Engineering and Technology News - Bulletin Board 2014

June 2014


7 June 2014
Top Tech News - MIT Tech Review
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/527896/recommended-from-around-the-web-week-ending-june-7-2014/

1000 miles per hour Car to be tested in 2016
Bloodhound SSC
http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21603186-inside-1000mph-car

Japan test broadcasts super HD TV broadcast - 4K technology
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May 2014

Suitcase Scooter - Developed by Chinese farmer
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/chinese-man-builds-scooter-with-suitcase-report-532764

Samsonite Micro Suitcase Scooter
http://uncrate.com/stuff/samsonite-micro-suitcase-scooter/

New Technologies to Prevent Collisions of Vehicles
http://www.wittysparks.com/new-technologies-to-prevent-traffic-collisions/#.U4tRcHKSxpY

Demand for Engineering Plastics is increasing.
http://allnewsvideos.com/2014/05/09/increasing-consumption-in-key-end-use-sectors-drive-demand-for-engineering-plastics-according-to-new-report-by-global-industry-analysts-inc/

The Cutest Micro Cars produced in the 20th Century
http://io9.com/the-cutest-little-microcars-of-the-20th-century-1572837008/+matthardigree



January 2014

Top 10 technologies of 2013
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/12/the-10-best-tech-advances-of-2013.html

MIT Review 10 Breakthrough Technologies - 2013
http://www.technologyreview.com/lists/breakthrough-technologies/2013/

Top 12 Strategic Technologies or Trends - 2014

2014 Compilation

Biotechnology
Nanotechnology
Information technology
Population
Urbanization
Disease and globalization
Resource management
Environmental degradation
Economic integration
Knowledge dissemination
Conflict
Governance

Biotechnology


In the span of a decade, biotechnology has evolved from an R&D initiative to a major commercial force in the agriculture and healthcare industries. Even other manufacturers should prepare for an increase in biotech applications as well.Companies that develop safe biotech applications accepted by the public and countries that address safety concernsa and provide support to Biotech will reap enormous profits.

In February 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved, for the first time, a bionic eye. The eye allows individuals with a blindness called retinitis pigmentosa to detect light and dark.

Ernst & Young estimated the worldwide biotech industry revenue for publicly held companies to be $89.8 billion in 2012. Of that, the U.S. accounted for $63.7 billion.

Currently, the pharmaceutical industry is perhaps the biggest beneficiary of biotech.
global drug sales hit the $1 trillion mark last year for the first time in history. Genetically engineered drugs – drugs generated with living cells rather than with chemicals – account for an estimated 10 percent of the total global prescription drugs market.

China’s pharmaceutical market, worth $108 billion in 2005, is estimated to grow to $900 billion by 2020.

In 2010, the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization predicted that global agricultural output must increase 70 percent by 2050 to feed the world’s anticipated population of 9 billion.


Source: Industrial Management, January - February 2014


http://www.iienet2.org/Details.aspx?id=36514


10 Breakthrough Technologies 2014 - MIT Review

Agricultural drones
http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/526491/agricultural-drones/
Key companies - 3D Robotics, Yamaha, Precision Hawk


Ultraprivate smart phones
http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/526496/ultraprivate-smartphones/


Brain mapping
Neuromorphic chips
Genome editing
Microscale 3-D printing
Mobile collaboration
Oculus rift
Agile robots
Smart wind and solar power

http://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologies/2014/

Top Engineering and Technology News of 2013

Tech News Today Video
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E-Fan - Electric Airplane

On 25 April 2014, Airbus organized a public demonstration of its product under development, E-Fan, solar airplane.




http://www.airbus-group.com/airbusgroup/int/en/news/press.20140425_airbus_group_e-fan.html
http://www.airbus-group.com/airbusgroup/int/en/news/mediapackage.953ada3e-546f-49e8-a57f-ce931d8ce5f5.-Innovation.html


http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/04/20140427-efan.html


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Internet of Things - 2014 Scenario

5 Popular technologies
1. Smart watches
2. Automated Home
3. Fitness tracking devices
4. Connected retail - Mobile device use in eShopping
5. Virtual and augmented reality devices

http://www.business2community.com/infographics/5-technologies-driving-internet-things-2014-0873451#!MJ6fM

Material Handling Solutions and Equipment - Information Board

2014

The One Level Shuttle AS-RS (OLS) is a highly efficient Automated Storage and Retrieval System designed for expedited handling of cartons, totes, and trays in high transaction environments.
http://www.invata.com/warehouse-automation/automated-storage-and-retrieval-systems-asrs/shuttle-asrs/


Material Handling Solutions: A look into AutomatedRobotics
2010 paper
This paper looks at two automated material handling solutions: Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs).
The first step in automating material handling occurred in the 1950s with the implementation of Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS). AGVS are defined as battery-driven industrial trucks with contactless steering (Müller, 1983). These trucks operate by following a guided system to transport materials throughout a facility.

AMRs use computer-based vision systems to navigate through their environment.The idea behind vision guided robots is that they understand where there are and where they need to be. AMRs can come in the same designs as AGVs, and are suitable for any distributing or manufacturing environment. They have clear advantages over AGVS because:
• AMRs do not require guide paths
• AMRs store the layout of the facility
• AMRs can be assigned tasks similarly to AGV
• AMRs can be effective in small numbers
• AMRs with manipulator arms can perform virtually any task.

The Cost Benefit analysis is given in the paper
http://tc.engr.wisc.edu/files/2013/02/Davich2010.pdf 

Zeroshift - New Transmission Technology - of 21st Century

Kiwi inventor Bill Martin has developed a gearbox .
The last big breakthrough in automatic gearboxes was in 1928 with synchromesh.
http://www.zeroshift.com/press/TVNZ%20Kiwi%20inventor%20revolutionises%20automatic%20transmission%20_%20BUSINESS.pdf



The Zeroshift transmission can shift gears in zero seconds and do it seamlessly by using electronically controlled actuators and an automated single dry clutch. These actuators also can be powered by either air or hydraulic pressure, which greatly expands the type of vehicle applications.

The secret behind the Zeroshift concept is the elimination synchro rings, which are replaced bydog clutches. These dog clutches automatically upshift and downshift the transmission
http://eng.kaps.cz/zeroshift-gearbox-news-1153


http://www.zeroshift.com/transmission-technology.html

http://www.zeroshift.com/pdf/Zeroshift%20AT.pdf