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Smugglers Beware
Smugglers may have an even tougher time bringing illegal substances, weapons, radioactive material and chemical warfare agents into Europe now that scientists are developing technologies that will detect anything from illegal substances to a stowaway in shipping containers.
Omal Introduces New Ball Valve for Chemical Applications
Omal has introduced the Pro-Chemie 60 stainless steel ball valve specifically designed for the chemical industry.
New Technology Keeps Elderly Safe at Home
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE in Kaiserslautern, Germany, with the goal of giving the elderly a sense of security in their own homes without invading their privacy, have developed a new technology concept that can offer both assistance in the case of a fall without invasive cameras and is also a communication tool offering access to nursing consultants.
Belt-fed Digital Sorter for Food Processors
The unit maximizes detection and removal of foreign material and product defects while minimizing false rejects to enhance product quality and increase yields.
Calibrate your Durometer In-house
Rex Gauge Co.'s RDC-1 durometer calibrator was designed to help durometer users obtain in-house calibration ability. The calibrator comes complete with weights for calibrating springloads of gauges in the A, B, C, D, DO and O durometer scales.
Biosensers Using the Body's Own Cells
The idea of implanting a device housing live cells into the body to act as a biosensenor able to detect changes and threats in the body is both technically difficult to achieve and very attractive to the scientific community.
Replacing Bridge Using Novel Technology
With America’s bridges receiving a grade of C+ in an American Society of Civil Engineers 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, the Delaware Department of Transportation decided to assess a novel replacement approach for an aged two-lane bridge.
Visualization Program Protects Statistical Significance
In the modern age, it’s easy for users to explore large data sets for correlations. Unfortunately, the ability to ask unending questions of the same data series increases the chance for false discoveries.
Protecting Autonomous Vehicles from Cyberattack
As vehicles become more and more autonomous — internet-enabled, self-driving — their vulnerability to cyberattacks becomes greater and greater. As a result, Texas A&M University researchers have created an intelligent transportation system prototype to prevent collisions and to help thwart autonomous vehicle hacking attempts.
Drone Provides Tornado Damage Assessment in Oklahoma
Small unmanned aerial systems provided real-time support for disaster response efforts after the May 16 event.
Engineering Insight: Industry Preferences for Pneumatic and Hydraulic Products
Want to know which industries prefer hydraulic actuation over pneumatic? Engineering360 can help.
How to Cheat on Your Emissions Test
An international team of researchers has found the computer code Volkswagen used to circumvent emissions standards for its diesel engines.
Seal Selection for Valve Design and Retrofitting
Valve seals must be selected to provide enhanced durability and life in the end-use application while meeting increasingly stringent performance criteria in regards to leakage and low emissions.
Video: The Supercar Vending Machine
Is the car vending machine here to disrupt the mainstream auto sales model?
Get Ready for Off-the-Shelf, Power-Generating Clothing
A lightweight jacket capable of generating enough power to light up a nighttime jogger is now a reality according to materials scientist Trisha Andrews of the University of Massachusetts.
Device to Prevent Runner Injury
The mobile biofeedback device offers footstrike modification to prevent running injuries or to offer rehabilitation to already injured runners.
Air Pollution May Lead to Sleepless Nights
Air pollution may be affecting more than just your breathing. According to a new study, it may also be disrupting your sleep.
Lock Shaft Collars with Self-Locating Feature
A new self-locating feature for Stafford Manufacturing shaft collars permits fast and fully repeatable axial or radial positioning.
Artificial Hair Sensors Could Enable “Fly by Feel”
A sensor inspired by the hairs on bats and crickets assesses the external environment and changes maneuvers during flight.
Military UAVs Soar on Solar Power
Combining autonomous soaring algorithms and solar photovoltaics enables long endurance flights of unmanned sailplanes.