Big, innovative breakthroughs often result in game-changing technologies. Smaller incremental improvements in essential material components can similarly lead to significant performance and efficiency ...

For a PDF verion of this article, click here. Though the understanding of piezoelectrics is more than a century old, there is, of late, a rapidly expanding interest in piezoelectric actuators, because ...

An actuator's function is to provide thrust and positioning in machines used for production or testing. One type is the electromechanical actuator, which converts the torque of an electric rotary ...

The Spring Boot Actuator is the one Spring starter that I recommend every developer add to their Gradle build or Maven POM file. What is the Spring Boot Actuator? The Spring Boot Actuator is a ...

Abstract: Applications for Sensor and Actuator Networks (SANs) are being spread to areas in which easy configuration by non-programmers will enhance acceptance, and also contexts where reconfiguration ...

LEGO announced plans Wednesday to scale up its use of renewable plastics in the production of its signature bricks, marking a shift away from its reliance on fossil fuels. LEGO has set 2032 as its ...

COPENHAGEN, August 28 (Reuters) - Toymaker Lego said on Wednesday it was on track to replace the fossil fuels used in making its signature bricks with more expensive renewable and recycled plastic by ...

Abstract: Soft haptic devices could enable unique applications in AR/VR, healthcare, and human-machine interface systems. Here, a versatile reconfigurable haptic system is proposed for different ...

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