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Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 refers to a new phase in the Industrial Revolution that focuses heavily on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data. Industry 4.0, which encompasses IIoT and smart manufacturing, marries physical production and operations with smart digital technology, machine learning, and big data to create a more holistic and better-connected ecosystem for companies that focus on manufacturing and supply chain management.

Startup Launches Reflective Balloons Into Stratosphere To Manipulate Climate

BOSTON - A startup claims it has launched weather balloons that may have released reflective sulfur particles in the stratosphere, potentially crossing a controversial barrier in the field of solar geoengineering. Geoengineering refers to deliberate efforts to manipulate the climate by reflecting more sunlight back into space, mimicking a natural process that occurs in the aftermath

By |2022-12-27T15:25:02-05:00December 27th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Pentagon Received Hundreds Of New UFO Reports

WASHINGTON —  A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received “several hundred” new reports, but no evidence so far of alien life, the agency's leadership told reporters Friday. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) was set up in July and is responsible for not only tracking unidentified objects

By |2022-12-17T13:47:50-05:00December 17th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Scientists Invent EV Battery That Never Loses Charge Capacity

AUSTRALIA - Scientists have discovered a way to build next-generation batteries for electric cars that do not lose any capacity, even after hundreds of charging cycles. An international research team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia and Yokohama National University in Japan claim the breakthrough could provide a viable and vastly superior alternative to

By |2022-12-17T13:39:17-05:00December 17th, 2022|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Advanced Chip Light Years Ahead Shaping Ultrafast Tech Future

AUSTRALIA - Research led by Monash University, RMIT and the University of Adelaide has developed an accurate method of controlling optical circuits on fingernail-sized photonic integrated circuits. The development, published in the journal Optica builds on the work by the same team who recently created the world's first self-calibrated photonic chip. Photonics, or the use of light particles

By |2022-12-17T13:10:32-05:00December 17th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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High Demand, Prices For Lithium Send Mines Into Overdrive

SILVER PEAK, Nevada - Salty water gurgles quietly through a pipe across a dry lakebed and into a Caribbean-blue pond. It's carrying an element that is crucial to the electric car revolution and, suddenly, one of the world's hottest commodities: lithium. Silver Peak, halfway between Reno and Las Vegas, may not resemble most people's mental

By |2022-12-10T16:24:41-05:00December 10th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Self-Driving Car Tech Could Power Humanity’s Return To The Moon

NEW YORK - A half century later, humans are finally returning to the Moon. At least, that’s the plan. The soon-to-be-completed Artemis 1 mission has kicked off our lunar reconciliation, and the upcoming Peregrine 1 mission could mark the first vehicle to touch down on the Moon since the Apollo program. Things will look a lot

By |2022-12-08T12:59:22-05:00December 8th, 2022|Auto Tech, Industry 4.0|
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Industry 4.0 Conference Draws Big Crowd, Awards Big Checks

LATHRUP VILLAGE—Industry 4.0 is the catchall term for recent advances in computing power, data analysis, sensor technology, wireless data speed, and even battery technology—which combine to make it possible to use sensors and software to improve safety, quality, and productivity in manufacturing. Wednesday, well over 100 people gathered at The Mint conference center to hear

By |2022-12-08T13:01:07-05:00December 7th, 2022|ESD, Industry 4.0|
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Lear Buys Industry 4.0 Specialist InTouch Automation

SOUTHFIELD—Lear Corp. announced the acquisition of Novi-based InTouch Automation, a supplier of Industry 4.0 technologies and complex automated testing equipment critical in the production of automotive seats. Terms were not disclosed. InTouch’s product portfolio fits with Lear’s Industry 4.0 strategy of implementing technologies designed to automate the testing and validation of components and finished seats.

By |2022-11-28T17:36:17-05:00November 28th, 2022|Auto Tech, Industry 4.0|
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Scientists Made Material That Doesn’t Exist On Earth Only In Meteorites

BOSTON - It sounds like the plot of a science fiction movie: humans are destroying the Earth, gouging huge scars in its crust, and polluting the air and the ground as they mine and refine a key element essential for technological advance. One day, scientists examining an alien meteorite discover a unique metal that negates

By |2022-11-28T18:10:09-05:00November 27th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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