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Pediatric Heart Valve Grows with the Child
A pediatric heart valve that adapts to a child’s growth, the first of its kind, is undergoing tests.
Parents in STEM Fields May Influence Girls' Pursuit of Science Degrees
According to the research, having a parent working in a STEM field increased the chances of girls majoring in STEM-related subjects by 11 percentage points. And that number increased by 25 percentage points when researchers expanded the STEM definition to include life, social and physical sciences.
Company Partnership Brings Smart Technology to Industrial Pumps
Azima Inc. has announced a global partnership with Flowserve Corporation that delivers a new predictive maintenance solution for industrial pumps and other rotating equipment.
Watch: Microfluidic Device Gently Moves Flexible Electrodes into Brain
Rice University researchers invented a device that uses fast-moving fluids to insert flexible, conductive carbon nanotube fibers into the brain.
High-heat Laser Welding Improves Advanced High-strength Steel Alloys
Laser welding at high temperatures enhances properties of advanced high-strength steel for applications in automotive and aerospace industries.
Researchers Locate Unconventional Sites for Future Solar Farms
The University of California, Riverside, and the University of California, Davis, set out to locate alternative and unconventional sites throughout California’s Central Valley for future solar panel installations that would not encroach on land suitable for growing crops.
Mystery Behind the Electron Structure Defects in Graphene Finally Solved
University of São Paulo’s Physics Institute (IF-USP) researchers have finally resolved a longstanding controversy regarding defects in graphene that has haunted the international research community for years.
Factors to Consider When 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing Metal Parts
Additive manufacturing can provide some unique part geometries and materials. Several factors should be evaluated in selecting a metal additive versus conventional manufacturing method.
3D Printing the Future of Thermal Management
Thermal products like cold plates, heat sinks and other metallic objects were inherently difficult to produce using traditional additive manufacturing (AM) methods. Now, after a tremendous growth curve in the field of powder bed fusion technologies, mass production of metallic parts is not only possible, it also provides manufacturers with the added benefits of a shorter development cycle and lower parts volume in finished assemblies.
Photoluminescence from Semiconductor Nanocrystals Activated by Change in Temperature
North Carolina State University researchers have found that the transfer of triplet excitons from nanomaterials to molecules creates a feedback mechanism.
How Industrial Engineering Propels Tech Giants
Industrial engineering encompasses a wide range of practices and methods, many of which are useful to tech giants who may have only a small stake in actual manufacturing.
Are Artificial Christmas Trees Better for the Environment Than Real Christmas Trees?
The American Christmas Tree Association, a trade group composed of Christmas tree growers and manufacturers, set out to determine whether artificial trees or real Christmas trees were better for the environment.
Innovative Exrail Linear Roller Guide from Nippon Bearing
Nippon Bearing has developed the Exrail linear roller guide, an innovative linear motion guide that uses needle rollers as opposed to balls or rollers.
Researchers Develop a Chemical Detector the Size of a Shoe Box
University of Michigan researchers have developed a chemical sensor prototype that can detect “single-fingerprint quantities” of substances from a distance of more than 100 feet away. The developers are currently working on shrinking it to the size of a prototype.
Robotic Arm Not Cut Out For Writing 2,000 Christmas Cards
If you are among the growing number of those concerned about a robot uprising, you can rest assured that there will be at least a few tedious everyday tasks leftover for humans to manage while everything else becomes automated.
Test of Facial Recognition Tech Extended in Germany
After demonstrating what officials believe to be a favorable success rate, Germany’s top security official announced that it will extend the use of facial recognition technology currently in use at a Berlin railway station.
Exair’s Large Atomizing Spray Nozzle Covers 360 Degrees
Exair's 1/2 NPT internal mix 360-degree hollow circular pattern atomizing spray nozzle atomizes fluid and sprays away from the nozzle in all directions, covering up to 13 feet in diameter.
Flexible and Affordable Laser Engraving
Innovation in CO2 laser engraving machines has led to an improved entry-level unit that is versatile, compact and affordable.
Watch: Lettuce or Ligustrum as a Light Source?
Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting.
Study Investigates Whether Consumers Will 'Bite' at Eating Food Made with 'Waste' Ingredients
Researchers believe that marketing this untapped source of food would help solve issues of food insecurity experienced by over 40 million Americans.