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Fusing biology with the bionic ear

E&T

These cells are like ‘keys on a piano’ and range from low to high frequency, explains Dr Robert Gay, director of pharmaceutical approaches at Cochlear, a Sydney-based manufacturer of the device. The idea of using optical stimulation to overcome the bottleneck of poor spectral selectivity could be transforming.

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Automation upgrades reduce sortation system wiring and lower costs

Control Engineering

Engineers there worked with an automation vendor to improve their equipment, computing power and communication protocols to provide better insights and reduce potential automation bottlenecks. Owens and Daboub also are working on custom robotics to fill the Singulator’s operator stations.

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Back In Action: An MCMT Special

Dinesh Mishra

Smart machines and robotics will handle more of the industrial work especially where human intervention would be seen as more dangerous to deploy. With the incubation of robotics and Industry 4.0, With the incubation of robotics and Industry 4.0, Medical plastics deliver a pharmaceutical compound to its target site.