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in Oxfordshire, will play a key
role in examining and ‘virtually
unwrapping’ the Herculaneum
Scrolls that were buried and
damaged in the volcanic
eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
According to Professor Brent
Seales, director of the Digital
Restoration Initiative at the
University of Kentucky: “Texts
from the ancient world are rare
of important content, massive
and precious, and cannot be
damage, extreme fragility, and
revealed through any other
di cult-to-detect ink.
known process.”
“We don’t expect to see the
Buried and carbonised by
text from the upcoming scans,
the eruption in AD 79, the scrolls
but they will provide the crucial
are too fragile to be opened
building blocks for enabling that
and represent a perfect storm
visualisation,” said Prof Seales.
Principle Beamline Scientist
on the Diamond I12 Beamline
where the experiment will take
place, Dr Thomas Connolley,
added: “We are very excited to
play our part in what we hope
will be a major step forward in
unlocking the scrolls’ secrets.”
HYUNDAI EXOSKELETON
HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP
adaptability when operating in
has developed the Vest
overhead environments.” said
EXoskeleton (VEX), a wearable
DongJin Hyun, head of Robotics
robot created to assist
team of Hyundai Motor Group.
industrial workers who spend
“Workers will also appreciate
long hours working in overhead
how light VEX is to wear and work
environments.
with.”
The VEX is said to enhance
Weighing 2.5kg, the VEX is
productivity and reduce fatigue
22-42% less than competing
of industrial workers by imitating
products and is worn like a
the movement of human joints
backpack. The back section can
to boost load support and
adjust in length by up to 18cm to
mobility.
t a variety of body sizes, while
“VEX gives workers greater
the degree of force assistance
load support, mobility, and
can be adjusted over six levels –
up to as much as 5.5kg-force.
The VEX is targeted at
production-line workers whose
job is primarily overhead, such as
those bolting the underside of
vehicles, tting brake tubes, and
attaching exhausts.
As part of the Group’s plans
to develop a diverse range of
robotics technologies, another
lightweight wearable device is
being developed. The ‘Chairless
EXoskeleton’ (CEX) supports
workers to maintain a sitting
position without a stool or chair.
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