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New fluid dispensing guides for machine builders
These guides are designed to make it easier for custom automation providers to understand and select the right fluid dispensing systems for end-users.
Woman turns plastic grocery bags into outfit
She spent the winter months knitting together more than 300 plastic grocery bags, fashioning them into a skirt and jacket ensemble.
Innovative use of materials may enable wind blade recycling
Thermoplastic materials have a room-temperature cure and require no post-cure steps, which is an improvement over traditional epoxy thermoset materials.
This scanner technology may speed up airport security lines
The security scanner uses millimeter wave radio frequency technology to screen passengers for concealed threats.
Rapid disease diagnosis possible with portable dopamine detector
The tool could enable clinicians to dispense with the time-consuming plasma separation and analysis processes dependent on access to complex laboratory equipment.
Ask the expert: Oil analysis in power generation
Downtime, especially unplanned downtime, is very difficult to deal with and can be quite costly. Fortunately condition-based monitoring can go a long way towards preventing unscheduled downtime and achieving uptime goals in excess of 98%.
Smart materials and integral sensors enabling intelligent transportation
Smart materials and integral sensors have the capacity to improve transportation infrastructure, make roadways safer and bring self-driving vehicles closer to reality.
The disease and hunger implications of climate change
Human health and hunger problems are projected to increase in severity with climbing temperatures.
Startup to safely navigate ships using AI, data
An Israeli maritime startup is hoping to prevent ship collisions using artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics.
Kickstarter campaign launches for hoodie made from coffee grounds, plastic bottles
Sustainable clothing maker Coalatree recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a hoodie composed of plastic bottles and coffee grounds.
Video: Report tracks decline in vehicle fuel economy, uptick in emissions
A key driver of recent average fuel consumption trends includes the rapid decline of diesel sales in several major vehicle markets.
Study: Technology requirements for engineering compact tokamaks
Prospects for accelerating deployment of tokamak fusion systems through the development of compact units equipped with high-temperature superconducting magnets are examined.
Study: Low-income students, girls receive less encouragement from parents to study computers
The implications could potentially be felt industry-wide, according to researchers, considering estimates that the computer industry will experience a future shortage of qualified computer and technology applicants.
Battery energy storage system enters service
The 18 megawatt, 7.5 megawatt-hour storage system is owned and operated by EKZ.
Researcher developing first online polygraph test
A Florida State University researcher is developing an online polygraph test that identifies when someone is lying based on cues in their electronic messages.
Video: Scientists inch closer to creating the T-1000 Terminator with moveable liquid metal
The development could one day be used for soft robotics.
New technology developed to clean and purify water used in oil refinement
The process uses activated charcoal foam and subjects it to solar light to produce heat and purify the water.
Turning off the lights can save lives
A new study shows shutting off lights can alleviate the costs of adverse health effects attributed to air pollution.
Will heavy snows in Colorado ease Arizona's thirst?
Higher snowpack in 2019 is expected to ease but not end the critical water shortage for the Colorado River basin, which drains more than 107,000 square miles in the Rocky Mountain and Desert Southwest regions.
Beresheet has moon landing in its sights
A lunar landing in April has come one step closer for Beresheet, the privately financed Israeli spacecraft that launched February 21 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.