A company has developed a high-performance ultrasonic piezo electric micropump. The multi award-winning micropump platform coupled with excellent development support enables their industrial, environmental and defence partner to develop new products that need tight pressure or vacuum control. The micropump weighs just 5 grams and offers ultra-fast,

Hearing problems are among the most common complications which affect the quality of life of the elderly based on several epidemiological studies. Hearing aids and assistive listening devices do help to improve the listening experience; however, most individuals with hearing impairment do not like wearing hearing aids as hearing aids are deemed to

The mechanical ventilation system is one of the most energy-demanding systems in the buildings, which operates on a 12-months basis. Air balancing is a promising technique to ensure the airflow rate evenly distribution to each zone according to its requirements to achieve the purpose of energy saving. The conventional air balancing method is essent

An Italian Research Institute has developed a manipulation device that allows the gripping by vacuum of micro-components and integrates a novel, vacuum-assisted system to support their release. The manipulation of millimeter and sub-millimeter components is very challenging due to the predominance of the superficial adhesion forces over the gravita