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Medizinische Produkte schneller auf den Markt bringen
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/4/28 9:00)
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Die Entwicklung medizinscher Geräte kostet viel Zeit: Große Teile der Steuerungssysteme können erst konzipiert und getestet werden, wenn die Hardware fertig ist. Mit dem »Hardware-in-the-Loop«-Verfahren, das Fraunhofer-Forscher vom Automobilbau auf medizinische Produkte übertragen haben, lassen sich nun bis zu 50 Prozent derEntwicklungszeit und -kosten einsparen.
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Blumenkohl automatisch ernten
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/4/28 9:00)
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Wenn Maschinen Gemüse ernten, fahren sie alles auf einen Schlag ein ? bei Blumenkohl würden sie auch unreife Köpfe ernten. Daher übernehmen menschliche Helfer diese mühsame Aufgabe. Künftig soll eine Maschine die selektive Ernte vollautomatisch ermöglichen. Fraunhofer-Forscher entwickeln die intelligente Erntemaschine gemeinsam mit Industriepartnern.
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Undichte Verpackungen vermeiden
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/4/28 9:00)
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Ist die Verpackung von Lebensmitteln oder gar Medikamenten bereits beim Kauf undicht, nimmt das Image des Herstellers Schaden. Ein Dünnschicht-Temperatursensor erlaubt es Unternehmen künftig, potenziell undichte Verpackungen schnell und zuverlässig bereits im Herstellungsprozess zu entdecken und auszusortieren.
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Students race low-emission cars in downtown Detroit
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/4/27 3:18)
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Students from universities and high schools across North and South America raced futuristic, gas-sipping vehicles they designed themselves as part of the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas competition held in Detroit over the weekend, reports Detroit Free Press . UBC’s Supermileage team, lead by Mechanical Engineering student Nancy Chu, showed off a gas-powered urban concept car designed to have a small environmental footprint.
For Chu, the competition is about addressing global warming and the environmental harm that cars can create. “Finding out what our activities have done to the world makes me extremely concerned,” Chu told the Detroit Free Press , “It’s important that we all become proactive about that, and this is kind of my platform to do that.”
See more from Detroit Free Press , including photos of the event, here .
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UBC Engineering alumni team up to help families cope with autism
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/4/27 2:30)
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UBC has played a big role in launching companies like MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates, Westport Innovations, and most recently, Awake Labs, reports The Georgia Straight .
Awake Labs has developed a product that helps families cope with autism. It?s led by UBC Mechanical Engineering graduate Andrea Palmer and has roots from an entrepreneurship and engineering course at UBC. The company?s lead biomedical engineer, Paul Fijal, who is also a UBC alumnus, spoke at the TEDxEastVan event held April 23.
See the full article here: http://www.straight.com/life/684101/tedxeastvan-paul-fijal-hopes-his-teams-biomedical-innovation-can-help-families-coping
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Bruce Beasley?s Rondo Sculptures Come to Life in?Berkeley Dance Project 2016?
from UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
(2016/4/26 6:21)
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As UC Berkeley student dancers spin and leap onto stage this week, they will bring to life a unique collaboration, a year in the making, between sculpture, movement and technology.
Renowned sculptor and Cal alum Bruce Beasley?s Rondo series consists of large scale elegant intersecting metal rings. The five sculptures in the series were displayed on the Berkeley campus in 2013 and one piece remains permanently installed near the Mining Circle. Says Beasley of the project, ?There was always a question in my mind about movement. Even though the sculptures themselves are static, there was always a little tickle saying, ?Movement. Think about movement.?? As he watched people interact with the sculptures, he began to wonder what it might mean to make a static form move, and what would it might mean to join sculpture with performance.
Then Beasley was introduced to Theater, Dance and Performance Studies professor, choreographer and new media artist Lisa Wymore. The two began to exp ...
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Digitalisierung in der Automobilproduktion
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/4/25 19:57)
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Wie verändert Industrie 4.0 die Automobilproduktion? An welchen neuen Lösungen arbeiten Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft? Welche Auswirkungen hat die Digitalisierung auf die industrielle Arbeitswelt? Diese Fragen stehen im Fokus der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft auf der Hannover Messe: im Pressegespräch mit Industrievertretern und auf den drei Ständen Zukunftsfabrik und Adaptronik (Halle 2, Stand C16/22), Produktion (Halle 17, Stand C18) und Simulation (Halle 7, Stand E11).
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Hannover Messe 2016: Mit flexiblen Drucksensoren Geräte stufenlos steuern
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/4/25 9:00)
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Silikon ist so weich, dass es auch dem Druck eines Fingers nachgibt. Fraunhofer-Forscher haben Sensoren aus diesem flexiblen Material hergestellt, mit denen Geräte stufenlos bedient werden können. Auf der Hannover Messe zeigen sie einen Handschuh, der Druckkräfte misst, sowie ein Autolenkrad, mit dem sich Musik, Licht und Lüftung per Fingerdruck steuern lassen (Halle 2, Stand C16/C22).
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Mech 2 students showcase remote-controlled firefighting boatsIMG_4613IMG_4201IMG_4094
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/4/24 1:52)
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Fires last year at Port Metro Vancouver and on board a boat in False Creek highlight the need for firefighting vessels in a large port city. For their final design project, this year’s Mech 2 students were therefore challenged to create remote-controlled boats that could move quickly, navigate obstacles, carry cargo and deliver water to fires using water cannons. Each fireboat was required to cross the water and use a custom-designed water cannon to put out a fire.
Twenty boats, each designed, built, and operated by a team of second-year Mechanical Engineering students, competed in a series of challenges on April 20th. The first round tested speed; the second, success at extinguishing a hypothetical fire on shore; third, maneuverability; fourth, success at extinguishing a fire on a floating vessel; and finally fifth, the ability to work with other teams to collaboratively extinguish a fire. The competition received media coverage from Roundhouse Radio and 24 hrs .
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Frank Treppe ist neuer EARTO-Präsident
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/4/18 23:24)
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Der Dachverband europäischer Organisationen für Forschung und Technologie EARTO wählte Frank Treppe von der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zum neuen Präsidenten. Das Gremium mit Sitz in Brüssel vertritt die Interessen von 350 industrienahen Forschungseinrichtungen in Europa.
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