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Engineering Technology Awareness Is Low, Report Says
One-third of employers said they didn’t know the difference between work performed by traditional engineers and work performed by engineering technologists.
Hydrogen Fuel from an Internal Combustion Engine
The system produces hydrogen from natural gas at relatively low temperature in a process that can be scaled up or down to meet specific needs.
SPP Sets North American Record for Wind Power
Southwest Power Pool set a wind-penetration record of 52.1% in mid-February, becoming the first regional transmission organization to serve more than 50% of its load with wind energy.
U.S. Manufacturing Tech Orders Finish 2016 Down
As orders have pulled to near-even with levels seen before the latest dip, the general manufacturing economy is showing signs of growth.
CNC Supports Complex Machining Applications
The equipment uses solid state hard drives that have no moving parts and which facilitate enhanced reliability, faster processing speed, and increased uptime.
Students Harvest Success by Taking on a City’s Food Desert
Engineering students from Rutgers University in New Jersey are part of an effort to end a food desert in one corner of the Garden State.
Safer Uranium Extraction via Cluster Chemistry
Surfactants were used to extract uranium from an aqueous solution into a kerosene solution in the form of hollow clusters.
Potable Water from Simple Solar Still
A solar vapor generator constructed by U.S. academics cleans or desalinates water by making near maximum use of solar energy during evaporation.
Acoustofluidic Chip Sounds Out Biomarkers
An acoustic whirlpool device that uses only sound to concentrate nanoparticles may pave the way for designing compact, low-cost diagnostics for isolating biomarkers from biological fluids.
Biocatalysts Remove Nitrates from Groundwater
The natural nitrate-removal process offers cost savings up to 50% compared to other nitrate removal options and eliminates the generation of secondary waste streams.
Transmission-Equipped Wheel Hub Motor Unveiled
A transmission-equipped wheel hub motor is designed to improve the environmental performance, safety, and comfort of automobiles.
VW Scandal: When Good Engineers Do the Wrong Thing
The Volkswagen emissions scandal highlights a dilemma in the engineering workplace. Should an employeefollow orders even when the employee knows the order is unethical or even illegal?
Ease Your Muscle Strain When Hammering
A shock-absorbing hammer may reduce arm muscle strain and consequently reduce the risk of tennis elbow for users.
Replacing Phenol in Wood Products
Reactive lignin produced from pulp industry side streams can replace phenol compounds in wood adhesives and become a new, high-value product for pulp mills.
Living Chemical Detectors: Gloves Glow and Sensors Shine
Hydrogel sheets infused with live cells genetically programmed to light up in the presence of certain chemicals may provide new material technology for industrial, medical, and environmental sensors.
Drone Expected to Help Marines Assess Risk
The rotary wing-equipped drone can maneuver through tightly-confined spaces and reduces the need for forward observation.
Green Tea Softens Supercapacitor
Researchers used the extract to infuse polymer gels with polyphenols, which converted a silver nitrate solution into a uniform coating of silver nanoparticles.
Prosthetics Produced by 3-D Printing
The digital design and manufacturing process may improve the devices' precision, fit, and function, and improve consistency from one provider to the next.
Biodegradable Plastic from Shrimp Shells
The researchers produced chitosan, a manmade polymer derived from the organic compound chitin, which is extracted from shrimp shells.
Proper Instrumentation Keeps MEWPs Safely 'On the Level'
New safety standards are expected to come into effect in early 2017, and manufacturers and users of MEWPs are looking at the types of sensors that will be needed to conform to the standards.