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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.
New Material Being Developed to Reduce PFOA Levels in Drinking Water
Due to its associations with Teflon production and other industrial processes and its environmental impact, PFOA contamination is a worldwide problem.
Biomedical Engineers Develop 'Stretchy' Artificial Cartilage
By creating lab-grown tissue that mimics natural cartilage, biomedical engineers at the University of California, Davis, are hoping to be a step closer to offering relief to sufferers of joint damage.
Recycled Tires Extending the Life of Concrete
Researchers believe that the addition of rubber will both extend the life and improve the resilience of the concrete.
Disc Valve Motors for Low and Medium Duty Applications
Easy-to-design-in features and displacements make the motors ideal for applications with more generic design needs.
Turning Sugar into Plastic
The manufacturing of drink bottles, glass lenses and scratch-resistant coatings for phones currently calls for polycarbonate—manufactured with BPA (banned from baby bottle manufacturing) and phosgene, which is highly toxic and was used as a chemical weapon during World War I.
China Launches World's Largest Floating Solar Farm
Attempting to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, China has launched the world’s largest floating solar farm.
Scientists Develop New Method for 3-D Printing Human Skin
The new 3-D cell printing strategy, which is detailed in the journal Bifabrication, can be completed in one single step process, according to researchers.
Revolutionizing the Root Canal
With more than 15 million root canals performed annually in the U.S. with varying long-term results, researchers at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, have developed a method to improve the process that involves the creation of new blood cells in teeth.
Scientists Propose New Method to Keep New Power Grid Components Safe
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, concerned that the software underlying the safe operation of an upgraded grid isn’t keeping up with the technological advances in the physical components of those grids, are proposing a method to correct lagging software in large-scale distribution systems.
Individual Tool Service Records Can Boost Industrie 4.0 Productivity
RFID tags can be used to develop individual tool “service records” and optimize manufacturing processes.
DOE Funds Push to Claim Rare Earth Elements from Coal
Three projects will receive federal assistance for research aimed at producing salable rare earth elements from domestic coal and coal by-products.