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Do 3D-printed or additively manufactured metal parts have the integrity for aerospace, automotive, biomedical and other mission-critical applications? Porosity, residual stress levels, microstructures and metallurgical defects unique to 3D printing should be evaluated.

Scientists shed light on how Rudolph became the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the Grinch’s heart grew three sizes in one day and a nightshirt-clad Ebenezer Scrooge practiced time travel.

Debris volumes are measured using drones, and the data are used to develop an information-based model to determine cleanup cost.

The first astronaut to fly in space untethered died on December 21, 2017, at the age of 80.

Bell is developing the V-280 Valor for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator initiative intended to mature and validate advanced airframe and propulsion technologies leading up to the Pentagon’s Future Vertical Lift program, a long-term strategy to replace all of its helicopters with more capable successors.

Rice University researchers invented a device that uses fast-moving fluids to insert flexible, conductive carbon nanotube fibers into the brain.

ANSYS SpaceClaim® offers a flexible 3D tool that’s ideal for designing concept models for product development and for customer-facing professionals involved in bid modeling.

Additive manufacturing can provide some unique part geometries and materials. Several factors should be evaluated in selecting a metal additive versus conventional manufacturing method.

The term temporary or portable building usually calls to mind images of mobile homes, tent-like structures, inflatable buildings or even modular buildings. Ten Fold Engineering has a different take on temporary, relocatable buildings. Ten Fold uses patented counterbalanced folding linkages that are designed for mobility, ease of setup and breakdown, and reliability.

Sustainable Marine Energy announced its recently installed PLAT-I tidal energy platform started generating power at Connel Sound in Scotland.

Here's some love for the canine set: This edition of the Engineering360 news brief looks at three engineering headlines that could also be considered "dog tales."

A revolutionary way to test drive and sell cars is coming very soon.

Flapless flight technology takes off during initial flight trials of MAGMA, a jet-powered UAV that maneuvers with an integrated blown-air system.

Thermally actuated micro-grippers shown to navigate unstructured environments may find application in minimally invasive surgeries.

A transparent electrical device was designed as the first potentially biocompatible artificial electric organ that generates more than 100 V.

The British online retailer Ocado is developing a robot designed to recognize, pick up and pack up to 50,000 grocery items. The company filed an application to the US Patent and Trademark Office, describing the device as two robots systems mounted on a frame above the merchandise stacks. This, they say, will avoid the need for aisles in the warehouse and will allow Ocado to fit more products into a smaller place, reducing costs and improving efficiency.

Researchers are exploring the use of a new deep learning tool to analyze video data collected from traffic light cameras, which has the potential to help planners optimize traffic flow and identify sites most likely to have accidents.

The suborbital spacecraft reached an altitude of 99.39 km, just short of the 100 km Kármán Line that marks the edge of space.