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NI VirtualBench: Radically Practical
NI VirtualBench is a radically practical approach to instrumentation. By combining five instruments into one device and integrating with PCs and tablets, VirtualBench is simpler, more convenient, and opens up new possibilities for how you can use benchtop test equipment.
Stratasys Objet500 Connex3 Launch: The World's First Color Multi-material 3D Printer
A game-changer for product design, engineering and manufacturing processes, Stratasys ground-breaking Objet500 Connex3 Color Multi-material 3D Printer is the world's first 3D printer to combine colors with multi-material 3D printing.
Partners to Develop Graphene Aerospace Apps
The work will develop graphene-reinforced aluminum matrix composites, an area in which BIAM has advanced the state of research.
Study Explores Motivations of Adult Engineering Students
One strategy to address the national need for engineers, scientists and mathematicians may be to promote the community college transfer pathway to engineering schools.
Ultra-High-Efficiency Solar Energy Cell Created
The design is founded on antenna array principles whereby a wedge prism serves as a continuous phased array coupler to a waveguide.
Vapor-Grown MOFs Could Yield More Powerful Electronics
Just as a smartphone doesn’t like being dropped in water, so electronic devices don’t like the liquid solvent that’s used to grow MOF crystals.
Inorganic Chemicals and Compounds: A World of Applications
Inorganic chemicals and compounds are defined by what they are not; they are not organic in nature, such that anything beyond biological, hydrocarbon, and other similar carbon-based chemicals may be considered inorganic.
Improved Electric Motor Efficiency via Shape Optimization
Researchers applied optimization techniques to an interior permanent magnet brushless electric motor, the kind found in washing machines, computer cooling fans and assembly tools.
Automotive Display Systems to Grow to $18.6b by 2021, IHS Says
Center stack display systems are expected to account for half of all revenue growth, while head-up display systems will boast the strongest revenue CAGR at nearly 21 percent.
Infrastructure Damage From Sinking Land Could Cost California Billions
Land subsidence is largely the result of pumping water from the ground. As aquifers are depleted, the ground sags.
Nissan, BMW to Deploy EV Charging Stations
Charging stations will offer a dual-port 50 kW fast-charging station with both CHAdeMO and SAE Combo connectors.
Polymer Breakthrough Could Improve Water Purification
A porous form of cyclodextrin displays uptake of pollutants through adsorption at rates up to 200 times greater than carbon filters.
MOF Could Scrub CO2 From Coal Gas
The new MOF exhibits a working capacity two orders of magnitude higher than the commercial zeolite-13x, making it suitable for industrial use.
Nanoparticle-Free Ink Enables Ballpoint-Drawn Circuits
The ink-drawn circuit endured various deformations, such as bending, stretching and twisting without affecting performance.
CMOS Cameras: How They Work and How to Use Them
Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor cameras are a type of image capture device that use an image sensor to register visible light as an electronic signal.
Fully Recyclable, Biodegradable Polymer Produced in Lab
Researchers synthesized a polyester that, when reheated for an hour, converts back to its original molecular state, ready for reuse.
Jakarta Plans Wall to Hold Back the Sea
A 32-km-long dike will incorporate a harbor, highway, residential and industrial areas, water reservoir, waste treatment facilities, an airport, port facilities and green areas.
NASA Close to Building a 3D-Printed Rocket Engine
Additive manufacturing is a technology for enhancing space vehicle designs and manufacturing and possibly enabling more affordable exploration missions.
Correlated Metals Could Enable Less-Expensive Displays
In correlated metals electronics move like a liquid, which researchers say produces high optical transparency and high conductivity.
Fibers Could Make Materials Stronger and Greener
Researchers have developed a method for spinning polyethylene fibers from natural fats, such as oils from olives and peanuts.