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Manta Rays Could Inspire Improved Water Filtration Technology Featured in this issue: [Upcoming Webinar: Master Controllers — Your Compressed Air System's Watchdog](#g1) | [Complimentary White Paper: Model-Based Development of Multi-Disciplinary Systems](#g2) | [Get Started, Transform, or Buy for Your Bill of Materials](#g3) | [ID/OD Retaining Ring Lock](#p1) | [New HygroPort I.S. Portable Hygrometer](#s1) | [For Speed, Accuracy, and Efficiency, You Can't Beat AR Systems](#s2) | [Analyzing Microplastics in Wastewater, Sediment, and Fauna with FTIR Imaging](#s3) | [Confused About In-Rack Power Distribution?](#b1) | [Looking for a Cleaner Way to Clear Clogged Drains?](#b2) [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 9 October 2018 [Share with a friend]( [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [Epilog Laser Corp.]( TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [Upcoming Webinar: Master Controllers — Your Compressed Air System's Watchdog]( [Upcoming Webinar: Master Controllers — Your Compressed Air System's Watchdog]( Kaeser Compressors, Inc. Too often, plant operators are running very efficient machines but very inefficiently. Join Neil Mehltretter in an upcoming webinar on November 8 at 2:00 PM ET as he shows how using a watchdog or master controller for your compressed air system helps address key plant concerns: energy costs, system footprint, maintenance costs, and redundancy — all with a case study example. [Register now](. [View now]( [] [Complimentary White Paper: Model-Based Development of Multi-Disciplinary Systems]( [Complimentary White Paper: Model-Based Development of Multi-Disciplinary Systems]( Altair Engineering Inc Learn how Model Based Development (MBD) can be used to optimize overall systems, design control algorithms, and much more in this complimentary white paper. [Download now](. [Learn more]( [] [Get Started, Transform, or Buy for Your Bill of Materials]( [Get Started, Transform, or Buy for Your Bill of Materials]( IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc. In today's markets, innovation is accelerating and product complexity is surging. As a result, product development is becoming increasingly more complicated and the once-simple bill of materials is no exception. [View a webcast / download a white paper](. [View now]( [] [ID/OD Retaining Ring Lock]( [ID/OD Retaining Ring Lock]( Smalley [Spirolox® Retaining Rings]( can operate in an internal and external groove at the same time. [Install the ring in one groove]( and then compress the ring with the mating component into the second groove. When the grooves meet, the ring snaps into place creating a low cost, hidden, high strength, tamper-proof rotating joint. Over 6,000 rings are stocked from ¼ in. to 16 in. diameters in carbon and stainless steel, customs up to 120 in. [Learn more]( R&D REPORT [Manta Rays Could Inspire Improved Water Filtration Technology]( [Manta Rays Could Inspire Improved Water Filtration Technology]( The novel mechanism used by manta rays to strain food from seawater may hold the [key to improved water filtration](. Researchers have discovered rays rely on leaf-like lobes to move food particles away from the biological filter and direct them into the mouth cavity. For more on this subject, subscribe to the Engineering360 e-Newsletter [Water & Wastewater Systems](. [View now]( [Air-cooling Polymer Coating Applies Like Paint]( [Air-cooling Polymer Coating Applies Like Paint]( Researchers at Columbia Engineering have invented a high-performance exterior polymer coating that can be applied like paint to [act as a spontaneous air cooler](. The innovation may represent an important tool in efforts to address the Earth’s changing climate. [More videos](... [Learn more]( [] [New HygroPort I.S. Portable Hygrometer]( [New HygroPort I.S. Portable Hygrometer]( The Kahn Companies The [HygroPort I.S. portable hygrometer]( is an FM/CSA certified, intrinsically safe instrument for spot-check measurement of moisture content in hydrogen, natural gas, and other hazardous areas. 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[Learn about a new method]( for quantifying different types of microplastics in environmental samples using FTIR imaging. The method successfully recovered, identified, and quantified microplastics in organic-rich samples. [View now]( [] [Confused About In-Rack Power Distribution?]( [Confused About In-Rack Power Distribution?]( Tripp Lite Choosing the right in-rack power solutions can save your organization from potentially crippling downtime and deliver significant savings through improved IT efficiency and data center infrastructure management. [Learn eight key considerations]( that will help you identify the right power distribution units for your applications. [Learn more]( [] [Looking for a cleaner way to clear clogged drains?]( [Looking for a Cleaner Way to Clear Clogged Drains?]( General Pipe Cleaners The [Model DRZ-PH]( power drain cleaner is the answer. Light and powerful for its size, it's ideal for clearing clogged sinks, tubs, and laundry drains. 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TECHNOLOGY TRENDS [This Robot Picks Up the Garbage You Left Behind]( [This Robot Picks Up the Garbage You Left Behind]( ETH Zurich’s ALMA is a torque-controlled quadrupedal robot equipped with a six-degrees-of-freedom robotic arm capable of performing dynamic locomotion while doing tasks. ALMA can [open doors and pick up trash]( that pesky humans have left behind. More from [Creative Engineering](... [View now]( [Amazon Literally Wants to Help Build an Alexa-power Home]( [Amazon Literally Wants to Help Build an Alexa-power Home]( Plant Prefab manufactures custom single and multi-family homes based on sustainable construction, materials, processes, and operations. Amazon said it is investing in the construction company because it will further [help connected homes become more accessible]( to both customers and developers. More from [Building & Design](... 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