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VdS draft guideline for gluing systems for banknote neutralization

VdS draft guideline for gluing systems for banknote neutralization

VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH has released the draft of VdS 6040-1 "VdS Guidelines for Banknote Security Systems - Gluing Systems for Banknote Neutralization" for public consultation These guidelines contain requirements for gluing systems with active application of the...

Inductive mobile phone charging becomes suitable for everyday use

Inductive mobile phone charging becomes suitable for everyday use

Approach by Aalto University engineers uses clever coil design for old problem Researchers at Aalto University will soon make contactless charging of smartphones and other electronic devices more suitable for everyday use. Thanks to their new method, the devices no...

Cooling film mimics butterfly wings

Cooling film mimics butterfly wings

Nanostructure developed by Shenzhen University researchers reflects all rays highly effectively Researchers at Shenzhen University (https://en.szu.edu.cn) have developed a new special film whose structure resembles that of butterfly wings. It appears colored even...

New smartphone app detects strokes

New smartphone app detects strokes

Scientists at the University of California Los Angeles use rapid diagnosis with the help of Athletes A new app by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (https://www.ucla.edu) uses machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect stroke...

Security vulnerabilities found in industrial IoT

Security vulnerabilities found in industrial IoT

FH St. Pölten students found security vulnerabilities in industrial IoT hardwar Students of the master's programme Information Security at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten have uncovered security vulnerabilities in industrial IoT (Internet of Things)...

Bionic robot “swims” through sand

Bionic robot “swims” through sand

University of California San Diego researchers Nick Gravish and Shivam Chopra (https://ucsd.edu) drew inspiration for the design of their new bionic robot from sea turtles crawling straight out of their eggs buried in the sand. The new machine can easily move on sand...

Soft robot gripper from the 3D printer

Soft robot gripper from the 3D printer

Approach by BASF and the University of California - compressed air replaces the usual electronicsResearchers at the University of California (https://ucsd.edu) and German chemical giant BASF (https://www.basf.com/global/de.html) are turning to pneumatics for robotic...

Mushrooms now produce fire protection mats

Mushrooms now produce fire protection mats

Australian researchers grow mycelium in sheet form - A protective layer of charcoal is formed in the event of fire Mats that protect against fire and leather-like materials for fashionable purposes will be formed underground in the future. Researchers at RMIT...

General building authority approval for Pyrobel fire-resistant glass

General building authority approval for Pyrobel fire-resistant glass

The German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) has now granted AGC Glass Europe general building approval (abZ) and type approval for "Pyrobel 16" of fire protection class F30 according to DIN 4102-13 in use with wooden frames. This means that it is now easier...

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