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Gas-fueled SOFC Powers Electric ATV
The durability and performance of a 1,000 W tubular solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) was demonstrated in an electric all-terrain vehicle (ATV).
Westinghouse Nuclear Files for U.S. Bankruptcy Protection
The company says it is seeking to undertake a strategic restructuring as a result of financial and construction challenges in its U.S. AP1000 power plant projects.
Molecular "Treasure Maps" to Help Discover New Materials
Scientists at the University of Southampton, working with colleagues at the University of Liverpool, have developed a new method that has the potential to revolutionize the way we search for, design and produce new materials.
Flexible Electronic Devices with Roll-to-Roll Overmolding Technology
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has, for the first time, performed all manufacturing stages for a flexible in-molded LED foil with a roll-to-roll process.
New Type of Sensor Material Developed
Hokkaido University scientists have succeeded in developing a nickel complex that changes color and magnetism when exposed to methanol vapor.
Keep Your Tilt Pad Bearings Running Cool
Waukesha Bearing has developed a new cooling technology for tilt pad bearings called trailing edge cooling, which increases heat transfer and expands bearing operating limits.
Visualizing Cholesterol with NanoSIMS
A new imaging modality enables quantification of a pool of cholesterol called “accessible cholesterol” on cell surfaces.
Global Anticorrosion Cut-Off Valves: Markets and Forecasts
Current market trends and forecasts through 2021 are analyzed for the anticorrosion cut-off valve sector.
A Big Leap Toward Tinier Lines
For the last few decades, microchip manufacturers have been on a quest to find ways to make the patterns of wires and components in their microchips ever smaller, in order to fit more of them onto a single chip and thus continue the relentless progress toward faster and more powerful computers.
Surprising Twist in Confined Liquid Crystals: A Simple Route to Developing New Sensors
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found a material used for decades to color food items ranging from corn chips to ice creams could potentially have uses far beyond food dyes.
Researchers Create Artificial Materials, Atom-by-Atom
Researchers at Aalto University have manufactured artificial materials with engineered electronic properties.
HALT and HASS Pushes the Boundaries to Make Products More Reliable
Highly accelerated life testing (HALT) and highly accelerated stress screening (HASS) remain some of the best solutions for ensuring the reputation of a company and its products by finding potential product failures.
How ball bearings are manufactured
How are ball bearings made, and how do they get the balls so round? The answer is a multi-step manufacturing process involving machining, heat treating, grinding, honing, lapping and assembly.
Corona Detection Goes 21st Century High Tech
High Definition and Layered Views Contribute to a New Zenith in Hand Held Corona Detection
Steering Valve Cuts Off-Highway Equipment Cab Noise
The valve allows machine designers to tailor equipment steering performance to operator’s driving habits or operating conditions.
Valve Solutions for Pharma and Biotech
Introduction of a new family of valves enables Festo to offer seamless automation from control cabinet to pipe for biotech/pharma utility processes.
A Tough Coat for Silicon
Supercritical carbon dioxide delivers protective molecules to semiconductor surfaces.
The First On-site House Has Been Printed in Russia
3D-printing firm Apis Cor in Russia showed off the portable 3-D printer that it has developed by building a small home.
What Can You Do with a Mechanical Engineering Degree?
Curious, creative engineers often gravitate toward mechanical engineering because they want to apply their math skills to solving problems and figuring out how things work
Google Street View Cars Map Methane Leaks
Cars equipped with advanced infrared laser methane analyzers are pinpointing leaking underground natural gas lines in U.S. cities.