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Needle Cylinders for Blow Molding Applications
A direct OEM needle cylinder solution used in continuous extrusion wheels features a non-rotating shaft design to keep the needle tip in the correct orientation, with standard NPT ports for extend, retract and blow operations.
Video: Food for Thought — Eat Your GMOs (Commentary)
Some benefits of GMOs: crops with improved herbicide tolerance (soybeans) or insect resistance (corn), increased growth rates in Coho salmon and possible hepatitis B vaccine derived from GMO tobacco.
Global Effort Could Cut Ocean Plastic Pollution by 77 Percent by 2025, Report
Capping plastic waste and improving waste management efforts in the top 10 polluting countries could lead to a 77 percent reduction in ocean plastic by 2025, so says a report presented at this week’s Ocean Plastics Crisis Summit.
Forget Silicon Valley: The Biggest Startup Campus is in Paris
Last spring French president Emmanuel Macron inaugurated Station F, the world’s largest startup campus. A 1920 railway depot, located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, known as La Halle Freyssinet, was transformed into a campus to host more than 1,000 startups in a space greater than 34,000 square meters (over 365,000 square feet).
Engineering Salary Survey Finds Compensation on the Rise, More Young Women Reporting
Zweig's survey reports increases in both engineer compensation and young women’s representation in the industry.
Urban Mining to Help Create New Source for Raw Materials
The valuable materials in everything from automobiles and medical implants to mobile phone components often come from countries such as China. However, once those materials become components in an electronic device, they aren't likely to be used again.
First Evidence That Seals Consume Microplastics Via Their Prey
For the first time, researchers have found evidence that the microplastics consumed by fish are being transferred up the food chain to larger marine mammals such as seals.
Robotic System Helps Humans Organize and Put Away Their Groceries
Researchers have developed a robotic system that they hope will be able to help humans do tasks around the house like organizing and putting away groceries.
Research Finds that Autonomous Vehicles Lower Fuel Consumption and Smooth Traffic Flow
Researchers have found that when autonomous vehicles are added into bulk traffic, traffic flow and fuel consumption are actually boosted.
Plastics manufacturing responsible for significant amount of microplastic leakage: Study
While most studies concerning the impact of plastic pollution on marine life focuses on plastic waste such as discarded plastic grocery bags and beverage containers, researchers from Sweden are now turning their attention to the impact that small plastic pellets — typically used as a raw material in the production of a variety of plastic goods — shipped from manufacturing sites to different plants are having on the environment.
Plastic Bottle Redemption Programs Help Reduce Plastic Waste in the Ocean, Study Says
With roughly 8 million metric tons of plastic ending up in the ocean each year, researchers set out to determine the impact of plastic bottle redemption programs on plastic waste pollution.
Microplastic Levels High in Northwest Atlantic Fish
Hoping to further highlight the impact of microplastics on ocean life, researchers have published a new study revealing that microplastics were found in almost three out of every four mesopelagic fish captured in the Northwest Atlantic — considered one of the highest levels found worldwide.
The Gender-Equality Paradox for STEM
New research points to societies with more gender equality having a lower percentage of female graduates in STEM fields, which may help to explain why current approaches to narrow the gap have failed.
Decommissioned Crane Now a Luxury Amsterdam Apartment
Located at KNSM-Island, the crane is a two-bedroom, three-story luxury apartment that tourists can rent for $860 (USD) a night.
Creating a 'Living' Windpipe Through Bottom-up Engineering
Biomedical engineers are taking a new approach to the challenging problem of tracheal repair.
Printing Method Prints Biological Structures to Help Cancer Research
Researchers have discovered a way to construct biological structures from molecules and cells from natural tissues.
Egg Whites are the Next Big Thing in Clean Energy Production
Osaka City University researchers in Japan have developed a way to use egg whites as a power source for carbon-free fuel.
New Equation Developed Can Detect Weak Spots in 3D Printing Concrete Structures
Researchers from Eidhoven University of Technology have developed a model that will combat weakness in structures during 3D printing.
Cockroaches Used to Teach Robots How to Traverse Difficult Terrain
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University are training cockroaches to share how they move through dangerous territory with robotic vehicles.
Success Story: Engineers Team Up to Tackle Issues With Coconut Production
Recently on Engineering360’s sister site, the CR4 forum, a non-engineer posed an intriguing question and got some equally intriguing answers.