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Jabil teamed up with KAV Sports on made-to-order, personalized bicycle helmets that deliver a better fit for superior comfort and protection using custom-engineered materials and additive manufacturing. Recognized by Time Magazine as one of the “best inventions of 2022,” the KAV Portola helmet is made from custom nylon carbon-fiber material engineered by Jabil to meet […] The post Jabil teams with KAV Sports on new carbon-fiber bike helmet appeared first on Design World.
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The Smart Green Island Makeathon in Gran Canaria centered around designing, building, and coding. Recently conducted for the sixth time, the event was organized by ITQ GmbH. This prototyping event unites students, academic institutions, and businesses from across the globe to create groundbreaking, eco-friendly technologies for the future. Emphasis is placed on areas such as… The post Igus: Smart Green Island Makeathon appeared first on Design World.
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Advanced recycling plant in Illinois is designed to process up to 100 tons of polystyrene waste daily to increase PS recycling rates throughout the greater Chicago area.
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Arduino’s Opta mini PLC platform is supported by the new PLC IDE. Learn to create and download your first program and take advantage of built-in I/O for an easy introduction to the platform.
Today’s toolrooms must change from “just git’er done” to a proactive mold maintenance culture with the right process and skills in place. Photos Credit, all images: MoldTrax LLC As I look back over the past 25 years from behind a bench covered with dirty rags and hand tools, trying to identify the top innovations that have impacted how a repair technician performs his job, I come up short.
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To address global cybersecurity challenges and improve digital trust, a new and improved version of ISO/IEC 27001 was published on October 25th, 2022. The world’s best-known standard on information security management helps organisations secure their information assets. Cybercrime is growing ever more severe and sophisticated as hackers develop more advanced cybercrime techniques.
NCMS Technology Briefs highlight NCMS’s cultivation and growth of innovative technologies. Through our management of government and industry collaborations, we’ve gained insights into novel approaches and best practices that can assist all companies to navigate the sometimes complex journey toward advancement. Based on the results of NCMS technology projects, the briefs show the applicability and […] The post Accelerating Cybersecurity for Software-Defined Vehicles appeared first on Nation
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