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Insight: The wind blows and the electric grid creaks
It's too early to declare the demise of the interconnected grid, but a case can be made for accelerating investments in small-scale generating units that are close to load centers and that operate within microgrids that can isolate themselves in advance of natural and man-made disasters.
This robot may soon assist nurses in healthcare settings
A roboticist and engineers from the University of Louisville along with nursing students at the University’s school of nursing have developed a proof-of-concept robot that can assist nurses caring for patients in healthcare settings.
Smartphone app detects pediatric eye diseases in photographs
The app designed scrutinizes digital photographs for leukocoria, evident as a white reflection from the retina.
Aflas fluoroelastomers receive FDA approval for food contact
AGS is excited to announce that the FDA has approved three grades of their Aflas fluoroelastomers for food contact.
Why whistleblowers are critical to engineering
Whistleblowing engineers, both past and present, have prevented a host of potential catastrophes.
Predicting terrorist group severity with a computer model
A team of data scientists from Northwestern University has created a computer model that predicts the severity of a terror organization’s future attack capabilities based on its earliest attacks.
An optical camera lens that is 1,000 times thinner, 100 times lighter than current lenses
A team of computer and electrical engineering researchers from the University of Utah have created an optical camera lens that is significantly lighter and thinner than its currently available counterparts built into smartphones.
Conversion of liquid oils into nutritional solid fats
A Barcelona-based startup, Cubiq Foods, is developing cultivated fats, a nutritional alternative to other solid fats used in baked goods, dairy and plant-based burgers.
Watch: Infrared imaging pictures deep tumors
Nanoparticles glow under infrared light to illuminate tumors deep inside the body.
Self-healing soft biomaterials are 3D printed
Suspended Layer Additive Manufacturing uses a polymer-based hydrogel in which particles have been manipulated to create a self-healing gel.
Exoskeleton trial returns limb movement for quadriplegics
The system has been in development to restore limb function to those suffering with quadriplegia using a partly invasive wireless system to communicate signals from the brain to an algorithm that turns those signals into exoskeleton movements.
October 8: National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
The fifth National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day will be celebrated in the U.S. on October 8, a date chosen in recognition of the element’s atomic weight of 1.008.
New impeller for wastewater pumps eliminates compromises
Grundfos S-tube impeller provides improved fiber handling and wear resistance alongside increased hydraulic efficiency.
National LED Light Day honors lighting pioneers
Five years ago, on Oct. 7, 2014, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for a major breakthrough in lighting technology: the development of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Brown University and Intel looking to AI to restore mobility to patients with spinal cord injuries
A team from the tech company Intel is working with scientists from Brown University in Rhode Island to enable patients with spinal cord injuries to move their limbs again using artificial intelligence (AI).
Schleifring Configurator used to specify customized slip ring
The MIA modular system offers two basic components and a wide range of selectable power groups, inter alia for power and signal transmission, Ethernet and bus components, and media rotary joints as well as flanges.
Addressing treatment challenges for industrial water effluent
More than ever before, water is considered a key factor of production. And as such, it needs to be monitored, controlled and in many instances conserved.
“Did you get my email?” Communication tips for engineers
Effective communication is an important part of every worker's job. And for engineers, communication has areas of special importance.
This utility is eyeing more renewable energy and battery storage resources
The proposals were part of the utility's draft “preferred portfolio” for its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan.
First span is lifted for Genoa bridge replacement
A 50 meter long section weighing roughly 500 tons was lifted about 50 m above the ground by cranes that earlier had been used to dismantle the failed Morandi Bridge, whose collapse killed 43 people.