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MT360 Conference to focus on transformative technologies
Presentations at the conference will focus on four transformative technologies: additive manufacturing, augmented reality, cognitive automation and the digital thread.
NASA, Blue Origin agree on rocket testing platform
Blue Origin will upgrade and refurbish Test Stand 4670, for the purpose of testing its rocket systems.
Earth-sized exoplanet discovered by NASA’s TESS satellite
The planet, named HD 21749c, orbits a nearby star about 52 light years from Earth.
Discover the power of press-and-sinter powder metallurgy
The automotive industry is the dominant market sector for conventional powder metallurgy (PM) components; however, PM has been recognized and used across the consumer marketplace. Learn the value of PM.
Revealing the brain’s mysteries, one neuron at a time
To truly understand how the brain works, scientists must study it at the small-scale level of individual cells as well as at the large scale, simulating all of the brain’s billions of neurons and trillions of synapses.
These NY nukes are headed for decommissioning
The Indian Point sale will be effective after Unit 3 shuts down, and includes the transfer of the licenses, spent fuel, decommissioning liabilities, and Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts.
Polo Ralph Lauren debuts polo shirts composed of recycled plastic
Each shirt requires an average of 12 plastic bottles, which have been gathered around Taiwan.
Laser-based metal additive manufacturing technology from Mitsubishi
Laser beams emitted through dual nozzles pass through surrounding metal powder, causing the powder to fuse at a focal point.
British startup hopes to discreetly weigh airline passengers to save on fuel
The exact weights of passengers, equipment and baggage can be critical to flight safety and it informs how much fuel is needed to get to a destination.
Zama shaping up to be a world-class reservoir
The Zama field, located in the Suerte Basin in the Gulf of Mexico, is considered capable of supporting production rates in the range of 150,000 to 175,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (Boe/d) and with a second successful well test recently completed it remains on track to be one of the largest shallow water oil discoveries of the past two decades.
JMPP's high-torque retention knobs solve toolholder expansion challenges
This expansion creates a bulge in the holder at the small end, causing the holder to make contact with the small end instead of the large end.
Metal-forming machine tools, Part 2A: Sheet metal conversion
Continuous coils of sheet metal are cut into blanks or sheets suitable for forming parts through converting operations such as slitting, sheeting, shearing, and punching. Modern production conversion and cutting processes are fast, highly efficient methods with varying degrees of flexibility and cost.
Video game teaches garment workers to operate the robots poised to take their jobs
A startup is attempting to teach garment industry workers in southeast Asia digital skills through video games, according to reports.
T-Mobile, Comcast announce new feature that stops robocalls
T-Mobile has announced that it is launching a new feature along with Comcast Corp. that will block robocalls, according to reports.
20 years after Columbine, work continues to engineer safer schools
Twenty years after the Columbine High School shootings, standards are being written to help engineers design safer schools and better enable affected communities to recover and heal. "There’s now enough fire in the belly to get it done,” one official said.
NASA awards SpaceX a contract to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid
The $69 million first-ever mission will attempt to deflect the asteroid in a high-speed collision.
Hydra-Cell revolutionizes linear flow metering
If accuracy is the goal of metering pumps, why settle for pulsing flow?
Artist builds AI robot that can paint landscapes
An artist from Hong Kong has built an artificial intelligence (AI) robot capable of creating landscape paintings.
First heart is 3D printed with patient's own cells
Cardiac structures have been previously 3D printed, and now scientists have 3D printed a heart containing blood vessels, cells and chambers, using patients’ own biological material.
BP’s upstream carbon fund targets GHG emissions reductions
BP’s future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions projects are now supported by a $100 million fund known as the upstream carbon fund.