Month: June 2020

Some health care professionals are experiencing a shortage of personal protective equipment, such as N95 respirators. Courtesy: David Staack, Texas A&M University

Researchers develop method to recycle PPE using radiation

Courtesy: Emerson

Moving toward self-assembly machine automation systems

Research involving Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Spallation Neutron Source demonstrates crystal-like heat conduction in a solid-liquid hybrid, AgCrSe2. Courtesy: Jill Hemman/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Spectrometry research advances could lead to safer rechargeable batteries

Courtesy: CannonDesign

Top 5 Control Engineering articles June 22-28, 2020

The approach uses a custom UV-C light fixture designed at CSAIL that is integrated with Ava Robotics’ mobile robot base. Courtesy: Alyssa Pierson, CSAIL

Robotic system developed to neutralize aerosolized forms of COVID-19

Courtesy: ControlSphere Engineering

Which IEC 61131-3 programming language is best? Part 1

At the Department of Energy Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL, this part for a scaled-down prototype of a reactor was produced for industry partner Kairos Power. Credit: Kairos Power, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

3D printed reactor boots nuclear industry

Selenium atoms, represented by orange, implant in a monolayer of blue tungsten and yellow sulfur to form a Janus layer. In the background, electron microscopy confirms atomic positions. Courtesy: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Energy Efficiency

Nanomaterial process may aid energy, information technology development

A technique called scene flow can be used to predict the future position of a cyclist by comparing the current lidar point cloud of a street scene. CMU researchers have developed a method that increases the amount of data available for training such systems. Courtesy: Carnegie Mellon University/ISSSource

Mechatronics and Motion Control

Unlabeled data aids self-driving cars

Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology

Environmental Health

Manufacturers need to rethink global supply chain, production

Courtesy: Chris Vavra, CFE Media and Technology

Improving machine performance and reliability with predictive maintenance

Please help create the Control Engineering 2021 editorial calendar. Your input is requested by end of business on June 19, 2020. Courtesy: CFE Media

Control Engineering editorial planning 2021