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Compared to the world average, the new technology will use 15% less energy in aluminum production and have the lowest carbon dioxide footprint.

Graphene 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.

Lilium, 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.

MIT creates a new method to create microfluidic devices.

The facility, expected to be operational in 2020, will process 1.82-million tons of solid waste annually.

Explorer-I discovered the Van Allen radiation belts surrounding Earth and established America’s position as a major player in space.

A 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.

An innovative concept car was unveiled at the 45th Tokyo Motor show in October by Toyoda Gosei. The rubber manufacturer covered the vehicle – called Flesby II - with soft rubber strong enough to absorb a collision.

What are the standard test methods for determining the polymer tensile properties? How do the testing standards vary for evaluating plastics, films, elastomers and other polymer materials? What type of test specimens are required for tensile testing polymers?

Locomotion is effected without the use of engines or batteries: hygrobots move by means of water absorption and evaporation.

A Cleveland architect’s project aims to take waste materials left over from demolition and construction and recycle them into reusable bricks.

The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission will investigate the dynamic interface between space and Earth’s uppermost atmosphere.

In this edition of the Engineering360 news brief, we'll take a look at some ways in which technology will impact the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

A new route to the fabrication of aluminum alloys that are comparable to, or even stronger than, stainless steels has been demonstrated.

InSight’s investigations will reveal information about the interior structure and activity of Mars and the processes that formed and shaped the planet, helping scientists understand how the inner solar system’s rocky planets, including Earth, formed and evolved.

Wing shape reconfiguration could enhance aerodynamic performance by providing the ability to adapt to various flight conditions.

Watch this screw driving robot, for production where floor space is premium, assemble parts quickly and accurately.

The natural gas-fired power plant will employ about 30 people when it enters service in 2020.