HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Tiny Guillotine Slices Cells Fast

    A Stanford University mechanical engineer has developed a new tool that helps in the study of cellular regeneration and that has applications in many kinds of cellular research.

  • New Solar Cell Uses Near-UV Light for Self-Powered Smart Windows

    Using this light source allows the solar cell to be transparent and occupy the same footprint as a window.

  • Lives at Stake: Why You Should Care About Industrial Safety Systems

    Machines have been a tremendous improvement to production and efficiency within the workplace. Along with their benefits come significant dangers.

  • The Costs of Pollution in Canada

    In 2015, pollution costs totaled at least $39 billion with smog alone costing approximately $36 billion.

  • When Round Wire is NOT the Best “Fit” for the Application

    The most common problem in spring design is obtaining as much force as possible in a small area.

  • Educating Undergraduates for Entrepreneurship at Rice University

    The current generation of college students and young workers sees older relatives and friends losing jobs in traditional businesses. Instead, in a 2014 survey, up to two-thirds of millennials expressed interest in entrepreneurship.

  • The Three Factors That Doomed Kemper County IGCC

    When its history is written, the clean coal plant might be seen in the same light as a transatlantic liner at the dawn of the jet age: a gallant piece of engineering, but ultimately irrelevant.

  • Video: Precision Control Stands Ensure Correct Assembly

    When a uniform screw-assembly is needed and the sequenced placement of your fasteners is a must, the DEPRAG PKS is your answer.

  • Entergy Wins OK for $870m Power Plant

    Louisiana regulators approved construction of the Lake Charles Power Station, a 994 megawatt combined-cycle power plant.

  • NY Prize Competition Drives Community Microgrid Development

    An innovative, first-in-nation competition, NY Prize seeks to demonstrate microgrid feasibility and bring the technology’s benefits to communities around the state, including improved power reliability, enhanced energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact.

  • Watch: Cuomo Suspends Procurement Rules for NYC Transit Fixes

    New York's governor calls this a "summer of hell" for the city's transit infrastructure. "The current state of decline is wholly unacceptable," he said.

  • Quasi-Piezoelectric Coaxial Cable for the Internet of Things

    EMFIT new C-Series line is built for rugged environments.

  • Women Still Aren't Going into Engineering

    Even though the number of women graduating from engineering schools has increased in the last 50 years, they still constitute less than 20 per cent of the engineering workforce—13 per cent according to a Harvard Business Review article—despite producing 20 per cent of engineering graduates. Why is the needle stuck so low?

  • The Imminent Materials Science Revolution

    A revolution in materials science is imminent thanks to the emerging technology of quantum computing.

  • Thermo-12 Gold to be Replaced by Water-Resistant Thermo-1200

    A new water-resistant calcium silicate from Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group is slated for an August 2017 release.

  • Modular, Scalable Narrow Belt Sorter Solution

    The sorter optimizes material flow and sorting accuracy in production operations and distribution center environments.

  • Moving Away From Metals

    Metal-to-plastic conversion is a growing trend, and while engineered thermoplastics have existed since the introduction of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and nylon in the 1950s, industries and applications that can benefit from today’s thermoplastics are still being realized.

  • Clean Coal Suffers a Blow as Southern Suspends Kemper IGCC

    Start-up and operations activities involving the lignite gasification portion of the IGCC are suspended, and Southern warned it could take a charge of up to $3.4 billion.

  • Tiny Houses Come to a Big Ski Market

    Sprout Tiny Homes signed a contract with Aspen Skiing Co. to build 34 commercial-grade tiny homes to help meet demand for affordable employee housing.

  • New Ball Bearings Stop Damage from Weather Exposure

    “CoRX” and “Twin-Ax” have labyrinth sealing systems that keep contamination out of the inside of the bearing. This feature of the system consists of a pair of specially-formed sealing rings.

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