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Imaging System Combines Two Modalities with Portability
Hybrid molecular imaging system is also portable.
Electricity Gives Jolt to Green Chemistry
A common chemical reaction can now be achieved using inexpensive, safe chemicals and good old-fashioned electrochemistry.
Modular Hybrid Microgrid Proves Portability in Pilot Project
The portable hybrid power plant, branded SunSHIFT, combines solar modules, conventional diesel/gas generators and optional energy storage.
Negative Group Dynamics Turn Women off Engineering
About 20% of undergraduate engineering degrees are awarded to women, but only 13% of the engineering workforce is female.
New Computer Programming Framework Aims for Energy-Efficient Web
Engineers have developed a set of web programming language extensions that enable web developers to have more flexibility and control over the energy consumption of a website.
New Steel Corrosion Inhibitor Could Replace Hexavalent Chromate
The new method involves a stored reservoir of corrosion inhibitor that channels aggressive electrolyte anions into the coating, triggering the inhibitor's release on demand to prevent corrosion.
Micro-Rockets Aim for Safe Drug Delivery
Tiny biodegradable silk swimmers might be used for targeted drug delivery inside the body.
Solar-Powered Oxygen Delivery May Be a Lifesaver
Renewable energy technology converges with medical care to treat children suffering from pneumonia in resource-limited settings.
Surface Material Created for Shampoo Bottles
The surface allows shampoos and soaps to glide almost effortlessly from plastic containers.
IEEE Group Focuses on UAV Comm and Network Standards
The standard will enhance situational awareness and enable air-to-air communications for manned, unmanned, civil and commercial aircraft.
Mesh Wraps Heart in Electromechanical Hug
Cardiac pacemakers might one day be replaced by a newly created electrical mesh.
Residence Hall to Showcase Wood's Structural Use in High-Rise Design
The hybrid structural system is comprised of a one-story concrete podium, two concrete cores and 17 stories of mass timber topped with a prefabricated steel beam and metal deck roof.
Introducing SPOT AL EQS - Aluminium Extrusion, Quench and Strip Pyrometer - Accurate and Reliable Infrared Pyrometers for Measuring Aluminium
Building on the vast experience AMETEK Land has in measuring accurate temperature of Aluminium at an extruder, quench or strip mill, the new SPOT AL EQS, Aluminium Extrusion, Quench and Strip, now has all three measurement modes in one digital pyrometer.
Self-Driving Bus Taps Power of IBM Watson
Olli utilizes the computing capability of IBM Watson Internet of Things to analyze and learn from high volumes of transportation data produced by more than 30 embedded sensors.
Ultra-thin Solar Cells Could Power Wearable Electronics
Your next fitness tracker, smart glasses or other wearable device could be powered by the sun.
Supergelators Could Make for More Effective Oil Spill Cleanup
The supergelators are derived from highly soluble small organic molecules that instantly self-assemble into nanofibers to form a 3D net that traps the oil molecules.
Underwater Vessels Launch in Bay of Bengal to Help Predict Monsoons
The underwater Seagliders will spend a month at sea measuring ocean properties such as temperature, salinity and current along a 250-mile stretch of water.
Gravity Slingshot: How One Grad Student's Insight Launched Interplanetary Exploration
We're in awe of the successful 10-year, 4-billion-mile (6.4-billion-km) journey of Europe's Rosetta Space Probe to intercept and orbit Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in October 2014, and the subsequent November 12 landing of Rosetta's Philae probe on the comet's surface.
Pipeline Exposure Remediation Uses Erosion Control Methods
The as-constructed design implemented a variety of erosion control methods.
When Mom and Pop Met Big Defense: The Roots of Digital Music
North American Rockwell and Allen Organ Co. repurposed aerospace microelectronics to produce the first digital musical instrument.