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  • June 2021

    • June 2021

    Supertrooper/Dreamstime
    Post-It Notes pinned to a wall

    Redesigning the Designer’s Role

    Bob Vavra
    May 19, 2021
    Successful design has historically been the outcome of a trial-and-error approach, but technological advances are changing the rules of the game.
    Tubes in a tray, with inset photo of the Tekmill CTF-COV

    Redesigning a Test-Tube Handler for Robot-Based COVID Testing

    Matthew Durack
    May 12, 2021
    The updated machine can handle 100,000 tests per day.
    Ball Screw Base Promo

    Getting up to Speed

    Ian Miller
    May 11, 2021
    Understanding ball screw potential and limitations.
    Hotshotsworldwide/Dreamstime
    Mantis shrimp

    A Shrimp-Inspired Camera Helps Detect Tumors

    Stephen J. Mraz
    May 11, 2021
    The camera detects both visual and IR light for more informative images.

    More content from June 2021

    Bosch Rexroth
    Machine controllers

    The New Era of Machine Control

    Allen Tubbs
    April 30, 2021
    Assess five key areas when reviewing the modern platform.
    Purdue University/Jared Pike and Joseph Peoples
    Photo collage

    Researchers Develop the Whitest Paint Ever

    Stephen J. Mraz
    April 29, 2021
    A barium-sulfate coating could keep buildings cool and save money.
    Photo collage
    Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab

    Could this Recyclable Material Revolutionize the Plastic Industry?

    Stephen J. Mraz
    April 27, 2021
    PDK can be reused several times, lowering the cost of energy and raw materials for future products while cutting down on what gets sent to landfills.
    Berkeley Lab and Ootto007/Dreamstime
    Berkeley Lab researcher inset over wood background

    Researchers Efficiently Turn Wood into Ethanol

    Stephen J. Mraz
    April 22, 2021
    The “one-pot” process could reduce the amount of wood that builds up in forests and eventually fuels wildfires.
    Berkeley Lab
    Fig. 1

    Predicting Wind Power Costs for the Next 30 Years

    Stephen J. Mraz
    April 20, 2021
    A Berkeley Lab survey anticipates drops of at least 17% by 2035 and 37% by 2050.
    Alexander Oganezov/Dreamstime
    Robot with big eyes

    The Robots Have Eyes

    Assaf Eden
    April 8, 2021
    Machine vision is growing at an astronomical rate—and transforming manufacturing in the process.