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  • Flexible and Affordable Laser Engraving

    Innovation in CO2 laser engraving machines has led to an improved entry-level unit that is versatile, compact and affordable.

  • Here's How to Make the Power Grid More Resilient

    Making the power distribution system more resilient starts with changes in the design, says Nicholas Abi-Samra, author of a new book on the subject.

  • 80-Year-Old Escalator Turned into Art Installation

    Artist and University of Sydney Architecture Professor Chris Fox, in collaboration with a team of engineers and architects, created an art installation in Sydney, Australia, using 80-year-old escalators from an underground train station.

  • Rapid Pipeline Can Create Antimicrobials in a Week

    DARPA challenged researchers to figure out how to make at least 1,000 doses of any known pathogen in a week.

  • Solar Installations Fell Sharply in Q3

    Prices rose due to a tight global supply of modules and uncertainty around a trade dispute now being weighed at the White House.

  • Blue Origin Successfully Completes New Shepard Test Flight

    The suborbital spacecraft reached an altitude of 99.39 km, just short of the 100 km Kármán Line that marks the edge of space.

  • UN Calls for Improved E-waste Recycling

    The UN is calling for improved electronics waste (e-waste) recycling as discarded products such as refrigerators, cell phones, televisions and laptops clog landfills worldwide, often releasing toxic ingredients into the environment.

  • HybridTech Armor® Strike Plates Put to the Test in U.S. Navy Sea Trials

    The armor’s design includes multiple layers of material integrated with ceramic tiles enveloped and encapsulated in aluminum metal matrix composites.

  • New Research Could Give Vehicles ‘Nerves’ that Sense Damage

    Researchers at Clemson University, with funding from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, are working to create magnetically sensitive material embedded within "smart material" that senses damage throughout a vehicle.

  • Analyzing Ancient Artwork with Advanced Imaging Technique

    Using a combination of three advanced imaging techniques, scientists have produced a highly detailed analysis of a second-century Egyptian painting.

  • Stainless Steel Nanotexturing Wipes Out Surface Bacteria

    When does stainless steel kill bacteria? When the common alloy is nanotextured by electrochemical etching.

  • Watch: Lettuce or Ligustrum as a Light Source?

    Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting.

  • “World’s Most Complex Machine” is Half Complete

    The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is 50 percent complete, according to a December 6 press release.

  • Drinking While 'Drone-ing' May Soon Be Illegal in New Jersey

    Residents of the state of New Jersey will soon learn if a proposed bill making it illegal to operate drones while inebriated will become law.

  • Study Investigates Whether Consumers Will 'Bite' at Eating Food Made with 'Waste' Ingredients

    Researchers believe that marketing this untapped source of food would help solve issues of food insecurity experienced by over 40 million Americans.

  • How Does Land Surveying Work?

    Land surveyors define boundary lines and establish land maps by determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them. There are two basic surveying methods and the method used is dictated by the size of the area to be defined.

  • Stabilizing Perovskite Cell Efficiency with Large Organic Cation

    Introducing guanidinium cations into the crystal structure of methylammonium lead iodide perovskites enhances the material’s overall thermal and environmental stability.

  • A New Abrasive Water Jet Machine for Fine Cuts

    Water Jet Sweden AB announced their FAWJ Micro Head Package for fine tolerances.

  • Proper Maintenance Procedures for Excavators

    Proper excavator maintenance maximizes fuel efficiency and reduces operating costs and equipment failure.

  • Water Boosts Asphalt-based Carbon Capture at the Wellhead

    Rice University researchers developed a way to improve carbon dioxide capture at gas wells by asphalt-based sorbents: Just add water.

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