Helping robots avoid collisions
Realtime Robotics has created a controller that helps robots safely move around on the fly.
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Approval of a coronavirus vaccine would be just the beginning – huge production challenges could cause long delays
Once a coronavirus vaccine is approved, billions of doses need to be manufactured. Current vaccine production is nowhere near ready, for a variety of reasons, but planning now could help.
Aug. 24, 2020 • ~11 min
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The factory of the future, batteries not included
Everactive provides an industrial “internet of things” platform built on its battery-free sensors.
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Carbon nanotube transistors make the leap from lab to factory floor
Technique paves the way for more energy efficient, 3D microprocessors.
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Coronavirus vaccine search: how we're preparing to make enough for the whole world
The UK is investing heavily in preparation for mass manufacturing of a working COVID-19 vaccine.
May 13, 2020 • ~8 min
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Coronavirus vaccine: how we're preparing to make enough for the whole world
The UK is investing heavily in preparation for mass manufacturing of a working COVID-19 vaccine.
May 13, 2020 • ~8 min
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Study analyzes contamination in drug manufacturing plants
Report offers guidelines to help prevent viruses from tainting biopharmaceutical drugs.
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MIT’s Love Lab developing a Covid-19 vaccine to potentially reach billions
Manufacturability is key to producing a widely available, affordable vaccine.
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Open-source ventilator designed by Cambridge team for use in low- and middle-income countries
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team at the University of Cambridge has designed an open-source ventilator in partnership with local clinicians, engineers and manufacturers across Africa that is focused to address the specific needs for treating COVID-19 patients and is a fully functioning system for use after the pandemic.
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Coronavirus: inside story of how Mercedes F1 and academics fast-tracked life saving breathing aid
In under 10 days, engineers from UCL and Mercedes F1 reverse-engineered a product, produced a new design, tested it, got regulatory approval and started production.
April 15, 2020 • ~7 min
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