Interesting Engineering

World’s largest cargo aircraft moves ahead with advanced flight control integration

WindRunner's giant cargo aircraft gains critical electrical architecture and flight control technologies ahead of its next ...
IEEE

Real-Time Experimental Investigation of Open- and Closed-Loop Speed Control for a Prototype EV Powertrain Incorporating a 2.2-kW BLDC Motor and Planetary Gearbox

Abstract: This study presents an experimental investigation of open- and closed-loop speed control applied to a 2.2 kW brushless DC (BLDC) motor integrated with a planetary gearbox and evaluated under ...
Opinion
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Biohackers Attempted Neurosurgery to Control a Lobster’s Nervous System and Give the Controls to OpenClaw, and How It Ended Will Tell You a Lot About the Ethics and ...

A team of aspiring tech entrepreneurs thought they could easily biohack a lobster's brain and have it be controlled by an AIagent.
SFGate

I rode Elon Musk's Vegas Loop, the worst transit system on Earth

In 1863, the world’s first underground railway opened in London. On its first day, nearly 40,000 thrilled Brits made the short, speedy journey between Paddington and Farringdon. The future of ...
KSL

Closed-loop cooling systems save water, but can be a drain on electricity

Dr. Robert Ricci describes how closed loop cooling works inside a small data center at the University of Utah. (Mike Anderson, KSL) SALT LAKE CITY — Inside what is, in many ways, a tiny data center ...
KSL

Closed-loop cooling systems save water but can be a drain on electricity

SALT LAKE CITY — Inside what is, in many ways, a tiny data center that pales in comparison to modern counterparts, the University of Utah runs what it calls Cloud Lab. The lab allows researchers to ...
ZDNet

My 5 favorite open source operating systems that aren't Linux

Although Linux is the king of open-source OSes, there are options. Here you'll find a few open-source OSes to toy around with. Don't expect any of these to be viable options for daily use. When you ...
KCBD

City leaders celebrate as part of Loop 88 is opened to the public

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Texas Department of Transportation is making history this week, as the state opened four miles of Lubbock’s second major state loop, Loop 88, to traffic. State and city ...
Machine Design

Top Tips: Considerations for Open-Loop vs. Closed-Loop Control Systems

How closed-loop control systems provide real-time motion and position feedback in motion control applications. What to consider when choosing motion control sensors like industrial encoder ...
Los Angeles Times

Musk’s ‘Vegas Loop’ tunnel system faces scrutiny over safety and environmental concerns

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Nevada lawmakers are scrutinizing Elon Musk’s Vegas Loop tunnel system over alleged workplace safety violations ...
Phys.org

Multi-agent AI and robots automate materials discovery in closed-loop lab system

Traditional processes used to discover new materials are complex, time-consuming, and costly, often requiring years of sustained effort. Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) have ...