An air for the future
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A robotic fish, ion rocket-powered airship, a personal hovercraft and a humanoid robot were displayed at this year's Hanover Fair, demonstrating what can be achieved using air and pneumatics. Festos' Fluidic Muscles make it possible to reproduce the behavior of human and animal muscles in robots, a pneumatic biometric artificial fish helps in design of remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles and development of telerobotic operations with full human abilities in hostile environments and advanced prosthetics continues.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 2006
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Clear vision needs no staying power
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A latest development in LCD display technology creates images that remain stationary even without power for several months. With the help of the new technology specific appliances would run for hundreds of hours on a single battery charge, significantly enhancing productivity.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 2003
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