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  • Scientists Build Tiny Rotary Motor

    The device is made of three components that click together to form an axle bearing and a spinning crank lever.

  • Global PV Installations to Exceed 310 GW: IHS

    Installations are forecast to grow 17% in 2016, even as European markets slow.

  • Ultrathin Photovoltaics Produced at MIT

    The final solar cells are one-fiftieth the thickness of a human hair.

  • High-Rise Buildings Assembled "Lego-Style" in Singapore

    The university plans to develop large-enough printers, and a method for printing concrete, to allow 3D printing of such units in the future.

  • Western Military Technological Superiority Eroding: Report

    Responding to the challenges posed by the proliferation of military-relevant technology, Western governments are investing in areas such as cyberspace, data analytics, autonomy and robotics.

  • P91 Piping: A Panacea-Turned-Nightmare for Power Plants?

    Piping failures have continued in large numbers despite P91’s perceived superiority to other alloys.

  • Motion Control Equipment Shipments Fell in 2015

    The market experienced a decline due to a slowing manufacturing sector late in the year.

  • Unmanned Anti-Submarine Vessel Ready to Set Sail

    The Sea Hunter is designed to track adversaries’ diesel-electric submarines over thousands of miles.

  • Skills Shortage Could Stall UK Auto Production: Report

    Of the top 10 job types for which recruitment is most difficult, most are in engineering.

  • "Reversible" Fuel Cell Stores Energy and Produces Electricity

    The U.S. Navy is testing its ability to support the energy needs of military and commercial customers.

  • Smart Energy Management Improves Hybrids' Efficiency

    An energy management system that controls when hybrids switch from "all-electric" to "hybrid" mode.

  • ASTM Standard Tests Paper to Insulate Electrical Parts

    The strength and stiffness of aramid paper is critical in the design, manufacture and end use of a variety of products, particularly in the aerospace and locomotive industries.

  • First U.S. Shale-Derived LNG Export Is Brazil-bound

    BG Group is shipping the gas to buyers in Brazil.

  • Concrete Bids for a Share of the Wine Fermentation Market

    Concrete is porous, allowing micro-oxygenation so the wine can breathe.

  • DOT to Award $40M to Implement Smart Transportation Ideas

    DOT is looking at how to integrate multiple innovations such as automated vehicles, the sharing economy and other technologies.

  • Second-Generation Biofuel Plant Planned for Finland

    Among the project's goals is to prove that high-quality biodiesel can be sustainably produced from wood-based biomass.

  • Copper Deposition Used to Fabricate Tiny 3D Objects

    The new technique is a refinement of the FluidFM system in which microscopic components can be manufactured quickly using 3D printing.

  • Climate Change Could Lengthen Flights, Boost Fuel Costs

    The study calculates that transatlantic aircraft will spend an extra 2,000 hours in the air every year.

  • Drone Tech Flies High

    A 2015 forecast predicted that the annual global market for combat drones alone could reach $10.4 billion in 2024.

  • MRI: Led by Physics, Followed by Lawsuits

    The science, technology… and ugly politics… behind the development of MRI.

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