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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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Watch: Cotton Fabrics Repurposed as Medical, Military Aerogels
13 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe cotton aerogels can be used to keep military water bottles cold or to stop bleeding caused by deeply penetrating wounds. -
Watch a Welding System Specified for Highly Irradiated Metal Alloys
12 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinAging nuclear power plant repairs might be performed with a system combining capabilities for laser welding and frictional stir welding of irradiated stainless steels. -
Take a Virtual Ride on World’s Largest LEGO Wooden Roller Coaster
12 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinA gigantic LEGO wooden coaster was assembled with 90,000 bricks and measures 21 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4.5 feet tall. -
Watch: Recent Developments in the Race for Space
12 Feb 2018Source: Tony PalloneIn this edition of the Engineering360 News Brief, we'll look at the dawn of what appears to be shaping up as a new "space race." -
Watch: Ceramic Implant is a Hip Thing
09 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinTrials are underway at Imperial College London to assess a new ceramic hip resurfacing implant suitable for both men and women. -
Carbon Engineering Will Remove CO2 from Air, Turn it to Fuel
08 Feb 2018Source: Abe MichelenLocated in Sqaumish, Canada, is a facility composed of pipes, pumps, tanks, reactors, chimneys and ducts that are tasked with extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to combat climate change. -
Watch: Microfluidic Bleeding Platform for Wound Healing Research
08 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe microfluidic system simulates blood loss due to trauma and clot formation, and could find application as a drug discovery platform and potential diagnostic tool. -
How Are Roads Made?
08 Feb 2018Source: Nancy OrdmanRoad design as well as construction techniques and materials have evolved over the decades, increasing safety and durability while reducing construction and maintenance costs and environmental damage. -
Video: Cleaner Ship Fuels to Benefit Health & Impact Climate
08 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinPublic health benefits and an increase in the rate of global warming are expected from use of low-sulfur maritime fuels. -
Watch: Using AI to Diagnose Disease
05 Feb 2018Source: Tony PalloneBy training computer software to understand clusters of phrases in radiologist reports, researchers have taken a first step toward developing a medical application for computer vision. -
Watch 3D Bioprinting with In-air Microfluidics
05 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe chip-free platform manipulates microscale liquid streams in the air and could be used to repair damaged tissue. -
Watch: Solving the World’s Most Challenging Problems
05 Feb 2018Source: Tony PalloneIn this edition of the Engineering360 news brief, we look at some of the ways that engineers are solving some of the most challenging problems facing the world today. -
Video: ACS Salutes Black History Month
03 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe American Chemical Society salutes Black History Month with a variety of resources for reporters, students, teachers and others. -
Watch: Startup at High Efficiency Al Production Plant
03 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinCompared to the world average, the new technology will use 15% less energy in aluminum production and have the lowest carbon dioxide footprint. -
Watch Graphene Take a Ride in the ‘Vomit Comet’
02 Feb 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinGraphene samples took a ride in a ‘vomit comet’ – an aircraft undergoing Zero-G parabolic flight – to test the material’s utility in cooling systems for satellites. -
VTOL Startup Wins 2018 Early Stage Company of the Year Award
01 Feb 2018Source: Abe MichelenLilium, a German startup, won this year’s Early Stage Company of the Year award from the Global Clean Tech 100 group. This organization honors companies with products and ideas that are geared toward the solution of clean technology problems. -
Video: Using Lego Bricks to Move Beyond the Lab-on-a-Chip
31 Jan 2018Source: Peter BrownMIT creates a new method to create microfluidic devices. -
Watch: Dubai Plans World's Largest Waste-to-energy Plant
31 Jan 2018Source: S. HimmelsteinThe facility, expected to be operational in 2020, will process 1.82-million tons of solid waste annually. -
Sixty Years Ago, America’s First Satellite Reached Orbit
31 Jan 2018Source: Eric OlsonExplorer-I discovered the Van Allen radiation belts surrounding Earth and established America’s position as a major player in space. -
A New Use for 3D Printing: Manufacturing of High Fashion Dresses
30 Jan 2018Source: Abe MichelenA new use for the 3D printing technology was developed at TU Delft University in the Netherlands. The famous Dutch designer Iris van Herpen, popular with artists like Lady Gaga and Beyonce, in collaboration with TU Delft scientists Jouke Verlinden and Zjenja Doubrovski designed a dress made of plastic and standard fabrics completely manufactured with a 3D printer.