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Festo automation technology aids restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral

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Rapid leaps in innovation characterise the development of additive manufacturing processes. Rotterdam-based company Concr3de has been working on a 3D printer for stone for more than five years, developing an inkjet technique to participate in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. They achieved this aim using automation technology from Festo.

Architectural applications were the catalyst for the development of Armadillo White, the inkjet 3D stone printer.

The founders of Concr3de, architects Eric Geboers and Matteo Baldessari, started with a geopolymer – a material made by binding a residual product from the coal and steel industry with a chemical binder (“ink”). [Read more…] about Festo automation technology aids restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral

5 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Engagement Ring

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Moissanite engagement rings are gorgeous and affordable alternatives to diamond engagement rings and come in many styles and colors to suit everyone’s tastes.

However, because they are newer than diamonds on the market, it can be hard to know what to look for when you buy one as a gift or when choosing one yourself.

This guide will help you learn how to choose the perfect Moissanite engagement ring based on factors like size, cut, clarity, color, and more so that you can make sure your ring looks as great as possible at all times! [Read more…] about 5 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Engagement Ring

Create a self-service car project using STONE Serial Screen and ESP32

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This article details the process of making a self-service car project by utilizing STONE Serial Screen and ESP32.

In particular, we will be discussing the following:

  • Tire inflation
  • Vacuum dusting
  • Smoke disinfection
  • Fuel additive

This project allows users to perform at least 4 types of cleaning on their cars as well as other self-service. [Read more…] about Create a self-service car project using STONE Serial Screen and ESP32

NASA to send robots in search of aliens under Antarctica

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Are aliens hiding underneath the ice in Antarctica? Photo: Christopher Michael

NASA has awarded almost $3m to a team comprising scientists from Stone Aerospace and Louisiana State University to look for aliens beneath the Antarctic 

Stone Aerospace founder and explorer Dr Bill Stone and Louisiana State University geologist Dr Peter Doran have assembled a diverse team of polar and planetary scientists to develop a state-of-the-art cryobot (an ice-penetrating robotic vehicle) to search for life in lakes and oceans under miles-thick ice in Antarctica.

With nearly $3 million from Nasa, the team will develop, integrate and field test Spindle (Sub-glacial Polar ice Navigation, Descent, and Lake Exploration), an autonomous cryobot that will melt through some of the thickest ice on Earth to access the pristine water beneath. And look for aliens. Spindle will be the first cryobot system to carry a second stage hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (HAUV). The HAUV will conduct reconnaissance, life search, and sample collection then return to the cryobot for subsequent data uplink and possible sample return to the surface.  [Read more…] about NASA to send robots in search of aliens under Antarctica