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World's First Underground Hotel Prepares to Open in China
The finishing touches are being put on the world’s first underground hotel ahead of its opening, slated for this October.
Ion Thrusters: Ultra-Efficient, High-Speed Spacecraft Propulsion
Ion thruster technology is one of the most efficient methods of spacecraft propulsion, consuming ten times less fuel than traditional chemical rockets while being capable of much higher top speeds.
Carnegie Mellon to Compete in DARPA’s Underground Tunnel Robotics Challenge
The team will develop robots that can traverse different subterranean environments.
Solar Flow Battery Could Revolutionize How Power is Stored and Delivered
The battery could be used in remote regions of the world where electricity is not accessible.
Smartphone App and Simple Kit Quickly ID Microbial Infection
A new app enables a smartphone to identify bacterial infections in just one hour.
Timbercon Begins AS9145 to Support Zero Defects Implementation
The initiative is aimed at eliminating waste and reducing defects to ensure that Timbercon continues to provide the highest of quality standards for customer and internal projects.
An Efficient Single-atom Gold-platinum Catalyst
The longer-lasting, higher-efficiency catalyst has major implications for the automobile industry.
Ambitious MIT Nuclear Power Spinout Shuts Its Doors, Open-Sources IP
MIT spinout Transatomic Power, a nuclear startup that once claimed to be developing an ultra-efficient reactor that runs on spent nuclear fuel, announced Sept. 25 that it would cease operations.
Watch: Air-cooling Polymer Coating Applies Like Paint
A new, high-performance exterior polymer coating that can be applied like paint to act as a spontaneous air cooler. The innovation may represent an important tool in efforts to address the Earth’s changing climate.
A Precision Honing System That Increases Productivity
From conventional honing to innovative processes like formhoning, this machine can help users realize increased productivity with fast cutting speeds, a powerful stroke drive and an efficient direct drive spindle. It can also be deployed as a stand-alone system or integrated into a complete manufacturing line.
Vogtle Nuclear Owners Agree to Terms
The four co-owners hammered out a deal to reach “definitive agreements" to mitigate financial exposure for each of them.
Terrafugia's Transition Flying Car to Go on Sale in October
Terrafugia, the Chinese-owned flying car company based in Woburn, Massachusetts, has announced that presale of the Transition hybrid vehicle will begin in October.
Cracks Force San Francisco Transit Center to Close
A Bay Area transit agency says that its engineers and contractors are developing a shoring plan to relieve loading on beams to prevent further damage to the $2.26 billion center.
Online Bidder Scores Original Apple-I for $375,000
The first-ever product from Apple sold at auction for $375,000, according to reports.
Study: Lights Could Save Birds from Deadly Collisions
Researchers from Purdue University have discovered a possible solution for preventing birds from colliding with planes.
Sticking the Landing…on Mars
A new software program developed by MIT produces maps of favorable landing sites for future NASA missions.
Video: Tiny Soft Robot Could Pave the Way for New Healthcare Deliveries
The robot can carry a load that is 100 times heavier than itself.
ERP Business Process Integration Saves Time and Money
A well-integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system makes businesses more efficient by integrating processes, providing an easy-to-use central database with no data duplication.
Watch: Flying Robot Inspiration Drawn from Hummingbirds, Bats
Studying the flying capabilities of hummingbirds and bats — the only two vertebrates with the ability to hover in place — could bring new insight to engineering problems such as the design of flying robots and drones.
New Bi-Functional Composite Could be New Treatment for Osteoarthritis
Researchers from the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, have developed an artificial bone that could be a new treatment method for osteoarthritis.