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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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Schematic model of a wave disk engine, showing combustion and shockwaves within the channels. The wave disc engine, a new implementation of wave rotor technology, was earlier developed by the Michigan State group in collaboration with researchers from the Warsaw Institute of Technology. The Wave Disc Engine. Source: MSU.

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Video Friday: Automotive Artistry

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If you think this might be able to help you (and you live in Switzerland), Emovo is currently offering free trials. Well in 1966 it is, but if Professor Thring at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Queen Mary College has his way, by 1976 there could be an Able Mabel in every home. Emovo Care ] via [ EPFL ] Thanks, Luca!

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Drones with Legs Can Walk, Hop, and Jump into the Air

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On the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is home to many roboticists. Ijspeert, and Dario Floreano from EPFL in Switzerland and UC Irvine, appears in the December 4 issue of Nature. It’s also home to many birds, which spend the majority of their time doing bird things. Daley, Auke J.

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Video Friday: Good Over All Terrains

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Figure ] NEO Gamma is the next generation of home humanoids designed and engineered by 1X Technologies. BBC ] via [ Laughing Squid ] By watching their own motions with a camera, robots can teach themselves about the structure of their own bodies and how they move, a new study from researchers at Columbia Engineering now reveals.