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Online Database Could Reduce Chemical Tests on Animals
Scientists have developed a new online data sharing system that may reduce the number of animals being subjected to lab tests.
Antimicrobial Products May Be Doing More Harm Than Good
Thought your antimicrobial soaps were protecting you? Think again, according to findings published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
A Laser-powder AM Machine of Notable Size
The world’s largest laser-powder additive manufacturing machine, tailored for the aerospace sector, is under development by GE Additive.
Engineering Insight: Flow Sensors and Media Type
Engineering360 users who self-identified as members of the agriculture & forestry, Chemicals & Plastics, and Food & Beverage industries show highly positive search tendencies for flow meters that measure solids vs gas or liquids, while all show slightly negative tendency for gas specific flow meters.
Find Your Ideal Graduate Degree
Liaison International and ASEE have launched a new centralized application service for graduate engineering programs.
A New Method for Reducing Lawn Watering
Because 50 to 90 percent of household water usage alone goes toward watering lawns, it is critical to find a way to conserve water. Commonly used methods to conserve water include implementing watering restrictions such as watering only on certain days or during specific times.
Achieving Near-Zero-Emissions Takes a Number of Tools
The study, which was conducted by 21 of the nation’s top energy experts, details how in order to achieve a near-zero-emissions energy system, we must depend on a variety of energy technologies such as nuclear energy, bioenergy and carbon capture technology in combination.
Turning Food Waste into Green Energy
The joint process first involves extracting all of the energy from food waste by pressure cooking the waste to create crude bio oil, eventually refining that oil into biofuel — a process called, hydrothermal liquefaction.
Recycling Soap from Luxury Hotels
Hoping to reduce waste and impact the local economy, the Anacaona Company—the only soap recycling enterprise in Haiti—is recycling discarded soap, employing local people and attempting to fight water-borne disease.
New Plug and Play Dewatering Pumps
Launch of the WEDA+ plug and play range expands the medium and large submersible dewatering pump family offered by Atlas Copco Portable Energy
Developing Life Support for Deep Space Missions
The International Space Station is serving as a test bed for technologies that will supply crews on deep space missions with oxygen and water.
Automated LACT System for the Oil Industry
The lease automatic custody transfer (LACT) unit measures volumes of liquid products that are transferred to or from assets on their way to market.
Coconut Oil Not So Healthy After All
The coconut oil craze may soon be over, thanks to the latest guidelines from the American Heart Association.
HDD Pipeline Coating Defects Detected with New Approach
Coating damage detection is complicated for pipelines installed by horizontal directional drilling (HDD) since access to the surface above the line is limited.
Female-Led Tech Start-Ups Employ More Women Than Larger Companies
Tech start-ups with at least one female founder employ more women than some of the nation’s largest tech companies, according to a recent study.
System for Self-clinching Fasteners
The fastening integrates a self-clinching nut, stud or standoff pre-installed permanently into a steel or stainless steel base plate.
Loud Mating Calls Could Lead to Species' Survival
Marine scientists have developed a method for using mating calls to protect fish from overfishing.
RFID Package to Increase Read Range 2x
Kyocera Corporation has developed an ultra-small ceramic package utilizing a proprietary multilayer structure with a built-in RFID antenna that can increase the read range up to 2X as compared with conventional packages of the same size.
A Revolution in Tooling Qualifications
With over 45 years of experience serving the automotive, medical, electronics and semiconductor industries, our experts in design, engineering, tooling and manufacturing excel at providing precision manufacturing through innovative design.
How to Follow a Smart Flexible Material Sourcing Path
Material sourcing is a challenging and time-consuming exercise. This is especially true in the flexible materials segment, as there are a number of new materials meeting rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT) applications.