Rice’s Sanchez exploring a future where fabric itself becomes the robot

Rice University Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Vanessa Sanchez has received the Toyota Programmable System Innovation Fellowship to develop advanced 3D-knitted soft robotic textiles that integrate sensing, movement and mechanical functions directly into fabric. The research aims to create textiles that can adapt to users’ needs, such as enhancing mobility, improving comfort and increasing safety, […]

Matergenics deploys first-of-its-kind in-steel hydrogen embrittlement sensor at italian green-hydrogen blending facility

Matergenics has deployed its hydrogen-in-steel monitoring sensor at a hydrogen-natural gas blending facility in Italy, marking the first operational use of the technology. Engineered by Techfem S.p.A., the facility blends green hydrogen into a natural gas network and is supported by continuous remote monitoring from Matergenics’ Hydrogen Solutions Division in Pittsburgh. The system uses continuous […]

Detecting ultra-low sulfur levels in superalloys

LECO Corporation, St. Joseph, Mich., has demonstrated how its CS844ES elemental analyzer enables accurate determination of sulfur at levels as low as 0.1 µg in steel, nickel, and superalloys, extending the combustion technique to sensitivities previously unachievable