Engineers at Saarland University have developed an artificial hand with muscles made from bundles of ultrafine nickel-titanium alloy wires that are able to tense and flex.
Artificial hand functions by muscles made of bundles of nickel-titanium wire
Curtiss-Wright acquires Bolt’s Metallizing for its thermal spray capabilities
Curtiss-Wright Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has acquired certain assets and liabilities of Bolt’s Metallizing Inc., Phoenix, a leading provider of thermal spray coatings for critical aerospace applications.
Arcam and GKN form partnership to industrialize additive manufacturing via EBM
Arcam AB, Sweden, and GKN Aerospace, U.K., have formed a new Joint Technology Development Partnership to fully industrialize additive manufacturing for aerospace applications using Arcam’s electron beam melting (EBM) technology.
Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies system combines CNC machining with additive manufacturing
Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Ltd., Leicestershire, U.K., has developed a system that can be integrated into any CNC machine to allow for metal deposition (via laser cladding), as well as finishing and inspection of parts, all on a single machine.
Could cyborg beetles soon fly to the rescue?
Scientists at University of California, Berkeley, used tiny computers and wireless radios, strapped onto the backs of giant flower beetles, to record neuromuscular data as the bugs flew untethered. The findings show that a muscle known for controlling the folding of wings is also critical to steering. Researchers then used that information to improve the […]