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Video: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo by laser engraving wine tumblers
Read on and watch the video to learn more about this wine tumbler engraving project for any festive event.
ABB’s High Speed Alignment software increases robot speeds by 70%, accuracy by 50%
ABB’s High Speed Alignment software is reportedly the first to offer manufacturers the ability to increase the speed of 6-axis robots by 70%, and accuracy by 50%.
Video: Winners of the 20th Annual Solar Decathlon
The collegiate competition challenges students to design and construct zero energy buildings.
New method speeds drug testing and discovery
The approach speeds up development of vaccines and other pharmaceutical products by more than one million times while minimizing costs.
Achieving sustainability through protective packaging
This solution protects sensitive products from moisture and oxygen damage that can occur during shipping and long-term storage.
Video: Optimize test systems with this software bundle
Engineers can access the software needed to design and automate a test or measurement system through a single software license.
10 reasons why nuclear energy represents the future
Nuclear power has what it takes to address society’s future needs while being low-cost, safe and space-efficient.
Future-proof your engineering career 2.0
To understand the many benefits that ASME Membership brings to engineers across the nation, you can learn more about their programs here.
HVAC Week (May 22 - 28)
HVAC engineering lies at the intersection of COVID-19 and climate change. This is why it might save the world.
Video: Concept vessel to cruise with and deliver nuclear power
Potential deployment of zero-emission, battery-operated cruise ships takes a step closer to reality with a nuclear reactor-propelled vessel designed as a mobile charging station.
What is renewable natural gas?
Will renewable natural gas be a viable energy source in the future?
Tracking hazardous waste via the waste web
The worldwide waste web was originally developed to track the waste trade taking place around the world wherein some countries ship their waste to other countries for use as a resource.
Pineapple waste could be used for food packaging
The material features active natural compounds with antioxidant capacity that can both be transformed into packaging containers and help to preserve the food held within to increase its shelf life.
Video: Aquatic drone measures water quality in streams, rivers
Dubbed AquaBOT, the aquatic drone searches for water quality indicators such as nitrate, temperature and dissolved oxygen along the entire length of mid-sized streams.
US battery storage installations hit new high
For the first time, battery storage installations exceeded 2 GW in a single year.
Video: Play this game to test your sustainability smarts
Assume the role of mayor, make policy decisions and examine their impacts on the urban environment and population in a game designed to spark conversations about sustainability.
PV energy in unlikely places
On the water, during a camping trip or on a space mission. Photovoltaic systems are generating energy in new and unusual places.
Amateur Engineering Week (May 15 - 21)
We'll take a look at some projects and applications for the tech that has come to define the maker and amateur engineering movement.
Video: Restart of the world’s largest particle collider
Two proton beams with an injection energy of 450 billion electronvolts were sent in opposite directions around the collider ring, marking the end of a three-year overhaul.
Video: LEGO versions of V8, I6, I4 and 1 cylinder engines
Beautiful, complex mechanical principles are on display in the medium of LEGO.