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.

Engineer Builds Martian Nuclear Reactor That Can Tackle Earth’s Power Crisis

SAN FRANCISCO - A former employee of SpaceX has set a very ambitious goal of building a working solution for humanity's ever-growing need for electricity. No bigger than a regular container, his invention is a nuclear fission reactor generator. Portable, affordable, and economically feasible, the power plant can be deployed everywhere. In an interview for

By |2022-07-31T10:52:26-04:00July 31st, 2022|Industry 4.0|

620 MPH Hyperloop Electric Tube Set To Debut In Canada

TORONTO, Canada - FluxJet is the name of a new hybrid between a train and a jet, able to carry up to 54 passengers at over 1,000 kph (621 MPH), which is three times faster than high-speed trains and faster than a jet. This fully-electric vehicle was developed by the Toronto-based TransPod, in collaboration with various

By |2022-07-31T10:41:45-04:00July 31st, 2022|Industry 4.0|

5 Ways Industry 4.0 Tech is Improving, Not Replacing, Manufacturing Jobs

TROY - Hearing talk about AI technology and robot learning probably conjures images from The Matrix, but today’s tech is more about improving our workforce than robots taking it over. The manufacturing staffing model of yesterday has been upgraded to include automation for the benefit, not detriment, of manufacturing jobs. The future workforce will either upskill to

By |2022-07-24T18:41:41-04:00July 24th, 2022|Industry 4.0|

Experimental Computer Chip Does 9,000 Years Of Work In 36 Microseconds

TORONTO, Can. - Researchers in Toronto used a photonic quantum computer chip to solve a sampling problem that went way beyond the fastest computers and algorithms. The paper the researchers published says that the Borealis quantum chip took only 36 microseconds to solve a problem that would take supercomputers and algorithms 9,000 years to figure out. Yes, you read that

By |2022-07-24T17:40:49-04:00July 24th, 2022|Industry 4.0|

Energy Breakthrough: World Closer To Limitless Energy With Improved Facility

LONDON, UK - Scientists have long been looking for a way to develop nuclear fusion, which could offer a limitless source of clean power as the world begins to phase out fossil fuels. Fusion, which is the energy that powers the sun and other stars, combines light elements in the form of hot, charged particles

By |2022-09-14T09:10:20-04:00July 24th, 2022|Industry 4.0, Science|

Scientists Claim Space Bubbles Could Reverse Climate Change

BOSTON - Scientists at MIT think they may have finally found a way to reverse climate change. Or, at the least, help ease it some. The idea revolves heavily around the creation and deployment of several thin film-like silicon bubbles. The “space bubbles” as they refer to them, would be joined together like a raft.

By |2022-07-16T12:39:07-04:00July 16th, 2022|Climate Change, Featured, Industry 4.0|

An Operational Sand Battery Can Store Electricity For Months

LONDON, England - A team of researchers from Finland has set up the world's first commercial-scale 'sand battery' that be used to store power generated from renewable sources for months at a time to solve the problem of year-round supply, BBC reported. The push for renewable power has meant that researchers are looking for new ways to

By |2022-07-16T12:21:32-04:00July 16th, 2022|Climate Change, Industry 4.0|

Solar-Powered Device Can Suck Carbon Dioxide Out Of Atmosphere

SYDNEY, Australia - A solar-powered device capable of sucking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere just secured a $700,000 contract to move to commercialization. Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is critical to achieving climate goals, alongside radical emissions reductions. Models project that by 2050 we will need to permanently remove billions of tons of CO₂ from the

By |2022-07-16T12:11:47-04:00July 16th, 2022|Industry 4.0|

Windows Could Become Active Solar Panels

DETROIT - An emerging technology will allow skyscrapers to generate their own power has taken another step forward, with researchers in Australia increasing the energy efficiency and stability of ‘solar windows’ while allowing more visible light to pass through. Semi-transparent solar cells that can replace window glass and become power generators have been advancing rapidly

By |2022-07-16T12:39:26-04:00July 16th, 2022|Featured, Industry 4.0|