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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 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. -
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.