HEADLINES ARCHIVE
VIDEO: Transformative Food Could Reshape the Way Food is Transported
MIT’s Media Lab and Tangable Media Group have teamed up to revolutionize food printing called the transformative appetite. Using food printing technology, pasta is printed in a 2-D shape that is flat until it is put into boiling water.
Processes Enabling Nanomanufacturing
The processes that nanomanufacturing engineers use to fabricate nanomaterials, nanoelectronic devices and other nanotechnology products depend on their nanotechnology approach and the specific nanotechnology product being manufactured. Two major approaches to nanomanufacturing are top down and bottom up. Nanofabrication processes enable the bottom-up approach. Nanoimprinting and self-assembly processes are newer nanofabrication processes under development. Powder and particle fabrication methods enable the top-down approach.
New Research on Turbulence May Lead to Cleaner Coal Plants
Researchers from RWTH Aachen University’s Institute of Aerodynamics (AIA) have been studying the use of computation to understand turbulence. The researchers now think they may have just found a solution for cleaner coal plants.
A New Way to Harness Wind Power Every Day
Scientists from the University of Rhode Island, Florida Atlantic University, USA and Wuhan University China have discovered a new way to collect and use wind power, even if there isn’t any wind.
At the Intersection of Fashion and Science
A high-tech fashion design business started by MIT grads includes innovations like a 3-D robotic knitting machine.
Engineering Intern Leaves Her Mark on Campus
A recent college graduate landed an internship helping to build a new $50 million Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building at her own university, leaving concrete evidence that her alma mater prepared her well for her future.
New Ecofriendly Waterproofing Materials Developed
A new type of waterproofing and antifouling/fogging materials has been developed by Swansea University scientists in the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI). This material could replace the expensive and hazardous materials that are currently in use.
Video: Project Wing Just Took a Major Step Toward Successful Drone Delivery
Google‘s Project Wing, a drone and automated aircraft delivery service that is quickly jumping over all the hurdles. This week, the drones successfully passed tests by the FAA and NASA for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
A New Use for Old Cars
Instead of rotting away in a salvage yard or in someone’s driveway, researchers have imagined a different ending for some of the parts that make up vehicles.
Imaging Quasiparticles Could Lead to Quantum Breakthroughs
New research may be significant for developing future applications, such as nanophotonic circuts one million times faster than current electrical circuits.
The Genetics of Sustainable Power Generation
An algorithm derived from biology may help with the challenge of integrating intermittently-generated power into the electrical grid.
Hydromat Joins Forces with Motch & Eichele to Create Hydromat-RE Inc.
Hydromat Inc. and The Motch and Eichele Company have teamed together to create a new company named Hydromat-RE, Inc. The new company's focus will be the refurbishing and upgrading of Legacy style Hydromat rotary transfer machines.
Sandcastles Inspired New Technique to 3-D Print Silicone Rubber
Researchers at North Carolina State University used an unlikely inspiration to 3-D printing of flexible and porous silicone rubber structures: the principles behind making sandcastles with wet sand.
Fluoropolymer Membranes That Fit Venting Applications
Saint-Gobain’s ZITEX G is ideal for venting applications and others, including electrochemical gas sensors, gasketing, and chemical filtering in harsh environments. Based on a porous form of PTFE, it takes advantage of that fluoropolymer’s outstanding non-wetting attributes due to its low surface tension.
Flexible Polymers with a Design Inspired by Oysters
A new technique for tuning nanoparticle assembly may lead to development of super-strong composite materials for structural applications.
Hyperloop Opens Dutch Test Facility
The first European Hyperloop test facility has opened at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands.
Offshore Wind Turbines May Not Be Able to Withstand Category-5 Winds
Although turbine design standards are regulated by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), there aren’t any guidelines that specifically address hurricane-force winds.
Nation's First All-Wood High-Rise Building to be Built In Portland, Oregon
A 12-story high-rise building made entirely of wood, the first of its kind in the nation, will be constructed in Portland, Oregon.
Simulated Space Dirt Manufactured for NASA
‘Space dirt’ – asteroid simulants – is being formulated to advance extraterrestrial excavation and mining processes for NASA.
Advanced Wide View LCD Display for Industrial and Medical Applications
The TCG062HVLQAVNN-GN20 from Kyocera is an industrial grade TFT LCD display that incorporates Kyocera’s AWV Technology for superior viewing angles and mounting options.