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Watch: Episode 8 of Dr. Capacitor
This episode follows this summer’s release of Episode 7, and includes information about soldering, PCB cleaning and various types of capacitors.
Maximize efficiency, reliability and throughput with smarter proportional valves
Eaton’s AxisPro proportional valves outperform traditional valves thanks to their innovative design, intelligent controls and onboard diagnostics.
The cradle to cradle model: Sustainable design that takes its cues from nature
A cradle to cradle model ensures that a company’s entire product line is sustainably created.
Startup develops an AI-enhanced robot that makes 300 pizzas an hour
A Seattle-based startup is now using an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced robot to make pizzas, according to reports.
What is a klystron?
Learn what klystrons are, what they are used for and how they work.
Calculate hydraulic oil viscosity at different pressures with online app
Select the oil being used, along with the system temperature and pressure, hit the submit button and the viscosity is displayed.
New wireline testing platform from Schlumberger
The Ora intelligent wireline formation testing platform consists of focused radial probes, a dual-flowline fluid analyzer and digital hardware providing operators with real-time laboratory grade downhole metrology.
The right way to weigh a right whale
Measuring the weight of these large baleen whales is no small feat, so researchers enlisted the help of drones to conduct aerial photographic surveys.
Detecting cancer with satellite technology
Hyperspectral imaging, better known for its use in satellite imagery and orbiting telescopes, has demonstrated quick detection of certain cancers.
Fatal limo crashes highlight design and regulatory flaws, NTSB says
Despite severe damage to the vehicle’s front end and intrusion into the passenger compartment, the rear portion of the limousine remained relatively intact, retaining survival space. The driver and 17 passengers died in the crash.
Team thwarts morphing attacks with new system
In a bid to protect the facial recognition software against morphing attacks, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications and Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) in Berlin have developed a system for thwarting such attacks using machine learning.
US conventional oil and gas discoveries are declining
Conventional oil and natural gas discoveries in the U.S. over the past three years posted the lowest levels in seven decades.
UPS drone delivery service wins FAA approval
The operator delivers healthcare supplies around a major hospital campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. Flights to date have focused on blood delivery as well as other medical samples for lab work.
Study: AI will likely displace self-employed workers
New research from the University at Buffalo School of Management suggests that those at a greater risk of being displaced in the workforce by artificial intelligence (AI) are the self-employed.
2019 Pulse of Engineering Survey: Retirements, resource constraints and millennials rising
IEEE GlobalSpec’s fifth annual Pulse of Engineering survey asked nearly 2,000 respondents, drawn from both Engineering360 and IEEE Spectrum subscribers, to paint a picture of the engineering profession in 2019.
Renewable energy developer buys a natural gas pipeline
The deal is valued at roughly $1.37 billion, including around $90 million in future capital contributions through 2022, which are related to an expansion opportunity at the existing pipeline.
Fluid Power Technology Conference expands to Cleveland
The event, presented annually in May and hosted in Milwaukee, has this year expanded to a second event to be held in Cleveland from Nov. 19-20, 2019.
Watch: Gel developed for effective wildfire prevention
A cellulose-based gel-like fluid has been synthesized as a non-toxic, long lasting fire retardant that can provide fire protection in treated areas for months.
A cheap electrolytic catalyst for hydrogen production
An inexpensive molybdenum phosphide catalyst efficiently converts wastewater and seawater into hydrogen.
Researchers reduce environmental impact of textile industry with environmentally friendly waterproof coating
In a bid to reduce the environmental impact of the textile industry, researchers at Aalto University in Finland have created a sustainable wax coating for making textiles water repellant.