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System Recycles Greywater From Handwashing
The potential to repeatedly recover and reuse this relatively clean wastewater has been advanced by environmental engineers at ETH Zurich.
New 3D Printing Technique Could Create 3D-Printed Arteries
University of Colorado Boulder engineers created a 3D printing technique that controls the firmness of the printed object, allowing doctors to create artificial arteries and organ tissues.
With 3D-Printing Tech, Battery Size is No Design Problem
The ability to 3D print lithium-ion batteries of any shape would facilitate customizing the battery form factor for a given product design and enable its use as a structural component.
Watch: Skin-Sticker Sensors Monitor Biometrics
Purdue University researchers have created an advanced sticker sensor that can easily monitor a patient’s heart rate and overall health.
Two Alarms, Then Fires and Blasts, NTSB Says
Operators at a monitoring center received two high-pressure alarms for the South Lawrence, Massachusetts, gas pressure system: one at 4:04 p.m. and the other at 4:05 p.m. It was already too late.
Oregon Utility Scales Up Smart Grid Test
The smart grid technology will give customers greater energy efficiency opportunities and increased control over their energy use and carbon footprint.
Growler Getter Tote Helps Beer-Lovers on the Move
Local pubs, craft breweries and even grocery stores are offering growlers as a way to purchase craft beer. The Plastic Forming Company's Growler Getter tote can transport two 64-ounce growlers home from the pub or to a weekend picnic.
Watch: The Merits of Visualizing Air Quality in the Home
Would you change your habits at home if you could visualize how current behaviors impact indoor air quality?
British Lawmakers Calling Out Fashion Industry for Environmental Impact
British lawmakers are calling out the fashion industry for being a major contributor of greenhouse gases, according to reports.
Watch How a New Font Helps You Remember What You Read
Sans Forgetica is a new publicly accessible font designed at Australia's Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology to help readers remember what they read.
Nanoparticles Stop Snake Venom from Spreading in Bite Victims
A new development from the University of California Irvine stops snake venom from inflicting symptoms in bite victims.
Responding to Negative Reviews May Feel Right, But Could Prompt More
A new study has found that when managers respond to online reviews of their businesses, it could spark more reviews, and specifically, more negative reviews.
Biomechanical Exoskeleton Crowdfunding Campaign Started
The device would help both able-bodied and disabled people walk further and carry heavier loads.
Roughly 75% of all Mobile Phone Users to Receive Presidential Alert on Wednesday
Mobile phones across the nation will receive a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) alert this Wednesday as part of an emergency alert test.
25 Questions You Can Ask Employers Before Taking That Engineering Job
Interviewing with a new company is often a nerve-wracking experience and one that is likely fraught with an overwhelming number of questions the applicant forgets to ask.
Amazon Opens Store Carrying Only Four-star Rated Products
Amazon is about to offer customers yet another way to shop — this time in an actual brick-and-mortar store bearing only the products from its site with four-star ratings and higher.
Terrafugia's Transition Flying Car to Go on Sale in October
Terrafugia, the Chinese-owned flying car company based in Woburn, Massachusetts, has announced that presale of the Transition hybrid vehicle will begin in October.
New Bi-Functional Composite Could be New Treatment for Osteoarthritis
Researchers from the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, have developed an artificial bone that could be a new treatment method for osteoarthritis.
Study: TV, Film Roles Underrepresent Women in STEM Careers
The Lyda Hill Foundation and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University have teamed up to create a new study on the way movies and TV portray women in STEM careers.
Affordable Prosthetics Through 3D Printing
The past decade has seen 3D printing go from a novelty to a disruptive technology. Prosthetics is one industry that is starting to see significant benefits.