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Engineering Insight: Springs and Dampening
This graph summarizes the search tendencies displayed by Engineering360 users with respect to the industry they identified with while registering. The graph shows the search contribution each industry makes in the specified areas relative to the search contribution each industry makes across air springs, compression springs, constant force springs, gas springs and shock absorbers, linear dampers and dashpots areas.
NREL Develops Switchable Solar Window
Thermochromic windows capable of converting sunlight into electricity at a high efficiency have been developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Synthesized Compound Removes Fluoride and Heavy Metals from Water
A resin-free, precipitation-free and reusable technique was developed to remove toxic metal ions and fluoride from extremely polluted water.
Intensive Use Multi-Level Shelving Units
Intensive use multi-level shelving units that are easy to install are available in a wide range of configurations. The complete system is highly versatile and customized to maximize available space improving organization and productivity.
Watch, Then Drink Your Tofu: A Healthy Whey to Make Alcohol
The world’s first alcoholic beverage made from tofu whey is enriched with antioxidants.
Lithium-ion Capacitors Replacing EDLCs
Lithium-ion capacitors surpass the performance of the conventional supercapacitors, also referred to as Electrical Double Layer Capacitors (EDLC), with unmatched self-discharge characteristics, higher energy densities, high-temperature stability and a compact footprint.
Spotlight on Woodex Bearing Company and MECO Seal
Woodex Bearing Company has a long-standing reputation for high quality manufacturing, with over 100 years of manufacturing, split, oil-impregnated wooden bearings for general service, along with over 30 years manufacturing MECO’s innovative shaft seal designs operating over a wide range of process equipment, from mechanical screw conveyor seals, to very large split seals, to case-specific, custom-engineered seals.
Small Investment Solves Snarled Torsion Spring Situation
Capital Spring employs the latest CNC coiling technology and new manufacturing techniques for the production of torsion springs (.008 to .312 in. wire diameter) that are used everywhere.
Researchers Develop New Way to Do Metabolic Engineering
A new method developed by a group of researchers at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University of Illinois could change the way metabolic engineering is done.
National Grid Pushes Out Infrastructure Spend with Battery Storage
National Grid will install a 48 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system on Nantucket Island to help delay expected grid modernization investments.
Video: Demountable Design is Goal for 2022 FIFA World Cup Stadium
The Ras Abu Aboud Stadium will be built in Qatar using modular blocks such as shipping containers.
Watch: Crops and Solar PV Can Be Paired at One Location
A southwest orientation and extra distance between the five-meter-high rows of bifacial glass PV modules helped expose the crops to uniform solar radiation.
Soft Robotic Ventricular Assist for Pediatric Patients
The device is designed to assist pediatric patients with one-sided heart failure.
Toronto to Test Smart Traffic Signals to Ease Congestion
The new signals adjust traffic signals independently to respond to real-time traffic patterns. They can also synchronize with other smart signals in the vicinity to ease congestion.
Researchers Develop a Way to Turn Emissions into Fuel
MIT researchers have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into useful fuels for cars, trucks and planes, as well as into chemical feedstocks for a wide variety of products.
4 Factors to Consider When Placing a Product on the Global Hazardous Locations Market
There are several considerations to assess in the early design stage of a HazLoc product that can help minimize the chances of non-compliance in a certification program.
Budweiser Lauching Barley into Space
Budweiser will be launching barley into space to be tested at the International Space Station (ISS) in early December.
Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator Under Development
Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens are collaborating on the development of hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft.
Investigating the Purity of Ground Beef
Using a laser-equipped spectrometer, researchers from the University of British Columbia have developed a method for determining the purity of ground beef.
Slugs Inspire Alternative to Staples, Sutures
Inspired by nature, Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers are looking at the Dusky Arion Slug's defensive and elastic slime as an alternative to the sutures and staples used in surgery.