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How Mass Flow Controllers Make Our Gas Smell
Odorisation of natural gas is done to act as a ‘warning agent’ in case of leakage. The idea is that people can smell the gas prematurely if it is present, because if there is too much gas present it can be explosive.
Seal Selection for Valve Design and Retrofitting
Valve seals must be selected to provide enhanced durability and life in the end-use application while meeting increasingly stringent performance criteria in regards to leakage and low emissions.
Get Ready for Off-the-Shelf, Power-Generating Clothing
A lightweight jacket capable of generating enough power to light up a nighttime jogger is now a reality according to materials scientist Trisha Andrews of the University of Massachusetts.
What’s Standing Between You and Your Results?
Engineers in every corner of the world are tasked with a straightforward yet incredibly complex challenge: solving the unsolvable. As if that weren’t enough, they’re also expected to solve the unsolvable faster and with fewer resources than ever before.
Charging an Electric Car Without the Plug
Ideally, a person driving over certain streets outfitted with the technology would be able to charge their car without having to park (or even slow down) and plug the vehicle in.
Device to Prevent Runner Injury
The mobile biofeedback device offers footstrike modification to prevent running injuries or to offer rehabilitation to already injured runners.
What Chemical Lab Equipment is Most Popular Among Engineers?
In order to understand what type of chemical lab equipment is of interest to engineers, we need to better understand of the type of engineer or scientist looking for the equipment and the tasks they need to perform. Chemical engineers, chemists and materials engineers typically have very different job functions. Non-technical people do not really understand the difference between a “chemical engineer” and a “chemist”. Chemical engineers do not develop or engineer chemicals per se. Most chemical engineers do not really use “chemical lab equipment”. Chemical engineers develop and run chemical processes.
NASA Adds up Record Australia Rainfall
Earlier this month, northeastern Australia was hit with extreme rainfall. It was the heaviest to date since tropical cyclone Debbie hit Queensland Australia in late March.
Air Pollution May Lead to Sleepless Nights
Air pollution may be affecting more than just your breathing. According to a new study, it may also be disrupting your sleep.
Engineering Proteins to Stop Disease
Researchers have turned ubiquitin, a staple protein in every cell, into a drug capable of thwarting viruses such as MERS.
Apple CEO Tests Out Glucose Tracker
Hoping to take the sting out of current methods of glucose testing, Apple CEO Tim Cook has been wearing a glucose tracker prototype paired with an Apple Watch.
Detecting Disease Markers Through Breath
According to researchers, the porous plastic film, which could be the foundation of portable, disposable sensor devices, is sensitive enough to detect disease markers even at levels that are too low to smell.
Glucose Monitor with Cloud Communications Cleared in U.S., Europe
The device offers automatic transmission of diabetes information to a cloud-based personalized web portal.
Mice Reproduce With 3-D Printed Bioprosthetic “Ovaries”
In a new paper in the journal Nature Communications, researchers have discovered a new technique to grow 3D printed “ovaries” in mice.
A T-Shirt That Monitors Breathing Rate
The T-shirt works without attaching wires, electrodes and sensors to the body, explains Younes Messaddeq, the professor who led the team that developed the technology.
Solar Cells Could Transform Energy-Starved Communities
With an estimated 1.2 billion people living without electricity worldwide, researchers at Penn State University began investigating ways to provide them with what many of us take for granted.
Micro-Coaxial Cable for Medical Applications
Hitachi Metals Group Ltd. has released a newly developed 48 AWG coaxial cable for medical applications.
Low-profile Triple or Dual Output Power Supplies
TDK-Lambda America offers 35 or 75 watts of power from their CUT35 and CUT75 series low-profile dual or triple output power supplies. The 1.06 inch footprint is convection cooled and the open frame unit can be supplied with optional cover and terminal types.
Video: Open SESAME — New Research Center in the Middle East
The first synchrotron light source in the Middle East is now open for scientific research.
Dams Affect Environment More Than Previously Thought
Dams, water reservoirs created by damming a river, may have more impact on the environment than previously thought.