Batteries have served us well over decades, but as electronic devices shrink they’re becoming too heavy and inefficient for some uses. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed ...

Scavenging energy by foraging for metal could power Internet of Things electronics and robots, suggest researchers at University of Pennsylvania. A fundamental manufacturing shift is on the horizon, ...

Robert Burns, President, Proceco Ltd. Hydro-deburring or water-jet deburring is quickly gaining acceptance as an effective deburring technology for complex metal parts requiring a high level of ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have come up with a new way to power robots. It's somewhere between a battery and a harvester. Their prototype, known as the metal-air scavenger, can pack ...