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7 Types of Mechanical Engineering Degrees
Chambers' Cyclopaedia (1728) offers a table of simple mechanisms as a vocabulary for understanding more complex machines. Source: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.Carnivorous Plant Inspires Nanostructure Coating
Nanomaterial samples are attached to a shark net to test anti-fouling properties. Image credit: University of Sydney Nano Institute.Collaborative Robotics Driving Manufacturing Productivity Gains
Baxter cobot from Rethink Robotics. Credit: Steve Jurvetson / CC BY 2.0
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Floating Russian Nuke Arrives for Fueling
En route to Murmansk, Lomonosov sailed over 4,000 km and traveled four seas -- the Baltic, Northern, Norwegian and Barents.
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Study Determines that Some Water-filter Pitchers Work Better than Others
Without naming the brands used in their testing, scientists from Ohio State University discovered that some of the water-filter pitchers created to remove harmful contaminants from drinking water don’t necessarily accomplish what they were designed for.
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U.S. Oil Exports Grow Despite This One Big Hitch
U.S. Gulf Coast ports are limited in the size of vessels they can handle, raising costs and requiring deep-water loading and unloadings.
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Study Finds That Even at Low Concentrations, Silver Can Thwart Wastewater Treatment
Silver nanoparticles, commonly added to a number of consumer products for their reported antibacterial properties, may be hampering wastewater treatment efforts, according to research from Oregon State University.
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Saving Coral Reefs...with Beer
While Hawaii is attempting to save its coral reefs with a recent ban on some sunscreens, the Florida Aquarium is attempting to save the reefs by brewing its own beer.
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Ensuring Scalability When Modifying Valves
A deep understanding of scalability, manufacturability and virtually all aspects of design ensures that errors and design iterations are minimal.
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Aerospace and Defense Aerospace and Defense
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Fluid Lensing Generates Clear Underwater Images Through Ocean Waves
The technique removes optical distortions like caustic focusing and refractive lensing to provide a clear view of submerged objects from above the rippling water surface.
Automotive Automotive
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Watch: Sweden's Electrified Road Charges Electric Vehicles on the Go
As part of its drive toward carbon neutrality in 2050, the Swedish Transport Administration just opened a 2-km (1.2-mile) stretch of electrified road near Stockholm.
Building and Construction Building and Construction
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A Non-Metallic Alternative to Structural Steel
Although steel will continue to dominate the realm of structural building materials for the foreseeable future, pultruded fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) is an attractive alternative that offers superior corrosion resistance and higher strength-to-weight ratios.
Consumer Consumer
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Bechtel Climbs Aboard Texas Rail Project
The engineering firm will support Texas Central in managing a bullet train project as it moves from development to implementation, perhaps in as little as a year.
Electronics Electronics
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Cyber Defense Tool Is an Early Warning System for Grid Attacks
The tool uses micro phasor measurement units to collect information about the physical state of the power distribution grid to detect even the most subtle of intrusions.
Energy and Natural Resources Energy and Natural Resources
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NASA Proves Nuclear Fission System Fit to Fly
Kilopower was confirmed to operate and handle multiple failures during simulated power reduction, failed engines and failed heat pipe events.
Environmental, Health and Safety Environmental, Health and Safety
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Video: See the Top 10 New Species Listed for 2018
This list is published annually around May 23 in to coincide with the birthday of Carolus Linnaeus, the “Father of Taxonomy.”
Food and Beverage Food and Beverage
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How Industrial Gases Help Keep Food Fresh
Food-grade industrial gases are an effective and natural alternative that can be used to extend product shelf-life and reduce waste while the market shifts away from preservative-laden foods like processed meat and dairy products.
Life Sciences Life Sciences
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Fluid Lensing Generates Clear Underwater Images Through Ocean Waves
The technique removes optical distortions like caustic focusing and refractive lensing to provide a clear view of submerged objects from above the rippling water surface.
Materials and Chemicals Materials and Chemicals
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Opening Polymer-forming Technologies to Glass
Scientists have developed a new technique for industrial glass processing. By employing a simple structuring technology to treat quartz glass like a polymer, the method overcomes a longstanding challenge to maximize both quality and efficiency.
Supply Chain Supply Chain
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Harvesting Near-Earth Asteroids to Fuel Human Expansion into Space
Private space companies Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries aim to identify, extract and refine materials from near-Earth asteroids, creating a plentiful supply of affordable in-space resources to drive the expansion of human activity in space.