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Self-Programmable RF Test Devices Reducing Dependence on Full-featured Instruments
In ATE systems, an expensive instrument controller is often necessary to handle a variety of complex interoperability tasks. However, when you’re controlling just a few devices to accomplish a measurement task (for example), this piece of equipment is often overkill.
Preventing Catastrophe: Verification and Validation
Verification and validation at each step of an engineering project are essential to managing the risk of potentially catastrophic failure.
New Ultra-Wideband Distributed Driver Amplifier MMIC Released
Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) developer Custom MMIC has just released the CMD292 — a new wideband distributed driver amplifier MMIC.
Whale Washes Up in Indonesia with 115 Plastic Cups, Flip-Flops in Its Stomach
In yet another example of the impact plastic waste is having on marine life come reports that a whale has washed ashore in eastern Indonesia with a stomach full of plastic.
Urgent Safety Steps Issued as Probe of Gas Explosions Continues
Four recommendations were issued to NiSource Inc., parent company of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, which owns and operates the natural gas distribution system involved in the deadly September 13 accident.
$30 Million STEM Scholarship Program to Begin Next Year
The program sponsored by Lockheed Martin will give the funds to 200 students.
Domestic Supply of Iodine-131 Secured in the U.S.
The first supplier to be based in the U.S. since the 1980s is expected to help guarantee the availability of the radioisotope for medical use.
Managing Distractions While Working From Home
According to a survey by Porch.com, respondents generally felt that having the option to work from home is a benefit that makes them feel valued, less stressed and more productive. The results also shed some light on the distractions people face when working from home.
Researchers Discover Key to Being More Likeable on Dates, Job Interviews
New research from Cass Business School that suggests the key to impressing a date or a potential employer is one in the same: communicate the hard work and effort behind the success in a candidate’s life.
Top Ten Challenges Facing Employees Today
According to a recently released LinkedIn survey of over 1,000 people, the most challenging issues facing employees include juggling workloads and work/life balance.
3D Printing, Digital Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning Used to Recreate 122-Year-Old Train Car
University of South Florida developers have successfully 3D printed a model of a century-old Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey business train car.
Techniplas Brings Concept Vehicle Packed with its Generative and Additive Manufacturing Technologies to Formnext 2018
Attendees can experience how the company is integrating new additive manufacturing capabilities to deliver lightweighting and intelligent connectivity to the automotive industry.
3D Printing: The Future of Manufacturing
3D manufacturing is clearly one of the most innovative technologies available for manufacturing. Although it has only been around for a few decades, it is quickly becoming a valuable tool for a range of industries and applications.
Algorithm Predicts More Efficient Wind Farm Layouts
The new algorithm could help builders generate more revenue and create more renewable energy for customers.
Modern Design Tools Overcome Key Business Challenges For Machine Shops
Advanced entry level machining centers have flooded the market, providing equal opportunity between custom manufacturers to win profitable bids in response to a customer request for quotation (RFQ). For the advantage, machine shops now need to focus on estimation accuracy and response rate.
Study Takes a Deeper Look at Autonomous Vehicle’s Effect on Tourism
A new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford takes a closer look at how autonomous vehicles (AV) will impact the future of urban tourism.
'Bionic' Mushroom Merges Biology, Nanotechnology
Researchers have supercharged an ordinary white button mushroom with 3D-printed clusters of cyanobacteria that generate electricity, plus swirls of graphene nanoribbons that collect the current.
IIHS: Teen Drivers are Safest in Large Vehicles, Reinforces Newton's Second Law
The study emphasized this age demographic because of its high risk of accidents, although large, heavy vehicles are safer than small, light vehicles for all drivers and passengers, not just teenagers.
Watch: Ford Reveals Secrets That Make All-New Focus Safest Yet
The fully automated process modernizes ancient blacksmith techniques, using furnaces, robots and lasers to craft car parts that help keep drivers and passengers safe.
Dueling Engine Designs Compete in Contest to Power Combat Helicopters
GE Aviation’s single-spool turboshaft architecture is facing off against a dual-spool design by Advanced Turbine Engine Company in the U.S. Army’s competition to upgrade the T700 engines that power its Apache and Black Hawk helicopters.