HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • How nuclear waste can fuel hydrogen production

    While it may seem counterintuitive to value nuclear waste as a source of renewable fuel, this environmental liability may offer a promising resource for hydrogen production.

  • Southco access hardware tackles the challenges of rail modernization

    Southco’s engineering innovations are redefining access, safety and reliability in the railway sector.

  • Now available: Modelithics COMPLETE Library v25.7 for Cadence AWR design environment

    This release includes new Microwave Global Models for capacitor, resistors and inductors from Amotech, Coilcraft, International Manufacturing Services, Kyocera-AVX and Passive Plus.

  • Column: In AI, local democracy finds an unlikely ally

    Concerned citizens – perhaps too busy to get themselves to a public hearing at city hall – are now being offered other options to get their viewpoint heard. And in those communities, AI is becoming something of an equalizer.

  • Transforming smartphone sensors into earthquake detectors

    The team believes that smartphones could be used to develop highly detailed site amplification maps using the built-in accelerometers in smartphones.

  • The Ganges River is drying faster than ever — Here’s what it means for the region and the world

    Climate change, shifting monsoons, relentless extraction and damming are pushing the mighty river toward collapse.

  • Smart fabric lets soldiers feel subtle signals through air and pressure

    The startup, dubbed Actile Technologies, has created a textile platform that transmits information via touch instead of sight or sound.

  • Bio-based film achieves plastic-level resistance to moisture, oxygen

    Unlike similar bio-based materials developed as a replacement for plastic packaging, this new film can reportedly block moisture and oxygen as effectively as conventional plastics.

  • Laser-treated cork sensor detects sodium nitrite in beverages

    The team developed the sensor to detect sodium nitrite. In excess, the compound can reportedly cause health problems by leading to the creation of nitrosamines, which are carcinogenic compounds.

  • Leftovers to feed aircraft: Fuel for flight

    Discarded food from processing plants need not be fodder for landfills. The scraps can be converted into sustainable aviation fuel.

  • Engineered titanium composite offers reinforced-concrete performance minus the bulk

    The team built the material using assorted metallic alloys bound by nanoscale precipitates, thus mimicking the structure of reinforced concrete.

  • Edible fungus offers eco-friendly way to waterproof paper and fabric

    When combined with fibers made from wood, the fungus created a layer that blocks water, oil and grease absorption.

  • Breweries’ waste yeast turned into eco-friendly textile fibers

    The leftover yeast biomass from alcohol and drug production, which is oftentimes classified as a waste, is made up of elements like proteins, fatty lipids and sugars. As such, the team created a sustainable, protein-based fiber from this waste material.

  • What we learned at Automation Fair 2025

    If this tradeshow proved anything, it’s that automation continues to evolve at a pace that challenges and motivates engineers everywhere. Here are five things we learned this week at Automation Fair 2025.

  • Technology with a human face

    FAULHABER drive systems bring mobility and elevated performance to humanoid robots.

  • Emerson relaunches ASCO series 327C solenoid valve with enhanced features for improved operational efficiency

    Balanced poppet construction permits high flows at minimum power levels, making it ideal for power plants, refineries and chemical processing facilities.

  • Compact powerhouses with versatile configurability

    With a diameter of 14 mm, these portfolio additions open up new possibilities for modern, space-saving drive solutions.

  • How Smiths Interconnect helps advanced AESA radar

    Designers face five key considerations when procuring component designs for AESAs: adaptability, maximizing signal quality and range, ensuring system-level reliability, optimizing life-cycle costs and fast field deployment.

  • Durable, gas-tight polymer film set to strengthen coatings in solar cells, infrastructure

    The researchers developed an ultrathin polymer film that completely blocks nitrogen and other gases, showing potential as a protective coating for solar cells, infrastructure, and food or medicine packaging.

  • Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. launches comprehensive CNC software package to monitor citizen machine data in real time

    The adapter captures live machine data, empowering manufacturers to make smarter, faster decisions without replacing existing equipment.

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