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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.
Bulletproof Origami Shield to Protect Police, School Children
The barrier can be folded when not in use. When expanded—which takes five seconds—it can provide cover for officers and stop bullets from several types of handguns.
MEMS-based Microscope Shrinks Inspection Equipment Cost
The MEMS-based device is about the size of a dime, and is mounted on a credit-card-sized printed circuit board that contains circuits, sensors, and other miniature components that control the microscope.
Big Data for the Minor Leagues
The sensors, which are wrapped in a protective case and distributed evenly in equipment, use inferencing algorithms that can track movement to within a few centimeters.
Ford Invests to Advance Driverless Car by 2021
Ford Motor Co. is investing to achieve its goal of delivering a fully driverless car without a steering wheel or a brake by 2021.
Stretchable Electronic Fabric Made by an Inkjet Printer
Engineering researchers have developed a stretchable smart fabric that can be created using an inkjet printer, raising the potential producing the material inexpensively.
Organo-metal Compound Kills Cancer Cells from Inside
The compound is said to be 50 times more active than the conventional cancer drug Cisplatin and more discriminating between healthy cells and cancer cells.
Cheap, Abundant Iron Salts Used as Catalyst
The core reaction portends economic gains for the pharmaceutical and agrichemical industries, its developers say.
Self-Healing Cement for Well Casings
Researchers at the U.S. Energy Department's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed cement that can heal itself when cracks occur.