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EV Charging Network Revs Up in Europe
The plan covers the eventual deployment of 322 ultra-fast chargers and 27 smart charging hubs across 20 countries. Roll-out is planned to start after financial closing, which is expected in the first half of 2018.
BART Starts to Replace Its Fleet of Rail Cars
Canada-based Bombardier is supplying 775 rail cars for San Francisco's transit system, part of a plan to replace BART's existing fleet.
Avangrid Inks Deal with Nike for Texas Wind Power
The shoe maker says that with this agreement it will source 100 percent renewable energy across its owned or operated facilities in North America.
Amazon Go to Change the Face of Shopping
The face of shopping is set to change today with the opening of Amazon Go, a convenience store located in Seattle, Washington, from the online retail giant Amazon.
The Technifor 3D Stylus: A Revolution in Dot-Peen Marking
3D Stylus can mark almost any uneven shape including, round, deformed or sloped surfaces.
Watch: Quantum Computing: DO Try This at Home
In this edition of the Engineering360 news brief, we discuss what quantum computing is all about, plus some interesting developments in what could be the dawn of a new era for computers.
DNV GL Launches Certification Framework and Recommended Practice for Carbon Capture and Storage
A recommended practice from DNV GL certification body provides guidance on reliable design, construction and operation of pipelines for large-scale transportation of carbon dioxide.
Mining Resumes at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
After a four-year work stoppage, mining operations have resumed at the only repository for transuranic waste disposal in the U.S.
Watch: Doctors View the Entire Eye with New Optical Device
Researchers used a tunable lens to develop the first instrument that can provide a detailed image of the entire eye.
Germany to Host World’s Largest Hydrogen Electrolysis Plant
Hydrogen produced at the 10 MW peak capacity Rhineland facility will be used for the processing and upgrading of refinery products.
New Propulsion Technology for Nanorobots in 'Nanofactories'
A novel electric propulsion technology for nanorobots allows molecular machines to move a hundred thousand times faster than with the biochemical processes used to date -- fast enough to do assembly line work in molecular factories.
Top 20 Mechanical Engineering Marvels
A look at images throughout mechanical engineering's long history, and a reflection upon its profound influence on industry, technology, transportation and more.
Manufacturing in Space: Part 2
In-space manufacturing and robotic assembly will provide an unprecedented capability to construct large-scale space structures and satellites with novel designs not possible to be launched from the ground.
Bone Repair Triggered by 'Flexoelectric' Effect
Researchers have discovered that bending bones produces electricity that appears to play a role in the repair of microfractures.
Advanced 2D Digital Radiography and 3D Computed Tomography (CT) from a Compact Unit
A 2D Digital Radiography and 3D Computed Tomography (CT) system that offers a generous scanning envelope can handle products up to 5 in x 5 in.
Coil Flow Tubing: Cost-effective Answer to Well Interventions
Coil flow tubing is often used in oil well testing and is a cost- and time-effective way to provide well intervention solutions.
Standards Address Cybersecurity Threat for Bulk Electric Grid
The proposed standards are intended to augment current critical infrastructure protection standards to mitigate cybersecurity risks associated with the supply chain for the grid-related cyber systems.
Algorithm Can Accurately Predict When Patients Are Going to Die
The great mystery of life is…well…death. That being said, researchers may have uncovered a component of that great mystery thanks to artificial intelligence.
Scientists Say There is No Evidence That Video Games Make Players Violent
The theory that video games — with their weapons and bloodshed — make children violent is being challenged by researchers from the University of York who believe that there is little evidence to support it.
McDonald's Vows to Use Renewable, Recycled Packaging by 2025
The familiar burger wrappers and red french fry containers long-associated with the McDonald’s brand are about to get an eco-friendly makeover.