Mechanical

Advancing Steel-Aluminum Hybrid Fusion: A Breakthrough in 3D Printing Technology

Hiroshima University engineers pioneer 3D printing for robust steel-aluminum bonds: up to 17,404.5 psi resilience. Credits: Motomichi Yamamoto/Hiroshima University.Steel and aluminum are crucial players in bolstering economic growth. However, their fusion zones have long been brittle. Thanks to a novel 3D printing method, the unexplored territory of combining these metals may now experience a...

Robotic Dexterity Enhanced by Finger-Shaped Senso

Credit: MIT.MIT researchers have ushered in a new era of tactile sensing for robotic hands, unveiling a groundbreaking camera-based touch sensor called the "GelSight Svelte." This innovative sensor, designed to emulate the shape and capabilities of a human finger, promises high-resolution tactile sensing over a vast area. It has the potential to redefine robotic manipulation...

Breakthrough in Thermal Management of Semiconductors Using Surface Plasmon Polaritons

A research team at KAIST's Department of Mechanical Engineering has produced a substantial advancement in thermal management technology that might potentially increase the dependability and lifetime of contemporary semiconductor devices. Credit: ScitechDaily.Engineers have achieved a significant breakthrough in the thermal management of semiconductors by discovering a new mode of heat transfer using surface plasmon...

An Automatically Adjusting Exoskeleton that Adapts to Your Way of Walking

A close-up of the untethered exoskeleton. Credit: Stanford University.A new robotic, boot-like exoskeleton utilizes wearable sensors to adapt to each individual that wears it, marking a considerable progression for robotics. The device, explained in a study released yesterday, helps address one of the major obstacles in developing systems that aid people to walk:...

Artificial Intelligence Hears the Sound of Healthy Machines

Examples of abnormal signals. Shown are raw data, log-spectrogram, and obtained coefficient distribution per level for two abnormal measurements of the slider rail 0 at SNR 0 dB. Credit: DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2106598119Sounds offer crucial info regarding how well a device is running. ETH scientists have now developed a new machine learning strategy that detects whether...