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When it comes to robots that perform internal inspections of water pipes, virtually all of them move along on rubber tires or treads. The European Union TRACT project is instead developing a propeller-driven inspection robot, that keeps the pipe-touching to a minimum.
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Earlier this year Rolls Royce outlined a future where giant robot cargo vessels ply the world's sea lanes without a human crew on board. That scenario is now coming closer to reality as the EU project MUNIN looks into the feasibility of robotic freighters and the hurdles they must overcome.
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Carbon capture and storage has long been considered a costly but necessary step in reducing emissions and protecting our environment. New research by Sintef scientists has found that refrigeration technology may reduce cost by up to 30 percent, increasing the potential for faster implementation.
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It's important for firefighters to stay in touch with one another during operations, which is of course why they carry two-way radios. Researchers from Norway's SINTEF group, however, are developing a system that could allow users to receive and read text messages hands-free, via their jackets.
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When people have nerve problems such as those caused by spinal injuries, they can lose the ability to feel when their bladder is full. A tiny new sensor may offer an improved method of assessing their condition, to see if surgery is required or if medication will suffice.
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The APRICOT (Automated Pinbone Removal In Cod and WhiTefish) project set out in January, 2012 to find an automated solution that would keep fish processing in Scandinavia and has now developed a machine that achieves just that.
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Mars is essentially one big desert, and what do you tend to find in deserts? Snakes. There’s a reason for this, so the European Space Agency-funded SERPEX project is conducting a feasibility study on how robot snakes could one day be used to explore the Red Planet.
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Called the Offshore Accommodation Vessel, this new type of ship is designed to keep from rolling with the waves by generating its own in tanks built into the bottom and sides of its hull.
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Norwegian researchers have filed a patent to store potential energy at the bottom of the sea.
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SINTEF is developing arctic clothing equipped with sensors to monitor temperature and activity, with an eye on helping supervisors to determine when it's time for workers to stop work and return inside.
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The robotic CORBYS platform incorporates an exoskeleton that trains stroke victims to walk normally again.
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A newly-developed mobile phone camera lens automatically focuses using a process similar to that of the human eye.
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