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  • High Performance Slag Materials – A Steel Industry Byproduct

    25 Jan 2018
    Source: Gary Kardys
    Every day you probably use a steel industry byproduct, slag, without realizing it. Slag is a common construction material in the building of roadways, bridges and buildings. The ancient Romans used slag to build the Appian Way 2000 years ago.
  • Chinese Scientists Clone Macaque Monkeys Using Dolly’s Technique

    24 Jan 2018
    Source: Abe Michelen
    The Chinese Academy of Science announced that Chinese researchers were successful in cloning two macaque monkeys with the same technique – somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) - used by Keith Campbell and Ian Wilmut of the University of Edinburgh in 1996 to clone a female sheep named Dolly.
  • Video: An Energy Harvester Based on the Motion of Graphene

    24 Jan 2018
    Source: S. Himmelstein
    An energy harvesting device is based on the motion of graphene membranes in response to temperature changes caused by ambient heat.
  • Electron Rocket Completes Second Test Flight Successfully

    23 Jan 2018
    Source: Eric Olson
    Orbital launch vehicle successfully deploys customer payloads consisting of three small satellites 8 minutes and 31 seconds into the flight.
  • Video: Building Cleaner Fuel Cells Powered by Solid Carbon

    22 Jan 2018
    Source: Peter Brown
    Researchers have developed a way to make electricity generation from coal and biomass more efficient. They've created a new fuel cell design that runs completely on solid carbon.
  • AirSpaceX Reveals Sub-Scale Model of its Electric Air Taxi

    22 Jan 2018
    Source: Eric Olson
    The MOBi-ONE electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has a range of 65 miles (104 km) and is capable of flying at speeds up to 250 mph (402 km/h).
  • Amazon Go to Change the Face of Shopping

    22 Jan 2018
    Source: Marie Donlon
    The face of shopping is set to change today with the opening of Amazon Go, a convenience store located in Seattle, Washington, from the online retail giant Amazon.
  • The Technifor 3D Stylus: A Revolution in Dot-Peen Marking

    22 Jan 2018
    Source: Sponsored Video
    3D Stylus can mark almost any uneven shape including, round, deformed or sloped surfaces.
  • Watch: Quantum Computing: DO Try This at Home

    22 Jan 2018
    Source: Tony Pallone
    In this edition of the Engineering360 news brief, we discuss what quantum computing is all about, plus some interesting developments in what could be the dawn of a new era for computers.
  • Watch: Doctors View the Entire Eye with New Optical Device

    20 Jan 2018
    Source: S. Himmelstein
    Researchers used a tunable lens to develop the first instrument that can provide a detailed image of the entire eye.
  • Manufacturing in Space: Part 2

    19 Jan 2018
    Source: Eric Olson
    In-space manufacturing and robotic assembly will provide an unprecedented capability to construct large-scale space structures and satellites with novel designs not possible to be launched from the ground.
  • Don't Play the Numbers — Be Fire Safe

    19 Jan 2018
    Source: Sponsored Video
    Learn how TSVs can help your facility mitigate fire damage and keep personnel safe.
  • Watch: Self-Healing Fungus Could Fix America’s Crumbling Infrastructure

    18 Jan 2018
    Source: Siobhan Treacy
    A new self-healing fungi concrete, co-developed by researchers at Binghamton University of the State University of New York may be the key to fixing America’s crumbling infrastructure. The self-healing fungi concrete could help fix the cracks in aging concrete permanently.
  • Rotary Press Offers Innovative Custom Gasket Solutions

    18 Jan 2018
    Source: Sponsored Video
    At Zatkoff Seals & Packings, we specialize in solving challenging parts needs. With the Rotary Press, we can manufacture custom parts quickly with great precision, offering cost savings for your business.
  • Watch: the Arkyd-6 Space Resource Exploration Mission

    16 Jan 2018
    Source: S. Himmelstein
    Asteroid-mining company Planetary Resources announced the successful launch of the Arkyd-6, containing a demonstration of technology designed to detect water resources in space.
  • Video: Officials Probe Fatal Bridge Collapse

    16 Jan 2018
    Source: David Wagman
    Video shows the aftermath of the collapse of a 450-meter-long highway bridge that was under construction.
  • Watch: Seeing Beyond: The World of Telescopes

    15 Jan 2018
    Source: Tony Pallone
    Some of the most interesting things happening in the world of telescopes is the subject for this edition of the Engineering360 news brief.
  • World’s Deepest Oil and Gas Project

    12 Jan 2018
    Source: Shawn Martin
    The world’s deepest oil and gas project is producing an estimated 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day at peak production, which is only made possible by deploying an innovative floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility.
  • Four Aerospace Developments to Look for in 2018

    12 Jan 2018
    Source: Eric Olson
    From Virgin Orbit’s new small satellite launching rocket to a stratosphere-breaching solar-powered aircraft, 2018 has a busy launch schedule filled with flight tests and product rollouts.
  • Boeing Reveals a New Cargo Drone Prototype

    11 Jan 2018
    Source: Eric Olson
    The electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) unmanned cargo aerial vehicle (CAV) will serve as a flying test bed for Boeing researchers to advance autonomous technologies for future aerospace vehicles.
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