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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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Video: Seeing Medical Diagnostics in a New Light
11 Jul 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinMetal nanostructures are used to increase the fluorescence intensity by 100 times in medical diagnostic tests. -
Watch an Immense Iceberg Calve from a Greenland Glacier
09 Jul 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinVideo captures the calving of a four-miles-wide iceberg from the Helheim Glacier in eastern Greenland. -
French Family First in the World to Occupy 3D-printed Home
09 Jul 2018Source: Marie DonlonIn a show of how 3D printing might soon change the face of the construction industry, a family in France will be the first in the world to move into a 3D-printed home. -
Watch: Apple Fix for Locating 911 Calls, Environmentally Friendly Explosive, More Delivery Drones
04 Jul 2018The Engineering360 video news brief for the week of July 4, 2018. -
Watch the 5:19.55 Minute Lap Record Set by the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo
04 Jul 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinBest time on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife: Timo Bernhard beats six-minute mark with the 919 Hybrid Evo in the “Green Hell.” -
Video: Is Lockheed Martin's LMH-1 Hybrid Airship the Future of Remote Cargo Delivery?
03 Jul 2018Source: Ken ThayerLockheed Martin thinks it has a solution to challenging and costly transportation issues with their hybrid air vehicle. -
Designer Converts 1960s Greyhound Bus into Stylish Home
29 Jun 2018Source: Marie DonlonLipskin set out to research possible options for a residence that would reflect her eco-friendly lifestyle, at last settling on a vehicle home. -
Watch How Medical Materials are Derived from Cuttlefish Bone
27 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinCuttlebone was demonstrated to be a natural biologically active material possessing bone and wound healing properties. -
Watch: Blubber-Inspired Wetsuit, People Mover for LAX, Reducing Diesel Emissions
26 Jun 2018In this week's Engineering360 news brief: a blubber-inspired wetsuit, people mover for LAX, and reducing diesel emissions. -
Entrepreneur Corner: WEF Announces Winners of 2018's Technology Pioneers Cohort
25 Jun 2018Source: Abe MichelenThe World Economic Forum (WEF) recently announced the winners of the Technology Pioneers cohort for 2018. Every year the WEF selects start-up companies that will shape the future well-being of society and drive economic growth. These companies are chosen by a committee of more than 60 academics, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and corporate executives. -
Watch: Mantis Shrimp’s Club Inspires New Tough Material
25 Jun 2018Source: Siobhan TreacyResearchers from Purdue University, in collaboration with the University of California Riverside, have created a new material inspired by the mantis shrimp’s dactyl club. -
Amazing Transporters Move Huge Telescope Antennas Up the Andes Mountains
24 Jun 2018Source: Abe MichelenThe Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is the largest astronomical observatory in existence. It is a single telescope composed of 66 antennas located on the Chajnantor plateau, 5,000 meters above sea level in the Chilean Andes, in the heart of the Atacama desert. -
Watch the Detonation of WWII Mines Off Estonia
23 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinRoyal Navy divers found nine mines that were then either blown up on the spot or towed to a safe area offshore before being safely detonated. -
See All Archived Images from ESA's Rosetta Mission
22 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinAll high-resolution images and data from Rosetta’s pioneering mission at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko are now available. -
Watch: Stretching the Limits with an Electrically Conductive Hydrogel
20 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinA metal carbide-hydrogel composite senses, stretches and heals like human skin for use in medicine and robotics. -
Video: Recycled Plastic as Raw Material for New Volvos
18 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinAt least 25 percent of the plastics used in every newly launched Volvo car will be made from recycled material after 2025. -
Watch: New Device for Heart Attack Patients, Ancestry Site Hacked, Analyzing Organic Compounds
18 Jun 2018Welcome to this week's edition of the Engineering360 news brief. -
Video: Penn State's Personal Flying Vehicle Passes Phase I in GoFly Contest
15 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe electric-powered personal flying device is vying for the $1 million grand prize. -
Watch the Making of 3D Graphene Foam
15 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinRice University researchers created conductive 3D carbon blocks that can be shaped for applications. -
Video: Antarctic Ice Loss Tripled Since 2012
14 Jun 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinSince 2012, the amount of ice loss per year has tripled to 241.4 billion tons (219 billion metric tons).