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V2V Communication to Be Required on New U.S. Light Vehicles
V2V devices would use dedicated short-range communications to transmit data such as location, direction and speed to nearby vehicles.
Breakthrough Method for Corrosion and Rust Prevention?
The approach may be a boon for the high-quality steel industry. The industry needs a replacement hexavalent chromate, which the EU has banned effective in 2019.
Robots Break Free from the Factory--Part 1
A Q&A with the legendary Red Whittaker of Carnegie Mellon University.
Manufacturing Technology Orders Post Growth, Group Says
Housing starts grew 25.5% in October, a good sign for manufacturers who make appliances, cars and electronics.
400 MW Pumped Storage Project Wins FERC Approval
The facility will consist of upper and lower closed-loop reservoirs connected by an underground concrete and steel-lined hydraulic shaft. Each reservoir will be approximately 4,000 feet long and 1,000 feet wide with depths of 50 to 75 feet.
AI Used to Create Safer Lithium-ion Battery
Stanford University researchers put artificial intelligence and machine learning to work to speed development of a safer lithium-ion battery.
Insight: Balancing Distributed Power Generation
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy is investigating plausible solutions for on-demand energy sources to combat the pitfalls of renewable and distributed power.
Jaguar Land Rover Grows Its Own Engineers
Since the program started in 2012, 42 program participants have secured apprenticeships at JLR.
Optical Blood-Flow Sensor for Wearables
A laser diode and photodetector track blood flow volume in subcutaneous tissue.
University Offers Certificate in Forensic Engineering
The certificate in forensic engineering will cover principles of investigation involving product failure, automobile and aircraft accident reconstruction, and fire and explosion.
Tool Calculates Benefits of Hazard Resistant Structures
Hazard-induced maintenance costs can be significant over the lifetime of a building.
Papertronics Battery on a Single Sheet of Paper
Stand-alone and self-sustained, paper-based, point-of-care devices may become essential to providing effective and life-saving treatments in resource-limited settings.
Can Negative Reports Help Balance Publication "Bias"?
Scientists may be able to prevent the canonization of incorrect research results by publishing more reports of negative or inconclusive research.
Butterfly Valve for HVAC Applications
The company says the valve saves energy with up to 80% less power consumption than currently available products.
Chicago and Sloan Valve Partner on Water Project
The units clean the lines behind the trap with a burst of one gallon of water every 72 hours saving 39,000 gallons of water per unit annually.
Navy Ship Replaces Valves
The primary work included hull strengthening, waterjet anode pocket and stern tube replacement, as well as replacement of several 10in overboard discharge valves and 12in suction valves.
Hydraulic Control Valve for Fire Suppression
The company says the valve will fill the need for constant, controlled pressure in fire suppression systems.
Iridium: The Audacious SatComm Network That (Almost) Couldn't
An audacious satellite communications program launched, nearly failed, and eventually found its orbit, albeit with government help.
Drone Monitoring of Ship Emissions to Begin in EU
Martek's drones will sample gases from vessels' emission plumes using electro-optical, infrared imaging, gas emission and automatic identification system sensors.
Human Sweat-Detecting Sensor
The research team developed the odor-detecting sensor from a membrane protein found in the antenna of mosquitoes called an olfactory receptor.