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New Aerospace Test is a Green Alternative to Explosive Testing
Sandia National Laboratories has successfully demonstrated a new and more environmentally-friendly method to test a rocket part to make sure its avionics can withstand the shock from stage separation during flight.
Travels on the Road of Automotive Safety Engineering
A look at how automotive engineering has helped us to stay safe.
Talking Drones
Amazon's new drone patent will enable drones to request information or respond to questions posed to them by humans while making deliveries.
Dermatologist Designing Wristband To Alert Wearer to Potential for Sunburn
Called the Eclipse RX, Matthys believes that the band will encourage users to take part in outdoor activities while simultaneously taking care of their skin.
Safer 3D Printing
As 3D printing becomes more and more sophisticated, concerns continue to linger about the release of nanoparticles while the device is in use, possibly affecting the health of users. According to a recent study, researchers have devised a way to eliminate the release of nanoparticles in a number of these printers.
Facebook to Ban Pages Paying for Ad Space Used to Promote Fake News
In another step to combat the fake news it was accused of helping to spread, Facebook is now preventing pages that regularly post fake news from buying ad space on the site.
Google To Offer Clinically-based Depression Test
Feeling depressed? Users typing “depression” into the popular search engine Google are now met with a quiz meant to gauge whether they are or not.
Facebook Challenged Over Decisions Concerning Hate Speech, Violent Content
In response to recent calls to rid its platform of violent content and hate speech, digital rights groups are challenging Facebook’s methods for deciding when to remove content from the popular site.
Drones Help Monitor Traffic at New York State Fair
Drones were deployed to help monitor what was expected to be a heavy traffic weekend at the New York State Fair held in Syracuse, N.Y.
Search and Rescue Dogs Get Assistance from Drones
The Swiss Federation of Civil Drones and the Swiss Association for Search and Rescue Dogs (Redog) have been working on deploying drones in dog search and rescue operations in Switzerland.
Truck Platoons to Roll on UK Roads
The platooning trials will see up to three heavy goods vehicles, traveling in convoy, with acceleration and braking controlled by the lead vehicle.
How Technology is Changing the Workplace
The traditional workplace has changed at an accelerated pace thanks to technology, and evidence of what the future holds is just beginning to reveal itself in the technologies available today.
3 New Industries Making their Mark with Lasers
Check out some of the up-and-coming industries making their mark with Epilog Laser equipment!
Electrified Sunglasses
The sunglasses, which are transparent, flexible and lightweight, will eventually be available in a variety of colors and designs.
Augmented Reality Gives Field Technicians Remote Guidance from Off-site Experts
A new partnership has been formed between Coresystems and SightCall.
Hi-Performance Fastening Systems: More Than Just a Fastener Supplier
Although well-known in most industries for their high-quality parts, Hi-Performance has a reputation for offering more than just parts.
12 Volts: All the 12-volt Car Accessories You Could Ever Want
The 12-volt outlet in your car can do more than charge your mobile phone or power your GPS. It seems that this convenient receptacle can be used for just about anything you could want, so here are some products you didn’t know you needed.
Practical monitoring of semi-automatic machines and equipment
Technology exists to monitor individual pieces of equipment, but the ability to monitor an entire laboratory or factory floor can only be purchased or designed by the largest corporations.
Video: New Inks Made of Graphene-like Materials for Inkjet Printing
The black phosphorous inks are compatible with conventional printing techniques for optoelectronics and photonics
Manufacturing Graphene Using Fizzy Soda Water
The process could provide a cleaner, environmentally-friendly way to produce the wonder material.