The pneumatic transport system, which carries a capsule from one end to the other, is controlled by a valve and an iPhone app. The app also includes sending options for the Easter Bunny and Santa ...

Pneumatic tube systems (PTS) have become an integral component of modern hospital infrastructure, enabling the rapid and reliable transport of blood samples from clinical areas to central ...

But, until recently, pneumatic systems were almost entirely limited to on/off control -- for example, pressure applied or not applied, or a cylinder extended or retracted.

The NYCHA project is the first residential pneumatic trash system in the United States in nearly 50 years, since Roosevelt Island built one in 1975 as part of the community’s master plan.