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New science-education subscription service for kids
21 Aug 2019 -
Seeking welder with 'golden arm,' developer turns to cobot system
01 May 2019 -
Listen to a Bit of Space History
15 Nov 2018 -
Watch: 13 Ocean Solutions for Climate Change
04 Oct 2018 -
A First for Flat Lenses: Full-Color Imaging
03 Oct 2018
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Watch: Maker Faires, 3D Scanning with Your Smartphone and 3D Printing for an Opera Set
02 Oct 2017Creativity takes center stage for this edition of your Engineering360 News Brief. -
Optical Illusion Deters Speeding Motorists in Iceland
30 Sep 2017Source: Abe MichelenÍsafjörður, a small fishing village in Iceland, has an ingenious way to force motorists to slow down. -
Video: Elon Musk Announces New Rocket Project to Carry Humans to Mars
29 Sep 2017Source: Peter BrownSpaceX's BFR will also help build a base on the Moon and expedite Earth travel. -
Video: New Details Emerge About the Mars Base Camp
28 Sep 2017Source: Peter BrownLockheed Martin’s concept shows how to send humanity to the red planet in about a decade. -
Barcelona Attacks Highlight the Need for More Bollards and Terrorist Countermeasures
28 Sep 2017Source: Gary KardysThe terrorist attacks in Barcelona and nearby Cambrils on August 17, 2017, killed 16 people and left 136 pedestrians injured. What are the simplest, most effective and low-cost countermeasures to stop terrorism’s current weapons of choice, vehicles? -
An Inside Look at Carbon Fiber (and How It Can Change the Planet)
26 Sep 2017Source: Gary KardysHow are carbon fibers made and formed into products? How does carbon fiber play a role in everyday products? How does the material impact the environment? What recent technology advancements have taken place to reduce carbon fiber cost and increase availability? -
Chemicals That Kill—The Hidden Chemical War Being Waged Today
25 Sep 2017Source: Gary KardysChemical warfare is ongoing every day in the U.S. and many other countries. Waging this chemical warfare keeps our foods, medicines and homes safe. -
Fighting Global Warming with Global Cooling
22 Sep 2017Source: Eric OlsonClimate engineering is the intentional manipulation of Earth’s climate to combat the harmful effects of climate change. Also known as geoengineering, climate engineering encompasses a broad range of approaches that can be classified amongst two categories: greenhouse gas removal and solar radiation management. -
Watch This: Structural Optimization for Additive Manufacturing
21 Sep 2017Source: Tony PalloneAdditive manufacturing is considered the gold standard for innovative industry production. Researchers are now working on making it responsible and cost-effective. -
To the Moon: The State of Commercial Space Flight
21 Sep 2017Source: Eric OlsonPrivate space flight companies are ramping up plans to send paying customers into space. SpaceX plans to launch two private citizens on a flyby mission around the moon in 2018. -
Video: Watch a Defense Laser Weapon System Demolish a Slew of Drones
20 Sep 2017Source: Peter BrownLockheed Martin’s ATHENA system was tested and destroyed five drones in flight -
Video: 3D Printing High Strength Aluminum Leads to Metallurgy Breakthrough
20 Sep 2017Source: Peter BrownNanoparticles are added to metal powder to prevent hot cracking of parts. -
Watch How an Acoustofluidic Device Assays Whole Blood
20 Sep 2017Source: S. HimmelsteinThe technology will be used to seek biomarkers that can reveal disease states. -
Watch: China Plans Combustion Engine Car Ban, Researchers See the Future of A/C and Refrigeration, and a Better Way to Extract Sugar from Wood
18 Sep 2017Watch: China Plans Combustion Engine Car Ban, Researchers See the Future of A/C and Refrigeration and a Better Way to Extract Sugar from Wood -
4 Common Home Heating Problems and How to Solve Them
15 Sep 2017Source: Amy J. BornLabor Day may be the unofficial end of summer, but for many of us in colder climates the true end of summer that we feel in our bones happens whenever we first turn on the furnace for another year. As long as it kicks on the way it's supposed to, there's no need to give it another thought. But what about when the furnace doesn't work? -
Video: 3D Printing in Metal With Robots
12 Sep 2017Source: Sponsored VideoKUKA partner Midwest Engineered Systems has pioneered additive manufacturing with metal using six-axis robots from KUKA. -
Watch: Music Composition Via Brain-Computer Interface
11 Sep 2017Source: Tony PalloneResearchers at the Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria, have developed a brain-computer interface application that composes music through the power of thought. -
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.