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Toting up plastic pollution in Switzerland
About 4,400 tons of macroplastics are deposited on soils every year, and about 100 tons of macroplastics are emitted to waters.
Progressive die stamping vs. transfer die stamping
The selection of the optimal stamping method for production of automotive, medical device and electronic components requires consideration of part complexity, batch size and process economics.
Inadequate risk assessments led to fatal train wreck
The NTSB faulted the Federal Railroad Administration for failing to implement "effective regulation" to mitigate the risk of misaligned switch accidents.
Vishay's new mini, screw-terminal aluminum capacitors
The company said the new Vishay BCcomponents 501 PGM-ST series devices will be used in a wide range of applications and end products, including motor drives, HVAC, welding inverters, UPS, X-ray equipment, microgrid interfaces, wind turbines and scientific test equipment.
Researchers develop modular robots capable of reconfiguring themselves in 17 different ways
Researchers from the ModLab at the University of Pennsylvania have developed robots that are capable of reconfiguring themselves into other shapes.
Basics of electric heaters
Electric heaters come myriad of types, sizes, applications and designs, depending upon what is being heated, the degree of heating needed and the method by which the heat is applied.
Nanodrone 'sniffs' out toxic gases for emergency response
Called a Smelling Nano Aerial Vehicle (SNAV), the nanodrone weighs 35 g and is capable of flying and identifying gases in locations inaccessible to other remote vehicles.
Key welding techniques for medical applications
The medical industry’s unique needs also impose constraints on the choice of a welding technique. In particular, a technique needs to adapt to unique part geometries and metallurgy, and must have the ability to make a single spot weld on a small part without introducing an outside material like solder or braze.
Watch: Innovations enable broad deployment of carbon black sensors
With more than 100 custom-built sensors installed across West Oakland for 100 days, a team created what they said is the largest black carbon monitoring network to be deployed in a single city.
Strengthening membranes and cutting energy use for chemical manufacturing
A polymeric material modified with atomic-scale metal oxide networks results in a membrane that can perform chemical separations at a comparatively lower energy consumption level and withstand harsh solvent-rich chemical streams.
Considerations for electropolishing
Electropolishing is an anodic surface treatment of metallic parts. Commonly referred to as "reverse plating," a rectified current and a blended chemical electrolyte bath collectively act to polish and deburr metallic surfaces.
Researchers developing WMD-exposure detector for DARPA
DARPA has awarded ASU $9.1 million to begin work on the device, which will identify WMD-related chemicals within 30 minutes or less through a single drop of the subject's blood.
Army soldiers will soon get facial recognition goggles
The headsets can also provide video streams from personal reconnaissance drones, translate foreign languages into English and take part in virtual training sessions.
What is MQTT?
A quick overview of Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), a lightweight messaging protocol that is ideal for IoT applications.
Technical University of Munich wins fourth SpaceX hyperloop competition
The team achieved a top speed of 288 mph.
Why bother with green manufacturing?
Part 2 and the conclusion of Engineering360's series on green manufacturing.
Portable platform designed to personalize chemotherapy
The device can determine in real time whether targeted chemotherapy drugs are effective for individual cancer patients.
Pancreas-on-a-chip sheds light on cystic fibrosis-related diabetes
The microfluidic device can be used to study cystic fibrosis-related diabetes and glucose imbalance in specific individuals with the condition.
Team created single-use dishware from apples
When testing an apple-based cup, researchers noted that it held up against boiling water and could hold liquid for up to three hours.
Fixing a 50-year-old nuclear mistake
The baseline measurement data used to compare the radioisotope antimony-127 against others is inaccurate.