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License to Print Money at Home?
Even consumers who are technologically illiterate can make their money back within six months, and also earn an almost 1,000% return on their investment in a 3-D printer over a five-year period, researchers say.
India's Space Agency Launches 104 Satellites
India’s space agency put 104 satellites into orbit on February 15, reportedly the most in history, as it works to position itself as a destination for low-cost launches.
Lighten the Load and Save Energy
How can commercial office buildings be made more energy-efficient? The answer starts with reducing loads.
Sodium Bicarbonate: The Softer Blasting Abrasive
It is sometimes said that necessity is the mother of invention. And so it was with sodium bicarbonate's discovery as a gentle abrasive suitable for cleaning materials of coatings and contaminants without damaging the underlying substrate.
Ransomware May Pose a Threat to Industrial Process Controllers
Researchers at Georgia Tech developed a form of ransomware that took over a simulated water treatment plant and caused damage.
Graphene Foam Gets Big and Tough
A chunk of conductive graphene foam reinforced by carbon nanotubes can support more than 3,000 times its own weight and bounce back to its original height.
Stretchable Rubber Packs a Thermal Conductive Punch
The combination of high thermal conductivity and elasticity is critical for rapid heat dissipation in applications such as wearable computing and soft robotics
Engineered Material Can Cool with No Energy, Water Use
The metamaterial film cools the object underneath by reflecting incoming solar energy back into space while also allowing the surface to shed its own heat in the form of infrared thermal radiation.
NuScale Reactor Nears One Milestone, With More to Follow
NuScale is the first small modular reactor to have made it this far in the U.S. regulatory approval process. And it’s had some help.
Simulation Improves Oil Shale Formation Characterization
Engineers developed a computer simulation that mimic water, oil, and gas molecules’ relaxation properties and model how the molecules move in the highly restricted, “tight” pore formations.
Improving Wireless Systems for the Factory Floor
An ongoing study by a team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology aims to address the issues around using wireless communications on the factory floor.
Highest Dam in the U.S. Faces Threat
Residents below the Oroville Dam in California were ordered to evacuate after a hole developed in the dam's spillway during a water release. See photos and learn about the dam and its hydroelectric station.
Nanorod LEDs Can Make Interactive Displays
Nanorods arrayed in a thin film can respond to light as well as to emit it.
Long-lasting Flow Battery Technology
The technology promises to be a practical storage system for renewable energy, developers say.
Hybrid Storage for Electric Microgrid
Flywheel and battery storage solutions will combine to promote the integration of more renewable energy, including wind power from a 17 MW wind farm.
Going for the (Recycled) Olympic Gold in Tokyo
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games have decided to use e-waste to manufacture the 5,000 medals that athletes will be awarded.
Paper Beats Felt as Microbial Fuel Cell Electrode
A durable, low-cost bioelectrode material for microbial fuel cells was demonstrated by University of Rochester, NY, researchers.
Pulse of Engineering: Where Are the New Engineers?
Our annual survey suggests that firms are losing specialized knowledge faster than they can replace it and fewer new hires are coming on board.
Frameless PV Modules Undergo Testing
In the assembly approach, solar cells are fixed in a gas-filled space between two glass panes with adhesive pins, eliminating the need for encapsulants and backsheets as well as aluminum frame and sealing.
Leaching Metals from Used Batteries
A hydrometallurgical technique for efficiently reclaiming lithium and cobalt from used lithium-ion batteries was demonstrated by researchers from International Islamic University Malaysia.