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Caltech launches solar power prototype into space

E&T

The demonstrator is part of the Caltech Space Solar Power Project (SSPP). The scientists behind the mission have designed three experiments to test several key components of an ambitious plan to harvest solar power in space and beam the energy back to Earth. . Image credit: Caltech/Space Solar Power Program.

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Caltech team achieve wireless energy transfer in space

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The achievement was made by MAPLE (Microwave Array for Power-transfer Low-orbit Experiment), an array of flexible lightweight microwave power transmitters with precise timing control. To the best of our knowledge, no one has ever demonstrated wireless energy transfer in space even with expensive rigid structures.

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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

Robotics Business Review

Boston Dynamics began with humanoids by sawing one of its pneumatically powered quadrupeds in half back in 2009. In fact, it was that demonstration of Atlas manipulating a plank, picking up a bag of tools, and taking it to a worker that earned Boston Dynamics an RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award. By 2016, the Waltham, Mass.-based

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Is your car safe from a cyber attack?

E&T

As the founder of cyber-security firm Colombo Technology, he used his actions simply to demonstrate the security flaw of the third-party software that Tesla was using, and to warn automakers the world over about the danger of malicious attacks. Luckily, Colombo’s intentions were good. Colombo isn’t alone in his mission.

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Half the Time and Cost: How 3D-printed Molds are Transforming Thermoforming Processes

Manufacturer's Monthly

This article will explore how companies like Duo Form can leverage AM to assist in traditional vacuum and thermoforming processes, making them faster, more cost-efficient, and more agile. Subtractive Moulds Versus Additive Moulds In conventional thermoforming, plastic sheet material is shaped over moulds to produce the finished part.

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Knowledge for Lifetime

Dinesh Mishra

Harish shares his company’s initiatives which are empowering customers and all industry professionals with knowledge and solutions Customer delight The purpose statement of Micromatic Machine Tools (MMT) reads as: Co-create Customer Success Nurture Entrepreneur Enrich Lives. Like human beings, CNC machines also break down occasionally.

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Adopting Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing May Seem Challenging – But It’s Not!

Dinesh Mishra

In this article, I will explore how an ordinary manufacturing company can approach industrial AI. I will look into major challenges, recommend simple AI use cases to get started, and demonstrate how one of our manufacturing clients has successfully kicked off a full-scale AI transformation. But the reality belies expectations.