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Mysterious Russian Satellite Behaving 'Abnormally'
Concern over the appearance of a mysterious Russian satellite demonstrating "very abnormal behavior" is alarming some in the U.S., according to a State Department official.
Police Take to the Internet to Solve Crime
Hoping to solve a fatal hit-and-run case, Washington State Police turned to social media for help and subsequently transformed a Reddit user into an amateur detective.
How Will the Gig Economy Affect Engineering Careers?
A look at career freelancers, opportunities for engineers in the gig economy and the plusses and negatives of this career path.
Euchner’s Decentralized, Hybrid Approach to Machine Safety
Prevention or reduction of industrial accidents involving workers and machinery are manageable with appropriate safety procedures, controls and products.
Bending Spaghetti to Better Understand Crack Formations and Control Fractures
How pasta bending could enhance multifiber structures, engineered nanotubes and even microtubules in cells.
Lithium Metal Batteries Double the Performance, Improve Safety
The longer-lasting batteries could be drop-in replacements for current lithium-ion technology.
Medical-grade Ethernet Magnetics Help with Healthcare Safety in Equipment
Pulse Electronics has introduced a new part qualified to UL 60601 standard.
Mazak to Showcase Hybrid Additive and Subtractive Processing Machines at IMTS 2018
Mazak will display their new Done In One® part-processing machines at IMTS 2018 with their new Hybrid Multi-tasking series. These new machine tools combine additive and subtractive processes into a single machine so that complex parts can be manufactured in a single setup and program.
Study: Some Public Servants More Likely to Feel the Heat of Global Warming Than Others
Some government workers may feel “the heat” of rising temperatures associated with global warming more than workers in other industries, according to research from MIT and Harvard University.
Chips, Sensors and Lasers Used to Study Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Researchers are attempting to develop methods to battle bacteria resistance. The latest development comes from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST).
Scientists Reveal Possible Method for Removing CO2 from the Atmosphere
In search of a method for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, thereby slowing the rate of global warming, a team of scientists led by Professor Ian Power of Trent University, Ontario, Canada, has discovered a possible solution.
Standard Wi-Fi Can Detect Bombs, Weapons and Chemicals in Bags
To operate, the system needs a Wi-Fi device, outfitted with two or three antennas, that can be incorporated into existing Wi-Fi networks.
Video: Medical 'Microbreweries' Identify Exposures to Radiation
The system could be used to one day alert workers in nuclear power plants or victims of nuclear disasters to high radiation exposure.
How to Prevent Cartridge Heater Failure and Extend Heater Life
Cartridge heaters are constructed either with standard heating coils that are inserted into ceramic tubes, or for high watt densities swaged cartridge heaters are available. While these look identical, the internal construction is quite different.
Controlled Cavitation Technology for Oil Processing
Cavitation Technologies (CTi) patent-pending CTi Nano Neutralization process offers yield improvement, substantial cost savings and environmental benefits. It is a disruptive technology that has wide market reach from the refining of edible oils, algal oil extraction, renewable fuel production, alcoholic beverage enhancement, water treatment and petroleum feedstock processing.
Placenta-On-A-Chip Developed for Close Study of Placenta Behavior
An artificial placenta model has been developed as an organ-on-a-chip by researchers at Vienna University of Technology.
Pumped Hydro Storage Project Is Approved in Alberta
Preliminary designs indicated that the power plant would consist of three 25 MW Pelton turbines. The pump house would consist of four 16 MW three-stage horizontal axis pumps.
Smartphone App Designed to Detect Strokes
Enabling users to detect cerebral ictus earlier is the goal of researchers from Valencia’s Polytechnic University (UPV), who have developed a mobile app capable of doing just that.
Fatal Italian Bridge Collapse Is Under Investigation
Major repairs were made to the bridge between 1992 and 1994 after inspections showed that concrete stays had degraded.
Activist Traveling 185 Miles and Cleaning Beaches Along the Way
Hoping to shine an even brighter light on the issue of pollution, particularly in Tunisia, sanitary engineer Mohamed Oussama Houij has been on a quest to clean up beaches along a 185-mile (300-kilometer) stretch of coastline in that country.