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See E-Skin Clothing, 3D-Printed Biomaterials That Degrade on Demand, and IBM Watson at the U.S. Open
11 Sep 2017Shirts that turn your body into an interactive controller, 3D printed biomaterials that degrade on-demand, and IBM Watson tracks the U.S. Open. Welcome to September, this is your Engineering360 news brief. -
Video Learning Opportunity: Automated Testing of Semiconductor Dies Before Packaging
09 Sep 2017Source: Sponsored VideoDies are often tested for functionality before they are packaged to save money and time, eliminating the packaging of a faulty die into a chip. To test a die you need a machine that can make many contacts with the points on the die called micro bumps. -
Video: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launches Unmanned Test Vehicle into Space for the U.S. Air Force
08 Sep 2017Source: Peter BrownThe OTV-5 will have the ability to operate experiments in space and then return to Earth for analysis. -
Video: New Desktop PCB Machine Can Create a Prototype in One Day
06 Sep 2017Source: Peter BrownOther Machine Co. has changed its name to Bantam Tools with a new device -
Battery-free Bike Lights
06 Sep 2017Source: Marie DonlonReelight, a Danish manufacturer, has designed bicycle lights that activate as soon as the rider begins to pedal. -
See Self-Healing Roads, A New Electric Delivery Vehicle and Self-Healing Tires
05 Sep 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinAre you ready to hit the road? This is another automotive edition of your Engineering360 news brief. -
Video: Navy Tests Underwater Wireless Recharging for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles
31 Aug 2017Source: Peter BrownThe system could enable longer missions for underwater drones. -
Software Engineers as Cancer Researchers
29 Aug 2017Source: Abe MichelenIn an unusual development, a team of software researchers has developed a new app that, by simply taking a “selfie,” allows you to determine if you may have pancreatic cancer and other diseases. -
Video: Safer Fetal Surgery with Mussel-Derived Glue
25 Aug 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinTaking inspiration from a basic bivalve, researchers formulated a surgical glue that could reduce the hazards of these procedures. -
Watch: 3D-Printing Satellites in Space, Diamond Rain on Neptune and Uranus and the Death of the 19-Year-Old Cassini Spacecraft
25 Aug 2017Source: S. Himmelstein3D-printing satellites in space, diamond rain on Neptune and Uranus and the death of the 19-year-old Cassini spacecraft. -
New ClearFire®-CE Condensing Boiler Has Dual Returns, Achieves Up To 99% Efficiency
24 Aug 2017Source: Sponsored VideoClearFire®-CE features an AluFer® heat exchanger and dual returns for near-perfect efficiency and system flexibility. -
3 New Industries Making their Mark with Lasers
24 Aug 2017Source: Sponsored VideoCheck out some of the up-and-coming industries making their mark with Epilog Laser equipment! -
Video: How 139 Nations Could Use 100% Renewable Energy by 2050
23 Aug 2017Source: Peter BrownA new study from Stanford details the benefits to jobs, lives and the environment -
Video: Using Yeast and Human Waste to Produce Parts for Deep Space Missions
22 Aug 2017Source: Peter BrownRepurposing molecules to convert them into items such as plastics, polyesters and nutrients. -
Watch: The Future of Car Parts
22 Aug 2017Source: Tony PalloneA new extrusion process may make magnesium, the lightest of all structural metals, feasible for use in car parts. The process eliminates the need to incorporate rare-earth elements to impart structural strength. -
Robotic Snake Able to Swim with Ease, Collect Water Samples
21 Aug 2017Source: Marie DonlonA robotic snake that can swim through bodies of water and detect sources of pollution has been developed by researchers from Switzerland’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). -
Video: Meet the VW Microbus of the Future
20 Aug 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinHippies, rejoice. Volkswagen’s battery-electric I.D. BUZZ microbus concept is going into production. -
How the Hyperloop Works
19 Aug 2017Source: Ken ThayerThe days of spending half of your vacation sitting in a car, or on long plane rides with multiple stopovers, may be coming to an end in the near future. Hyperloop One would reduce a trip from Melbourne to Sydney to just 55 minutes, compared to 9 hours by car, a theoretical time of 3 hours 15 minutes by high-speed train or 1 hour and 15 minutes by jet. But what exactly is a hyperloop and how does it work? -
Just a Shot of Coffee
18 Aug 2017Source: Marie DonlonThe Bripe allows for miniaturized coffee (or tea) brewing in a portable, no-external-fire-necessary kit. -
Video: New Inks Made of Graphene-like Materials for Inkjet Printing
17 Aug 2017Source: Peter BrownThe black phosphorous inks are compatible with conventional printing techniques for optoelectronics and photonics