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UAV Helps Assess Radiological Hazards Across the Nuclear Industry

When a heart gets damaged, such as during a major heart attack, there's no easy fix. But scientists working on a way to repair the vital organ have now engineered tissue that closely mimics natural heart muscle that beats, not only in a lab dish but also when implanted into animals. They presented their latest results at the 247th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society.

19 Mar 2014

ABB and UKPN Services to Upgrade UK Rail Network

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, and its consortium partner UK Power Networks (UKPN) Services have been awarded a contract worth around $145 million by Network Rail to upgrade one of Britain’s oldest and busiest railways, providing better connections between major towns and cities across southern England and Wales. The contract is evenly split between the consortium partners, reflecting the work scope.

18 Mar 2014

Jadak Now Wholly Owned Subsidiary of GSI Group

GSI Group Inc. (the "Company", "we", "our", or "GSI"), a leading global supplier of precision photonics and motion control components and subsystems to the medical, industrial, electronics and scientific markets, today announced the closing of its acquisition of JADAK LLC and JADAK Technologies Inc. (together, "JADAK"), a North Syracuse, New York-based provider of optical data collection and machine vision technologies to medical device original equipment manufacturers ("OEM's"), for $93.5 million in cash. As a result of this transaction, JADAK is now a wholly owned subsidiary of GSI.

18 Mar 2014

Leica Geosystems Announce Leica SteerDirect ES Plus for Powerful Steering for Farmers

Leica Geosystems announced today the Leica SteerDirect ES Plus, the enhanced successor to the Leica SteerDirect ES. The electric steering system gives farmers a brand independent steering solution to improve accuracy by diminishing skips and overlaps, saving fuel, fertilizer, chemicals, and reducing operator fatigue.

18 Mar 2014

Adam Steltzner to Present on Mars Curiosity Rover at Washington University

NASA called it “seven minutes of terror.” In August 2012, the world watched to see if the Mars Curiosity rover, a one-ton robot hurtling toward the red planet at 13,200 mph, would gently land on the surface or explode on contact. The planned landing allowed for zero margin of error.

18 Mar 2014

Johnson Controls Introduces York® Smart Thermostat with Wi-Fi® Capabilities

Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with established core businesses in the automotive, building and energy storage industries, introduces a York® smart thermostat with Wi-Fi® capabilities. Wi-Fi allows homeowners to use mobile devices to remotely monitor their home comfort systems, enabling them to make energy-saving adjustments to system settings.

18 Mar 2014

Research and Markets Adds Report on China Mechatronics Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "In-Depth Evaluation and Forecast of China Opto-mechatronics Industry, 2014-2018" report to their offering.

18 Mar 2014

iRobot’s Ava 500 Video Collaboration Robot is Commercially Available

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced that the company’s Ava 500 video collaboration robot is ready for delivery in the U.S., Canada and select European markets through select certified Cisco resellers.

From iRobot Corporation 18 Mar 2014

Crash Resilient Flying Robot Gimball to be Demonstrated at Innorobo

Gimball is a crash resilient flying robot stemming from work at NCCR Robotics lab, Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at EPFL, Switzerland and will be displayed and demonstrated by its designers at the NCCR Robotics stand at Innorobo.

18 Mar 2014

ASU and CAE Partner for Unmanned Aerial System Training

Arizona State University has announced a partnership with CAE, the global leader in modeling, simulation and training, to advance research, education and training related to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the academic, government and private sectors.

18 Mar 2014

Seegrid to Unveil the Revolutionary Flexible GWS35 Walkie Stacker at MODEX 2014

Seegrid, the leading manufacturer of flexible AGVs, also known as robotic industrial trucks, will be launching its newest product at MODEX 2014 in booth #7317 in Atlanta, GA.

From Seegrid Corporation 17 Mar 2014

Media Invited to Attend Charles Bolden's Tour of Ames Research Center

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will visit the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., on the afternoon of Monday, March 17, for demonstrations of and briefings on select aeronautics and space research activities performed at the center.

17 Mar 2014

Research and Markets Adds Report on Distribution Automation Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Distribution Automation Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2013 - 2019" report to their offering.

17 Mar 2014

Solar-Powered Spacecraft Juno Uses Gravity Assist Technique to Continue its Jupiter Exploration Mission

Juno, a probe on a mission to explore Jupiter, was back above our heads on Wednesday October 9th after one wide turn around the Sun.

17 Mar 2014

Intelligent, Powerful Neato BotVac™ Robot Vacuum by Neato Robotics

Spring cleaning just got a lot easier with the announcement today by Neato Robotics of the new Neato BotVac™ Robot Vacuum, a robot so intelligent that it can navigate and clean all the floors in a home without the owner having to lift a finger or even be at home.

17 Mar 2014