A prototype sensor that provides an early warning signal if a bridge is at risk of scour – the number one cause of bridge collapse globally – has been developed by a Queen’s University Belfast researcher. Scour is erosion of…
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Samsung Ventures invests in Israeli AI company NeuReality
NeuReality, developer of inference technology such as computer vision and NLP, has announced that it has received investments from Samsung Ventures. More than just a chip company, NeuReality’s comprehensive solution includes hardware, software and tools that work together to simplify…
Allxon and Impulse Embedded announce remote device management distribution partnership
Allxon and Impulse Embedded have announced a distribution partnership to combine the former’s business edge device management solution with the latter’s embedded systems and HMIs. Allxon is an essential edge device management solution that simplifies and optimises business operations by…
The firefly-inspired robo-bugs
MIT has announced its flying robots that use a phenomenon known as electroluminescence to replace the problematic need for weighty sensors with a light signal-based system of communication that can be carried out between other firefly-inspired robots. Fireflies that light…
Real-time positioning and tracking system for cart management in textile mills
The ARTEMIS real-time positioning and tracking system is offering Industry 4.0 innovation to Taiwan’s textile manufacturing process, offering Taiwan global competitiveness in production output and a reduction in manual labour. Helping Taiwan textile manufacturers boost global competitiveness Taiwan Textile Research…
Whitepaper: how to implement wireless remote monitoring
Signal conditioning and sensor system specialist Mantracourt has released a new whitepaper on remote monitoring, which explores the benefits of remote monitoring technology and the applications where it is most effective. Such benefits include temperature, humidity and pressure monitoring in…
Standardising data collection in breweries
As the beer industry continues to expand globally, brewing companies that operate across multiple international sites face issues with data management. There is often little consistency in how these sites track data, making it impossible to optimise performance across the…
AgTech’s new wave (Farm Different: Episode 3)
This three-part documentary from Digi-Key dives deeper into the people, technology and challenges of modern agriculture. To farm better we must farm different. The previous episode saw Digi-Key visit the Grand Farm in Fargo, North Dakota. In their final episode, they sit down…
Targeting global growth with immersive technology investment
A Cumbrian engineering firm, supported by Made Smarter, is using immersive technologies to drive global growth and innovation, and create new highly skilled jobs. Forth Engineering, based in Flimby, specialises in the manufacture of bespoke robotics that can be used…
Accelerating the implementation of smart manufacturing
Apacer and ASUS Cloud decided to collaborate to improve data security for remote device management in industrial applications, particularly smart factories. ASUS Cloud and Apacer worked together to help a major client – a provider of independent semiconductor assembling and…
