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Restored Orient Express carriages hint at a return to operation for the famed long-distance service
Glorified in both film and literature, the famed Orient Express may be operational once again following the restoration of some of the original carriages that traveled between Paris and Istanbul until ceasing operation in 1977.
Ultra-compressible thermal putty from Fujipoly
The high-performance thermal interface material is ideal for applications with delicate or wide-variation component heights requiring material compression between 30% and 90%.
Report: Industrial gas market to reach $125B by 2022
The global industrial gas market could reach $125 billion by 2022, according to a May 7 report from Research and Markets.
Stress corrosion cracking in nickel-base alloys
The research aimed to establish quantitative measurements of stress corrosion cracking growth rates and determine relationships among cracking susceptibility, metallurgical characteristics and environmental conditions.
Amazon's new machines package orders five times faster than humans
If successful, concerns are that the machines could also eliminate as many as 24 jobs at each of Amazon’s distribution centers.
Chinese food makers employ taste-testing robot to ensure quality, authenticity
Manufacturers of traditional Chinese food in China are employing AI-powered taste-testing robots to ensure the quality and authenticity of mass-produced Chinese food.
Unique T-slot fastening technology underpins modular automation system
T-slot aluminum extrusion systems are common framing structures in industrial automation, material handling and machine safeguarding applications, forming the skeletons of everything from machine bases and conveyor systems to cabinets and workstations.
A homemade Iron Throne and other welded art
It might be surprising that a firmly industrial technique like welding could create artistic sculpture. But the history of welding art actually began a century ago, and involved some well-known 20th century artists.
Singapore to consider building giant floating raft "islands" for land expansion
Scientists from the Singapore Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are investigating whether it would be possible to build a system of floating “islands” to expand the overcrowded island state.
New journal of advanced manufacturing and processing announced
The publication is a peer-reviewed journal that captures leading-edge manufacturing techniques and technologies for reducing costs, saving energy and creating solutions that address societal needs.
New 3D metal printer for aerospace components
The DMP Factory 500 permits aerospace manufacturers to develop their own dedicated additive manufacturing factories.
Designing for scale, and social impact, at MIT
Manufacturing products to reach as many people as possible is the principle behind an innovative class at MIT.
Tool holder cuts set-up costs by up to 70%
The Schunk Prismo3 eliminates the cost and complications associated with collet chucks by offering a direct, clamping, tool grinding toolholder.
Daimler announces digital, fully automated, metal 3D-printing manufacturing system
Daimler, working with project partners Premium Aerotec and EOS, innovated a scalable, digital-only, metallic AM process for the production of replacement automotive parts, including parts for Daimler’s diesel truck, bus and passenger vehicle segments.
Watch a breakthrough in bioprinting replacement organs
A new open-source bioprinting method enables production of the complex vasculature needed to supply nutrients to densely populated tissues.
Bacterial synthesis of biodegradable plastics
A photoautotrophic route based on bacterial consumption of carbon dioxide, solar energy and iron-donated electrons enhances bioplastic production.
Lockheed Martin awarding 200 STEM scholarships
The students will receive up to $40,000 in funding.
NuScale looks to Doosan for help with its small modular reactor
The agreement includes potential Korean financial investors who plan to make a cash equity investment in NuScale.
Study: Vehicle backseats need tech and safety upgrades
The long-held belief that the backseat is safer than the front seat in a head-on collision is being called into question, according to the report.
After Seattle collapse, tower crane standards are highlighted
The tower crane was being dismantled when it fell, hit the building and landed on several vehicles below. Four people were killed.