A specific component found in modern rails eliminates the need for joints in the tracks, reducing maintenance costs and wear and tear, and allows for its thermal expansion and contraction.
Related Posts
Starlink satellites are ‘leaking’ signals that interfere with our most sensitive radio telescopes
NOIRLab, CC BY Steven Tingay, Curtin University When I was a child in the 1970s, seeing a satellite…
How should a robot explore the Moon? A simple question shows the limits of current AI systems
University of Alberta Sally Cripps, University of Technology Sydney; Alex Fischer, Australian National University; Edward Santow, University of…
The end of thermal cars: why electric vehicles aren’t a silver bullet
By the end of the year, electric cars are expected to account for 13% of global light vehicle…
Our robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching flies
Cotton in bloom in Oklahoma. John Elk/the image Bank via Getty Images Hussein Gharakhani, Mississippi State University Cotton…