Smart fabric gives robots a soft touch

See how researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University integrated magnetics into thin fibers that allowed them to build woven fabric patches that can “breathe,” gloves that can transmit tactile sensations, and “fingertips” for robots that allow them to pick up soft, squishy objects without harming them.

Massive gas turbine demand powers up Siemens, other providers

Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas, reports that several technology providers for high-capacity power-generation projects, including those catering to the growing data-center market, are reporting a dramatic growth in U.S. gas-turbine orders.