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Dyneema® High-strength Lightweight Fabrics
Dyneema® high-strength lightweight fabrics are 40% less dense than aramid fabrics, 30% less dense than nylon or polyester and 15 times stronger than steel. The fabric is molecular engineered to offer game-changing properties to a range of industries.
How a Spider Web Design Can Help Fight Cancer
A team at a Korean research university has used the design of a spider web to develop a biosensor platform that sets a new bar for detection speed.
Pipe Fusion Machines for 63 to 180 mm Thermoplastic Pipe
McElroy Manufacturing’s ACROBAT 180 pipe fusion machine is a versatile system that fuses 63 to 180 mm pipe in confined spaces. It is designed to aid field workers when replacing conventional piping systems with thermoplastic piping.
A Once Forgotten Element Holds Promise for the Future of Electronics
Discovered more than 100 years ago, black phosphorus was soon forgotten when there was no apparent use for it. In what may prove to be one of the great comeback stories of electrical engineering, it now stands to play a crucial role in the future of electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Clean Water from a Plant-Based Membrane
A team of researchers has developed a plant-derived material that can be used to purify water, potentially being far more effective than current petroleum-based membrane materials.
Plant-Based Membrane Is an Effective Water Filter
A team of researchers has developed a plant-derived material that can be used to purify water potentially far more effectively than current petroleum-based membrane materials.
Watch: Walmart is deploying energy storage systems to cut its energy costs. Volvo will build electric cars in China. And who just spent $1 billion on hydro assets in New England?
Watch: Walmart is deploying energy storage systems to cut its energy costs. Volvo will build electric cars in China. And who just spent $1 billion on hydro assets in New England?
Knee Cartilage 3-D Printed with Hydrogels
The material is the first to match human cartilage in strength and elasticity while also remaining 3-D-printable and stable inside the body.
Wonder Material? Novel Nanotube Structure Strengthens Thin Films for Flexible Electronics
Reflecting the structure of composites found in nature and the ancient world, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have synthesized thin carbon nanotube (CNT) textiles that exhibit both high electrical conductivity and a level of toughness that is about fifty times higher than the copper films currently used in electronics.
Graphene “Copy Machine” Creates Cheap Semiconductor Wafers
A graphene-based peel-off technique supports the fabrication of devices from more exotic, higher-performing semiconductor materials than conventional silicon.
Watering Down Costs, Energy Needs of Drip Irrigation
Optimized dripper designs can halve both the cost of solar-powered drip systems and the pumping power required to irrigate.
Low GWP Refrigerants - Understanding GWP, GHG, ODP and Climate Change
This is an engineer's perspective on global warming and climate from man-made gases and refrigerants. While the current administration may choose to deny the existence of climate change for their own agendas, most scientists agree that human impact has contributed to global warming and the world must control greenhouse gases (GHG).
Video: The Nanocar Race is On
The vehicles, consisting of a few hundred atoms, will be powered by minute electrical pulses along a racecourse made of gold atoms.
The Fabric of Space, Printed by NASA
Metallic fabrics might be used for large antennas, to shield a spacecraft from meteorites or for spacesuits.
High Pressure Rotary Valve Beats Air Leakage
DMN-WESTINGHOUSE introduces a high pressure rotary valve that is suitable for applications in metering and pneumatic conveying of granular products under high pressure.
Seeing the Future of Eyeglass Repair
LaserStar Technologies offers a range of manual laser welders for eyeglass repair.
Autonomous UAV for Pipeline Inspection
Skyx’s SkyOne unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a sophisticated routine pipeline monitoring solution that detects and reports leaks, scans for right-of-way violations and captures and reports vegetation encroachment.
Judge Orders VW to Pay $2.8b in Emission Scandal
VW pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice in a scheme involving nearly 600,000 diesel cars in the U.S. The cars were programmed to turn on pollution controls during testing and off while on the road.
Quantech Introduces QWC3 Water-cooled Scroll Chillers
QuantechTM is introducing the QWC3 Water-cooled Scroll Chillers, which features a capacity of 50 to 200 tons, making it ideal to complement Quantech's air-cooled scroll and screw chiller lines. The QWC3 features superior efficiency to the industry average, yielding a 16-37% annual energy savings cost.
Cyber Manufacturing Merges Technology and Creativity
Origami and kirigami manufacturing principles give non-manufacturers the ability to design and customize products such as chairs, lamps and desks for their own use.