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  • UK company eyes grounded airplanes as possible hyperbaric chambers for COVID-19 patients

    A diving equipment manufacturer out of Cambridge in the U.K. is exploring the possibility of turning grounded airplanes into makeshift hyperbaric oxygen chambers for treating coronavirus patients.

  • Indium is abundant: Explore what's possible with Indium Corporation

    For 85+ years Indium Corporation has researched, developed applications, and explored innovations using indium metal.

  • New mask material removes virus-sized nanoparticles

    Amid a global face mask shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent disruptions to the supply chain, a team from Queensland University of Technology in Australia has developed a mask that is capable of removing particles under 100 nanometers (nm) — essentially the same size as viruses.

  • Study: Video games improve cognitive development

    Expert video game players have greater sensitivity to contrasts, better hand to eye coordination and superior memory than beginners.

  • Study finds that oil and gas platforms emit more methane than previously reported

    Research from the University of Michigan has revealed that U.S. offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico are emitting roughly double the amount of methane, which is a greenhouse gas, than previously reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

  • Disinfecting robots join the fight against COVID-19

    In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed a robot that is capable of quickly disinfecting large areas.

  • Satellites can help predict cloud cover for solar panel plants

    Researchers from the American Institute of Physics created a method that estimates the amount of sunlight reaching solar panels and predicts cloud cover.

  • Bumax reduces prices for fasteners used on ventilators

    BUMAX has offered to provide companies that are producing much-needed ventilators with at-cost premium fasteners for their devices.

  • Bondex ramps up mask material and PPE production

    The company is dedicating a portion of its capacity to produce materials for use in N95 masks, isolation gowns and other PPE applications.

  • University issuing call to action to engineering students, faculty to devise COVID-19 solutions

    The Engineering Themes Program, an engineering mentoring program at the Illinois Institute of Technology is calling on engineering students and faculty to offer their technical expertise and to develop creative solutions to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Precision non-contact measurement technology helps Woodward, Inc. maintain market leadership

    Precision non-contact optical profilers give Woodward's engineers and machinists valuable insight into surface finish.

  • How to avoid cable shielding failure

    Understanding common causes of cable failure, like shielding loss, is key to preventing unplanned downtime. Find out here why cable shields fail and what makes for proper cable shield design.

  • Researchers develop mosquito lure inspired by mangoes

    Researchers from Keele University in the U.K. have developed a synthetic toxic sugar inspired by mangoes that promises to control mosquito populations.

  • High-performance plastics for 3D printing

    High-performance 3D-printing in the aerospace, automotive and medical device industries requires thermoplastic materials like polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and polyetherketoneketone (PEKK).

  • Oil giant is testing methane detection technology

    Drones, ground-based mobile and fixed-position sensors and satellite-based technologies are being evaluated to identify effective methane leak detection solutions.

  • Engineered wheat resists scab with no negative effect on yield

    Scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have discovered a gene that can be used to engineer wheat varieties that are resistant to Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), also known as scab.

  • MIT CSAIL develops sprayable tech to make surfaces interactive

    Researchers from Massachusetts’s Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed sprayable technology that enables users to devise interactive surfaces for controlling connected devices.

  • Antimicrobial coating shows promise against the coronavirus

    Researchers from India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed an antimicrobial coating that shows promise for killing the coronavirus.

  • Grid hardening goes beyond SAIDI and SAIFI

    Enabling capital projects that result in grid hardening and modernization...

  • Acoustic monitoring detects component tolerance, reduces downtime

    Sensors effectively provide machinery and equipment with a sense of hearing for quality assurance during manufacturing.

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