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Researchers Freeze-Print Graphene Battery Anodes
A team at Kansas State University used a freeze printing approach to create sodium ion batteries with hybrid graphene aerogels.

Simcenter Amesim Announces Major Simulation Upgrades for Automotive, Aerospace and Marine Industries
By extending Modelica support and integration with other Simcenter solutions, Simcenter Amesim helps users to set up a toolchain throughout the development cycle.

UPS Partners with Matternet to Transport Medical Samples via Drone across Hospital System
First FAA sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights involving the transport of a product under a contractual delivery agreement.

Meeting Design and Regulatory Challenges of Autonomous Air Taxis
Frankfurt Airport manager Fraport is working with Volcopter to potentially use electric, vertical take-off multicopter (eVTOLs) to carry passengers through an urban transport network.

FedEx Unveils Future Autonomous Delivery Robot
FedEx Corp. announced today a development in cutting-edge delivery solutions to meet the rapidly changing needs of consumers - the FedEx SameDay Bot - an autonomous delivery device designed to...

Preview some of the innovations you will see at ProMat 2019
During the week of April 8, Chicago's McCormick Place will open its doors and welcome ProMat 2019, an expo for the manufacturing, distribution and supply chain industries, sponsored by MHI.

New JLL report explores concept of industrial ‘Human Centric Design’
While the changes occurring within the supply chain are, at times, in tandem with the rapid growth of e-commerce and technology, how companies approach things like their distribution networks and...

Google’s Parent Company Alphabet Will Begin ‘Wing’ Aerial Drone Deliveries in Finland
Wing, the Alphabet-owned drone delivery startup, has announced that it will launch a free 10-minute trial distribution service starting in spring 2019 in Finland.

Exoskeletons on the Move
Sensors, CAD models and human-based designs advance wearable exoskeletons.

AI Moves to the Network’s Edge
Harnessing increased compute power to address AI applications requires storage, cloud and infrastructure planning.

3D Printed Graphene Recharges Battery Design
A 3D printed graphene technique developed by researchers from Virginia Tech and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) promises to revolutionize the way manufacturers produce batteries and supercapacitors.

HP Multi Jet Fusion Anchors China Digital Manufacturing Center
The Guangdong (Dali) 3D Printing Collaborative Innovation Platform will employ 10 HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing systems.

While Uber Exits Self-Driving Trucks Kodiak Robotics Starts Up
As the autonomous self-driving truck market heats up Otto/Google veteran Don Burnette and venture capitalist Paz Eshel and their start-up company Kodiak Robotics raise $40M to tackle the long-haul...

3D Printing, Electric Vehicles Converge at GM
GM leveraged Autodesk's cloud computing and AI-based algorithms, using a generative design approach to create the part.

Zamboni Skates Towards IoT-Enabled Product-as-a-Service
Zamboni is taking the first steps to offer its famous ice resurfacer as a product-as-a-service, leveraging Internet of Things (IoT) sensor technology, big data, and a mobile app to help...

Patent Aims to Counter Motion Sickness in Self-Driving Cars
The system provides light stimuli in the visual periphery of the passenger to mimic what the rider might see outside, thus eliminating the conflict between vestibular and visual inputs, which...

Wi-Charge Startup Taps Infrared Technology for Wireless Charging Bid
Wi-Charge is creating what it calls an “Autonomous Charging” infrastructure, where devices tap into power as they need it to maintain usable power levels and without any kind of human...

Is the Logistics Industry Heading Towards an AI Driven Autonomous Future?
It's time for the logistics industry to start looking seriously into an autonomous future with driverless trucks leading the way, the question is, are we ready?

Researchers Print Wearable Battery
Researchers at Brunel University London announced they have printed a flexible, wearable battery that can store energy without chemical reactions.

Why You Need to Think Twice About Flying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Transportation
The dream of personal aerial transport appears tantalizingly within reach, as investors from Silicon Valley to Dubai vow to deliver the future of urban mobility, but rather than embracing that...



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