutrons prove ‘Bond villain’ did not cause Arecibo telescope collapse
A virtual slice of a cable socket from the neutron imaging study shows arrows indicating voids around the wires caused by cable slippage. Credit: Adrian Brügger, Columbia University For more…
An origami-inspired universally deformable module for robotics applications
Credit: Chao Zhang Modular robots—robotic systems that can adapt their body configuration to change locomotion style or move on different terrains—can be highly advantageous for tackling missions in diverse environments.…
Boosting concrete’s ability to serve as a natural ‘carbon sink’
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Damian Stefaniuk is a postdoc at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub). He works with MIT professors Franz-Josef Ulm and Admir Masic of the MIT Department…
Robotic sea turtle mimics uniquely adaptable gait
Turtle-robot making its way across varied terrain on campus. Credit: University of Notre Dame Sea turtles can glide majestically through ocean waters and maneuver like armored vehicles over rocks and…
Engineers use molecular additive to make new LED more efficient, but it is less stable
Eight green perovskite LED substrates in Congreve’s lab glow as researchers shine ultraviolet light on them. Credit: Sebastian Fernández Chances are, the screen you’re reading from glows thanks to light-emitting…
Big improvements in new probe design for smokestack emission monitoring
The NIST pitot tube (top) has a hemispherical face with five ports used to measure gas flows in three dimensions, which gives it a better ability to measure complex flows…
