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New science-education subscription service for kids
21 Aug 2019 -
Seeking welder with 'golden arm,' developer turns to cobot system
01 May 2019 -
Listen to a Bit of Space History
15 Nov 2018 -
Watch: 13 Ocean Solutions for Climate Change
04 Oct 2018 -
A First for Flat Lenses: Full-Color Imaging
03 Oct 2018
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Hydraulic repair services
10 Dec 2019Radwell provides quality repair services for hydraulic components including motors, pumps, actuators, valves, servo valves and cylinders. -
Scientists develop 'walking' plastic
09 Dec 2019Source: Marie DonlonA team of researchers from Tampere University in Finland have devised a new technique for moving plastic using light. -
Video: Low-cost bioprinter speeds tissue engineering
06 Dec 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinA $2,000 bioprinter engineered at the University of Alabama represents a low-cost option for printing scaffold-free, functional tissues. -
Video: Ford builds a better car with McDonald’s coffee waste
05 Dec 2019Source: S. HimmelsteinIn a new partnership with McDonald’s, Ford is using coffee chaff — the dried coffee bean skin removed during roasting — to build car parts. -
Japanese company creates spray-on artificial skin
05 Dec 2019Source: Marie DonlonA Japanese cosmetics manufacturer has developed spray-on artificial skin using fine fiber technology. -
Hydraulic explosives compaction presses support America's national defense effort
04 Dec 2019Both law enforcement and the Department of Defense depend on hydraulic presses to create explosive compacts within their munitions. Savage hydraulic presses provide a safe solution for this dangerous process. -
Watch the unveiling of a new battery electric vehicle for European markets
04 Dec 2019Source: Engineering360 News DeskThe 400 km-range vehicle will feature a modular battery system with a capacity up to 720 kWh, which can be tailored to match different customers’ needs. -
LAPD to use new technology to immobolize criminals
04 Dec 2019Source: Marie DonlonIn lieu of handguns and tasers, officers in the Los Angeles Police Department are preparing to test out new crime-fighting technology that entraps a suspect without harming them. -
Weapons maker, US SOCOM develop underwater bullets
02 Dec 2019Source: Marie DonlonWeapons manufacturer DSG Technologies in conjunction with U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has developed a bullet that can travel underwater. -
Researchers create eye-tracking software for pilots
27 Nov 2019Source: Marie DonlonA research team led by ETH Zurich has created software that tracks the eyes of a student pilot as a component of pilot training. -
Valve adds fire safety to pneumatic control systems
27 Nov 2019FireChek® heat actuated emergency shut-off valve quickly shuts off pneumatically operated valves during a fire. -
QTL-A torque motor housing installation in 10 steps
25 Nov 2019Do you want to know how to install a torque motor? Find out in this video, which shows a housing installation method for Tecnotions QTL-motor with cooling ring. -
This prototype robot from Alphabet sorts trash for recycling
22 Nov 2019Source: Marie DonlonThe robots learned through a combination of simulation, reinforcement learning and collaborative learning. -
This innovation could lead to self-cleaning concrete for construction
21 Nov 2019Source: Marie DonlonInspired by self-cleaning surfaces found in leaves and elsewhere in nature, a research team devised a self-cleaning concrete for the construction industry. -
Researchers develop smartphone system for locating active shooters
20 Nov 2019Source: Marie DonlonThe system is capable of locating an active shooter based on information gleaned from nearby smartphones that are used to record the event. -
Industrial Wastewater - Turn Data into Operational Insights
20 Nov 2019Are you prepared for the unknowns in your wastewater stream? Learn about innovative solutions using real-time information, connected data, and online monitoring in this on-demand Webinar from Hach®. -
Army to test grenade-launching drone
19 Nov 2019Source: Marie DonlonThe United States Army will soon test an experimental grenade-launching drone during an upcoming showcase of weapons technology. -
Calculate the service life of your chainflex® continuous-flex cables
18 Nov 2019Engineers always wonder how long chainflex® cables from igus® are expected to last inside their applications. Watch this video to learn how you can easily estimate the number of cycles. -
Rice University team develops 'bullet proof' polymer cubes
15 Nov 2019Source: Marie DonlonResearchers at Houston’s Rice University Brown School of Engineering have developed cubes of latticed polymer that can withstand the force of a bullet and other projectiles. -
A new test may detect prion, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
13 Nov 2019Source: Amy J. BornAfter working on prion detection for two decades, the team has designed a fast, non-invasive method of detecting prions in the body fluids of infected living subjects using a synthetic-molecule-based approach.