Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated a caterpillar-like soft robot that can move forward, backwards and dip under narrow spaces. The caterpillar-bot’s movement is driven by a novel pattern of silver nanowires that use heat to control the…
Scientific instruments that are changing the world of research
We are living through an age of technological revolution, where science and innovation come together to achieve life-changing breakthroughs that are helping us to understand the past, improve the present and shape the future. Phil Simmonds, Chief Executive Officer of…
Schneider Electric Leeds investment, a boost for the Northern Technology Sector
Schneider Electric, specialist in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has completed the transformation of its Leeds site into a smart factory, complimented by a state-of the art Innovation Hub – the first of its kind in the…
2022 Global Alliance Partner Program Excellence Award winners announced
Schneider Electric has announced the winners of its 2022 Global Alliance Excellence Awards, an annual competition that recognises exceptional innovative initiatives, services and achievements within industrial digitisation. Encompassing alliance system integrators, machine integrators, and industrial automation distributors, the awards celebrate…
Showdown of the Bosch Sensortec IoT innovation challenge
In keeping with the motto ‘IoT – Invented for life’, Bosch has organised the online innovation competition Bosch Sensortec IoT Innovation Challenge together with the GMM – VDE/VDI Society for Microelectronics, Microsystems and Precision Engineering. The competition was part of the…
