The New York Times The manufacturing recession underway shows up in the employment numbers: The nation’s factories shed 12,000 jobs in December, with the steepest loss in the making of fabricated metal products. A further 8,000 jobs were lost in the mining sector, reflecting a slump in spending on energy exploration. Transportation and warehousing employment fell by 10,400 another potential knock-on effect of the manufacturing slump.
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Diesel Gas Turbine Germany-based specialist in drive technology Renk is presenting a new mechanical variable-speed drive with a superimposition low-voltage induction electric motor to control the speed of compressors or pumps: RECOVER-E. The name stands for Renk ECOnomic VARiator, the E indicating the electric superimposition drive.
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Associated Press A silicon Valley company that used robots to make its pizzas closed this week, and three coffee shops in downtown San Francisco that used robots as baristas also shuttered.
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Wired Segway debuted its new personal transporter pods at CES, the huge annual consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. It’s called the S-Pod, and it doesn’t float. Instead, it uses Segway’s self-balancing technology to propel the user forward on two wheels, while sitting down.
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NBC News Director James Cameron pushed the boundaries of science fiction with his wildly successful film, Avatar, and it’s now become the inspiration for a radical new concept car from Mercedes-Benz.The Vision AVTR, which stands for “Advanced Vehicle Transformation,’ debuted at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and features a mix of sustainable materials and flexible body panels, plus an electric drive system that can travel over 400 miles per charge.
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Extreme Tech CES 2020 cemented its role as the most important show for automotive technology, with a handful of new car introductions (and re-introductions) plus lots of standalone technologies. Most U.S. auto shows, other than perhaps Los Angeles, don’t generate a critical mass of tech-oriented auto company people, analysts and journalists.
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