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Two days before the intentional crash that drove Cassini into Saturn, the satellite snapped many pictures of the gas giant on its fatal descent. These images are just a part of the Cassini legacy.

A new synthesis technique eliminates the need for harsh chemicals that ruin the bioactive properties of silk proteins.

Software and hardware are combined to optimize seasonal road salting, enabling cities to allocate resources effectively and increase safety on critical roads.

Magnesium’s higher price compared to steel or aluminum is limiting wider adoption in the cost-sensitive mainstream automotive market. While magnesium and aluminum are abundant elements in the earth’s crust, magnesium is currently more expensive to reduce or produce compared to aluminum. New developments on the horizon may change that.

The 20 homes in Pontfadog, Wales, are now connected to the world via broadband, thanks to a creative use of drone technology.

New industrial uses for uranium that don’t involve nuclear power or weapons may be on the horizon.

The heart patch is as strong and electrically active as a healthy adult heart.

What would you build in a cleanroom equipped with a Nanoscribe and a laser 3D printer?

Jabil on the cusp of manufacturing revolution with HP Multi Jet Fusion technology.

The world’s first alcoholic beverage made from tofu whey is enriched with antioxidants.

The Ras Abu Aboud Stadium will be built in Qatar using modular blocks such as shipping containers.

The tire inspired by the Apollo lunar tires is composed of a nickel-titanium shape memory alloy and can withstand excessive deformation without permanent damage.

A pilot agrophotovoltaics project shows that dual use of land is resource efficient, reduces competition for acreage and provides a new source of income for farmers.

A natural bacterial immune system was converted into a microscopic data recorder with applications for everything from disease diagnosis to environmental monitoring.

Magnesium structural, body and engine parts have been around since the 1930s. Magnesium is 75 percent lighter than steel and 33 percent lighter than aluminum. Current vehicles utilize only less than 1 percent magnesium on average. Why don’t automotive design engineers select magnesium more often?

The method promises to bring nucleic acid amplification for molecular diagnostic assays out of the laboratory environment.

The technology is based on a conventional cast-iron brake disc but also has a tungsten-carbide coating made exclusively by Buderus Guss, a subsidiary of German automotive supplier Bosch

The new resin-free hang-off provides a safe, rapid and reusable solution for demounting a cable from a monopile or jacket.