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This Trash Truck is All Electric
The Class-8 vehicle will be built on a Crane Carrier chassis, and the body will be built by Loadmaster. The truck will use a Motiv Power Systems powertrain.
Scientists Develop New Method for 3-D Printing Human Skin
The new 3-D cell printing strategy, which is detailed in the journal Bifabrication, can be completed in one single step process, according to researchers.
Engineering Insight: Signal Converters
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 charge amplifiers & charge converters, current loop converters, current-to-voltage converters, frequency-to-current converters and frequency-to-voltage converters areas.
SMA Coax Probes Work in RF Module Test Applications
The Amphenol RF cables are used in Internet of Things segments such as smart lighting, smart metering and smart cities
Artificial Intelligence Helps Predict Medical Treatment Outcomes
A new study by the University of Cincinnati opens a world of possibility for using a "fuzzy logic" system to treat disease.
New To-Go Container Solves Container Waste Problem
Eco-Products teamed up with La Tour Café to introduce a new food container that is better for the environment and customers.
Utility Details $350m Power Plant Investments
The investment plan by Minnesota Power includes a share of a 500 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant, plus wind and solar.
VIDEO: Furniture System Moves with the Push of a Button
MIT Media Lab has developed a new furniture system named Ori which transforms your apartment in seconds.
Revolutionizing the Root Canal
With more than 15 million root canals performed annually in the U.S. with varying long-term results, researchers at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, have developed a method to improve the process that involves the creation of new blood cells in teeth.
Toshiba to Send Billions to Georgia Power to Finish Nukes
The Tokyo-based company will pay Georgia Power $3.68 billion between October 2017 and January 2021.
Rethinking Combustion Could Boost Gas Turbine Efficiency
Pressure gain combustion creates high temperatures and pressure in a turbine by using a transient combustion process based on a controlled and continuous detonation.
Low Particulate Hydrophilic Coating for Medical Devices
Lubricent Ultra bonds to a variety of base materials, making it the perfect coating solution for difficult surfaces like polyimide and polyethylene.
Scientists Propose New Method to Keep New Power Grid Components Safe
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, concerned that the software underlying the safe operation of an upgraded grid isn’t keeping up with the technological advances in the physical components of those grids, are proposing a method to correct lagging software in large-scale distribution systems.
5 Lessons for Engineers from California's Massive Drought
A new report says that although droughts are recurring features in California, this one was unusual in its severity—including the driest four-year stretch in 120 years of record keeping.
Individual Tool Service Records Can Boost Industrie 4.0 Productivity
RFID tags can be used to develop individual tool “service records” and optimize manufacturing processes.
DOE Funds Push to Claim Rare Earth Elements from Coal
Three projects will receive federal assistance for research aimed at producing salable rare earth elements from domestic coal and coal by-products.
Get Yourself a Job at NASA
Working for this top federal government agency isn't just for astronauts.
Watch: A plyscraper grows in Portland. Engineering is one of the most sex-segregated jobs a study says. A big utility is shelving $2b in project work
Watch: A plyscraper grows in Portland. Engineering is one of the most sex-segregated jobs a study says. A big utility is shelving $2b in project work.
Scientists Develop a Biodegradable Microbead
Thanks to the campaigning efforts of environmental groups, the UK government has pledged to ban the plastic microbeads this year, triggering scientists and engineers to develop a biodegradable renewable alternative to the beads.
Laser-based Coating Process for Cylinder Corrosion Protection
The laser cladding technology enables faster production of coatings with more flexibility in materials than the traditional arc welding process.