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  • Micromuscle

    Electroactive polymers (EAP) are an emerging class of materials with many new revolutionary properties. One of the main advantages of electroactive polymers is the possibility to electrically control and fine-tune their behavior and properties. Using Micromuscle EAP technology, a wide variety of small...
    Posted to Engineering TV (Weblog) by CurtisEllzey on 04-30-2009

  • Growing Plants on the Moon

    What does it take to grow plants on the Moon? Paragon Space Development Corporation CEO Taber MacCallum answers that question from the 25th International Space Symposium. Growing the first plant on another world has enormous symbolic importance as well as important scientific research value for creating...
    Posted to Engineering TV (Weblog) by CurtisEllzey on 04-23-2009

  • Lunar Oasis: Greenhouse on the Moon

    The first Moon flower will become a reality when private lunar expedition partners Odyssey Moon and Paragon Space Development Corporation deliver a biological greenhouse to the lunar surface. Google Lunar X PRIZE contender Odyssey Moon partnered with Paragon, a Tucson-based firm and manufacturer of key...
    Posted to Engineering TV (Weblog) by CurtisEllzey on 04-22-2009

  • Distributed Database Biometrics

    Identica's Universal Controller (UC-2) combined with the iCLASS contactless smart cards from HID are combined to create a smart solution. Biometric templates are securely stored on iCLASS credentials, not in the biometric readers, making iCLASS contactless smart cards portable databases that are...
    Posted to Engineering TV (Weblog) by CurtisEllzey on 11-06-2008

  • Identica VP-II Vascular Security Scanner

    The VP-II biometric security system from Identica verifies users by utilizing a patented recognition algorithm based on veins and capillaries found on the back of the human hand. The Vascular Pattern Scanner uses passive infrared technology to capture an individual’s unique vascular pattern from below...
    Posted to Engineering TV (Weblog) by CurtisEllzey on 11-05-2008

  • Microalgae Bioreactors

    Current research in the area of biofuels includes a major R&D program with Solix Biofuels and the Engines and Energy Conversion Lab to develop photobioreactors for the mass production of algae as a biodiesel feedstock. Designing and building a Photobioreactor (PBR) that produces oil at a competitive...
    Posted to Engineering TV (Weblog) by CurtisEllzey on 04-24-2008

  • Algae-based Biofuel

    The vision of Solix Biofuels is to unlock the complex secrets of one of the simplest organisms on Earth, microalgae, to create a commercially viable biofuel that will play a vital role in solving climate change and petroleum scarcity, without competing with global food supply. Have a story suggestion...
    Posted to Engineering TV (Weblog) by CurtisEllzey on 04-23-2008

  • Electric Grids and Microalgae

    Dr. Bryan Willson, Director of Colorado State University's Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory, discusses their work with two co-located partners. Spirae's InteGrid laboratory ranks among the world’s most advanced centers for test and development related to renewable energy, distributed...
    Posted to Engineering TV (Weblog) by CurtisEllzey on 04-15-2008

  • An Anthropomorphic Hand

    A new robotic hand developed by the German Aerospace Institute and the Harbin Institute of Technology uses servo-actuators which are completely integrated into the hand allowing the four fingers, each with three degrees of freedom, to grip with torque and tactile sensors imitating human motor functions...
    Posted to Engineering TV (Weblog) by Terry Knight on 08-23-2007

  • Advanced Arm and Hand Robotics

    Barrett Technologies uses wire cables and brushless motors to produce a high torque and near zero-friction robotic arm that is completely backdrivable. Equipped with a robotic hand that has self-contained motors and processors, the system can be mounted on and run off a Segway's own battery system...
    Posted to Engineering TV (Weblog) by Terry Knight on 08-21-2007
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