HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • What Happens When Electrons Get Wet?

    Measurements of the electron affinity of water have historically proved technically challenging, but better computer models have led to important new insights.

  • NREL Seeks Participants for 2018 Executive Energy Leadership Program

    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking applicants for its 2018 Executive Energy Leadership Program — otherwise known as Energy Execs.

  • How to Perform Tensile Testing on Polymers

    What are the standard test methods for determining the polymer tensile properties? How do the testing standards vary for evaluating plastics, films, elastomers and other polymer materials? What type of test specimens are required for tensile testing polymers?

  • Toward a Silicon Quantum Chip

    Silicon has been seen as a promising material for quantum technology, but its scalability is limited. Researchers are finding ways around that limit.

  • Catalyst Simplifies Biowaste-to-biofuel Conversion

    A route to the production of high-quality, stable fuel from sewage and other biowaste is reported by researchers from the University of Calgary, Canada.

  • Watch Microrobots Powered by Moisture

    Locomotion is effected without the use of engines or batteries: hygrobots move by means of water absorption and evaporation.

  • Watch: From Construction Waste to New Construction via Mushroom Magic

    A Cleveland architect’s project aims to take waste materials left over from demolition and construction and recycle them into reusable bricks.

  • Watch: NASA's GOLD Mission Explores the Edges of Earth's Atmosphere

    The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission will investigate the dynamic interface between space and Earth’s uppermost atmosphere.

  • Prevent Siloxanes from Degrading Air Quality Sensor Performance

    A wide range of low-cost air quality sensors are commercially available, and could be integrated into mobile phones collecting real-time measurements of VOCs and that urge smart action be taken.

  • New 3D Printing Material Changes Color When Exposed to UV Light

    Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are developing a way to change up the color of 3D printed objects that have already been printed.

  • Qantas 787 Flies From LA to Melbourne Using Mustard Seed Biofuel

    A Qantas 787 Dreamliner using a mustard seed-based blended biofuel took off from Los Angeles on Monday.

  • Salt Used to Treat Winter Roads Also a Threat to U.S. Waters

    Experts, fearing that road salt is beginning to affect the nation’s waterways, are urging state and local agencies to consider safer alternatives for treating icy roadways.

  • Smog Vacuum Turns Air Pollution into Jewelry

    With smog and air pollution plaguing cities worldwide, the Smog Free Tower from artist and designer Dan Roosegaarde from Studio Roosegaarde is one attempt to remedy the problem while also offering a unique final destination for the filtered smog: jewelry.

  • Watch: Technology at the 2018 Winter Olympics

    In this edition of the Engineering360 news brief, we'll take a look at some ways in which technology will impact the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

  • Backflow Blocked in New Lab-on-a-chip Design

    The device uses both capillary- and vacuum-driven forces to control fluid flow in micro- and nano-sized channels.

  • Watch: High-Strength Nanotwinned Aluminum Alloy Developed

    A new route to the fabrication of aluminum alloys that are comparable to, or even stronger than, stainless steels has been demonstrated.

  • NASA’s InSight Lander Will Study the Martian Deep Interior in 2018

    InSight’s investigations will reveal information about the interior structure and activity of Mars and the processes that formed and shaped the planet, helping scientists understand how the inner solar system’s rocky planets, including Earth, formed and evolved.

  • Turning to an Unlikely Source for Astronaut Nutrition: Human Waste

    Drawing inspiration from aquariums, researchers focused on deep-space travel have grown food with microbial reactors that break down solid and liquid waste.

  • Shape-memory Technology Comes to Plastic Electronics

    Researchers have identified a mechanism that triggers shape-memory phenomena in organic crystals used in plastic electronics. The work could lead to advancements in low-power electronics, medical electronics devices and more.

  • Putting Spintronics to Use for 'Green' Information Processing

    New research points the way toward harnessing electron spin information into an energy-efficient means of processing data.

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