Retail giant Lowe has joined hands with Virginia Tech to develop a lift-assist technology in the form of a futuristic exosuit. Intended to offer employees extra support while moving products around in the company’s 1,800 or so stores, the powerful yet lightweight contraption is currently being trialed at Lowe’s Christiansburg, VA outlet. For the project,…
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Tesla Coil’s Field Causes Carbon Nanotubes To Self-Assemble
According to a new study, the strong electric field of Tesla coil prompts carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into long, uniform wires. #science #tech Zdroj: Tesla Coil’s Field Causes Carbon Nanotubes To Self-Assemble
Innovative skin replacement starts final clinical trial
A University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff that makes an innovative material designed to speed healing of serious burns has begun a large clinical trial for the “regenerative skin tissue” it has been developing since 2000. Stratatech, now a Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals company, aims to prove to the Food and Drug Administration that the material, called StrataGraft, is safe and…