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Triumph awarded maintenance, repair and overhaul on Chinook fleet
The company will provide support out of its Connecticut headquarters.
Weld shop addresses welder shortage with Universal Robots cobot welder
Processed Metal Innovators dramatically increased productivity and profitability with Universal Robots cobot-powered BotX Welder.
Study: Underground storage space required for capturing carbon lower than once believed
A study from Imperial College London found that the amount of storage for carbon capture and storage (CCS) is lower than believed.
High throughput solar cell tester is 3D-printed
The machine provides the capacity to evaluate 16 sample perovskite-based solar cells simultaneously and in parallel.
Regulating plant emissions and creating ecofriendly products
Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark found a way to regulate carbon emissions from plants and turn the emissions into useful and ecofriendly products.
Case study: Camshaft and water pump sprocket with powder metallurgy
Tensile strength, hardness, and impact toughness are critical for this camshaft and water pump sprocket for a three-wheeled, side-by-side moto roadster.
Warehouse solutions provider adds social distancing features to its existing software as Americans return to work
A warehouse automation solutions provider is modifying its existing software to include social distancing features to protect workers in warehouse and manufacturing settings.
How the shift to electric vehicles is changing manufacturing as a whole
While the days when sales of electric vehicles (EVs) will outnumber those of internal combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles are a decade or two in the future, the consequences for the automotive supply chain need to be understood and acknowledged now.
New bio-ink has promise to create 3D printed bone structures
Researchers from Texas A&M University have developed a highly printable bio-ink that can be used as a platform to create anatomical scale functional tissues.
Online tool analyzes environmental life cycle of vehicles
For those considering a new car purchase and concerned about environmental sustainability, a new online tool offers a means of weighing the environmental balance sheet of different models.
Study: Current technologies could reduce construction carbon emissions by half
Researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg studied a stretch of Sweedish highway construction and found that the construction industry could cut its carbon emissions by using sustainable technology already at hand.
Job searches during a pandemic: What engineers should know
While most of the world endures COVID-19 related closures, layoffs, furloughs and other changing work conditions, there is a contingent of people, engineers among them, who are or have been looking for employment.
Robot uses limbs to travel over sand covered hills
Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Lab created a new robot, named Mini Rover, that can travel over sand covered hills with ease.
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Video: Expandable foam could make 3D printing large objects easier
The material could one day be used for large objects in architecture, aerospace and biomedicine.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joins COVID-19 response
A branch of the Army that normally works without much media attention, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has become a notable participant in the coronavirus response.
Efficiency gains for perovskite solar cells designed for indoor use
Performance of the perovskite devices on ultra-thin flexible glass is optimized by incorporating a mesoporous scaffold over tin oxide compact layers.
Thermal designs for industrial heating: Save energy, reduce emissions and increase throughput
Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories offers several burner solutions for gas-fired radiant tube furnaces, proven to save energy, reduce emissions and increase throughput.
Is water-mist fire suppression the successor to traditional sprinklers?
With the emergence of a relatively new water mist fire fighting technology, building owners have more options for protecting their property.
Watch the 3D printing of nuclear reactor components
This application of additive manufacturing is expected to lower the costs and expedite the construction of new nuclear power plants.