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Is Laser Engraving Here to Stay?
Laser engraving has transformed from a niche technology used by a handful of businesses and craftspeople to a widely-used method for designing many aspects of one’s surroundings.
How to Engrave Glass Bottles with Lasers
Home lasers are rising in popularity, and now DIYers and makers can engrave their own glass.
Supermileage Car Coasts to the Finish Line
Equipped with a fuel-injection engine, the vehicle traveled 2,418 miles on one gallon of gas.
Electric Axle System for Hybrid or Electric Vehicles
The modular axle system makes it easier to electrify volume production vehicle platforms — even existing ones.
Imagination Run Wild: The Hyperloop Hotel
This year’s winner of the Radical Innovation Award's student prize, the hyperloop hotel, is truly radical in every sense of the word.
Russian Scientists Develop Energy Absorbing Container
Scientists at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Computer-Aided Engineering Centre of Excellence (CompMechLab®) collaborated with LLC ‘Special and Medical Equipment’ to create the protective container that has energy absorption characteristics.
Removable Seat Covers Add a Level of Cleanliness to Ride-sharing
Adient has developed removable seat covers that will ease the worry about seat cleanliness in the car-sharing market.
New Line of Motor Products Released
Standard Motor Products Inc. (SMP) announced their addition of 109 new part numbers to the Standard® and Intermotor® lines. The release spans 24 product categories and expands coverage through the 2017 model year with more than 61 million VIO.
Video: Car Manufacturing is Starting to Utilize 3-D Printing
Ultimaker has announced that Volkswagen Autoeuropa is using its solutions to quickly and cost effectively produce tools that aid in the manufacturing of Volkawagen cars.
Online Database Could Reduce Chemical Tests on Animals
Scientists have developed a new online data sharing system that may reduce the number of animals being subjected to lab tests.
Tips for Building Your Own Blacksmith Forge At Home
In today’s age of technology you might be asking why someone would want a forge, a technology that is at least 6,000 years old and possibly much older. Building a forge can be a rewarding process, and DIYers can end up with a useful tool to add to the shop.
A Laser-powder AM Machine of Notable Size
The world’s largest laser-powder additive manufacturing machine, tailored for the aerospace sector, is under development by GE Additive.
Engineering Insight: Flow Sensors and Media Type
Engineering360 users who self-identified as members of the agriculture & forestry, Chemicals & Plastics, and Food & Beverage industries show highly positive search tendencies for flow meters that measure solids vs gas or liquids, while all show slightly negative tendency for gas specific flow meters.
Find Your Ideal Graduate Degree
Liaison International and ASEE have launched a new centralized application service for graduate engineering programs.
PortaCount Quantitative Respirator Fit Tester from TSI Incorporated
The new PortaCount® Respirator Fit Tester platform features intelligent touchscreen solutions that offer you expertise and assistance beyond the fit test.
Dorian Tool International V-Flange Tooling
Ultra-precision V-Flange tool holders from Dorian Tool International.
Recycling Soap from Luxury Hotels
Hoping to reduce waste and impact the local economy, the Anacaona Company—the only soap recycling enterprise in Haiti—is recycling discarded soap, employing local people and attempting to fight water-borne disease.
Predicting Metal Stability in Water Enhances Corrosion Control
The ability to predict how metals react with water, and their propensity to corrode, is improved with a new computational approach.
Google Goes Modular with Construction of 300 Employee Apartments
Google is often touted as having offices you never have to leave. Now Google is considering investing in modular short-term housing for its workers near its Bay Area campus.
Shape-changing Tensegrity Objects Open Up Many Possibilities
By combining the principles of tensegrity with components 3D printed from shape memory polymers, Georgia Tech engineers produced an object that can be compressed and re-expanded to its original shape.