1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (417+ words) A touch-sensitive knife and thousands of simulated training sessions helped Sashimi-Bot learn how to cut salmon. Industrial robots have mastered many repetitive tasks, but preparing sashimi remains a surprisingly difficult challenge. A piece of raw salmon rarely stays where it…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (550+ words) Sensory Robotics wins certification for a system that creates virtual safety zones around factory robots. Sensory Robotics has received safety certification for a system designed to let industrial robots operate alongside people without the protective cages commonly used on factory…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (262+ words) A new plasma-powered process converts wet coffee grounds into coal-like fuel in under two minutes. Scientists have demonstrated a new plasma-based process that converts wet coffee waste into high-performance biochar without any pre-drying treatment. The technology could address one of…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (329+ words) The milestone is a critical step in addressing the propulsion bottleneck for scaling cruise missile production. European defense technology company Destinus has manufactured its 1, 000th T150 turbojet engine. The engine powers the Ruta B1 and Ruta B2 cruise missile family. This milestone is enabled…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (273+ words) Valar Atomics achieved criticality with its advanced reactor just nine months after construction began at the Utah site. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the achievement reflects growing momentum across the domestic nuclear sector. "Today marks another historic moment for America's…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago  (560+ words) The one-mile tunnel will be built through the narrowest part of the Stad Peninsula. Norway is preparing to move ahead with the construction of the world's first ship tunnel after securing funding in the revised national budget, and completing the…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago  (80+ words) Interesting Engineering Testing the Limits of Human Reaction Speed Researchers use high-speed launch systems to study how quickly people can detect, track, and react to fast-moving objects. This Tool Seals a Leaking Pipe in Seconds Without Shutting Off Flow Cordless…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (267+ words) Phoenix Semiconductor secures a U. S. defense contract to recreate legacy chips, aiming to solve obsolescence in military systems. Phoenix Semiconductor has won a Phase II SBIR contract from the U. S. Defense Logistics Agency to develop drop-in replacements for obsolete microelectronic components used…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago  (121+ words) Interesting Engineering Wind to Watt focuses on practical, affordable, low-tech solutions to address global energy access. French designer Fabien Brun is challenging the traditional view of wind energy as a massive, multi-million-euro industrial endeavor. His project, Wind to Watt, introduces…...

9+ hour, 40+ min ago  (527+ words) This architecture accesses vast energy resources without straining domestic grids or requiring new land-based plants. High-performance computing is moving into international waters to solve the dual challenges of energy availability and hardware cooling. US-based tech startup Panthalassa recently finalized a…...