System Integrators
Tailoring 2D materials to improve electronic and optical devices
Altering thin 2D materials atomically and physically for applications in many optical and electronic devices allows them to enhance light emission and increase signal strength.
Using diamond as a metallic conductor
Normally an insulator, diamond becomes a metallic conductor when subjected to large strain in a theoretical model, which could improve solar cells, quantum sensors, optical devices and more.
Prioritizing next year’s control system integration projects
Get six insights from a system integrator on planning future industrial automation and control system projects.
Electricity generated by temperature differences
Electricity generated by temperature differences doesn’t appear to be affected measurably by grain boundaries placed in its way in nanoscale gold wires.
Wastewater treatment teams searching for COVID-19
Researchers are sifting through raw sewage in wastewater treatment facilities for traces of COVID-19 to find out how it spreads.
IIoT platform built on battery-free sensors
Everactive has developed an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform and industrial sensors that eliminate batteries altogether.
Hot topics in Control Engineering
Research: For 2021, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), control system integration, instrumentation, industrial wireless, industrial PCs, industrial Ethernet, and advanced process control are among hot topics; 18 topics are in the top 10; 62 are in the top 20.
Top 5 Control Engineering articles Aug. 10-16, 2020
Articles about edge computing and IIoT, automation helping the COVID-19 pandemic response, system integration, MQTT, and more were Control Engineering’s five most clicked articles from Aug. 10-16, 2020. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Graphene shield improves wastewater protection
Rice University researchers have found that a shield of graphene helps particles destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and free-floating antibiotic resistance genes and other potential superbugs in wastewater treatment plants.
Better data management for manufacturers during COVID-19
Will COVID-19 compel manufacturing companies to streamline connected data management more than previously?