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These are the top 19 Reddit communities for engineers
Engineers can gain plenty of knowledge from Reddit. Check out these 19 Reddit communities any engineer will love!
These materials will soak up oil spills: Part 1
Follow along with GlobalSpec as we examine, in a two-part feature, some of the technologies being used to clean up oil spills, ranging from sponges to human hair.
Lab and training expertise when time, budget or skillset fall short
ESPEC Solutions Group gets you from training and education all the way through successful test execution.
A look at the EU's ESPR policy
The EU's member states are enacting a series of aggressive policies to increase the overall sustainability of many key industrial materials, chemicals and consumer goods. Here's an overview on the regulations and impacts.
Spirax Sarco introduces the Turflow heat exchanger
The Spirax Sarco Turflow heat exchanger is a high-efficiency heat transfer product solution that manages the heating and cooling of fluids including process water.
Monitoring water discharges from the Fukushima nuclear plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency is now conducting comprehensive and continuous safety reviews of treated water discharged from the damaged reactor.
DoD pursues second transportable micro reactor design
An enhanced engineering design for a transportable micro nuclear reactor will be developed.
Split hub bellows couplings deliver high precision
These can be used in a variety of applications where positional accuracy is of utmost importance, performance data is being measured or fast reversals are a common occurrence.
Web tool compiles energy use data for US buildings
Access aggregate energy use data from more than 150,000 commercial and multi-family buildings in the U.S. with a web-based tool developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
FPT Industrial’s full agricultural line-up and latest innovations at AGRITECHNICA 2023
Low environmental impact agricultural powertrain systems will be showcased at the event.
A soft robot gripper that can lift 100 kg
To create the new soft robotic gripper, the team employed a weaving technique wherein threads are tightly intertwined with various materials like PET plastic or rubber, to create a fabric that can support heavy objects.
Robots deployed for sanitizing veterinary hospitals
Tru-D or "Trudy," is a stationary bot that uses 28 bulbs and eight ultraviolet C (UVC) centers to destroy resistant infection-causing bacteria that can cling to walls, floors tables and other surfaces.
New plate heat exchanger introduced by SPX FLOW
PV has launched the new Plate Heat Exchanger FastFrame with improved usability and durability, saving time and money for food and beverage operators.
A computer model for predicting who needs lung cancer screening
To help build the model, researchers used data on 216,714 smokers from the U.K. Biobank cohort and 26,616 smokers from the U.S. National Lung Screening trial.
Textron, Rheinmetall introduce anti-drone weapon
The "Skyranger 30” features an automated turret from Rheinmetall combined with a RIPSAW M5 robotic UGV developed by Textron Defense Systems.
IAEA opens nuclear security training center
The facility offers 23 training courses and workshops that address training needs in the area of physical protection of nuclear and other radioactive material and associated facilities.
UK facility advances circular economy for plastic lab waste
This pilot plant can recycle up to 60% of plastic waste generated at research and industrial laboratories back into new lab consumables.
One component epoxy features high glass transition temperature
The toughened epoxy system for bonding and sealing applications is a true one-component system, not premixed and frozen, with an unlimited working life at room temperature.
Plant-based microrobots for traversing the human body
According to its developers, the non-toxic and biocompatible microrobots are composed of hydrogel composites featuring cellulose nanoparticles from plants.
Scholarship memorializing metrology legend and DMSC co-founder created for UNC Charlotte students
An annual scholarship endows up to two awards annually to deserving students in the mechanical engineering curriculum at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.