HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Creating a Model for Mass Customization
A new collaboration between Okuma Corporation and Hitachi, Ltd., is designed to establish a high-efficiency production model that supports mass customization via IoT.
The Pico C Just Made at Home Brewing Easier
PicoBrew is an at home brewing company based in Seattle that offers a range of home brewing products, from brewers to personalized brew ingredients to brewing gear. The Pico C is PicoBrew’s latest product, and it launched on Kickstarter in April 2017.
3M™ Scotch-Weld™ Structural Acrylic Adhesives Represent the Next Generation
Next-generation adhesives are designed to improve both productivity and performance, while also reducing environmental costs and concerns.
New Landis-Bryant UL2 Production Grinder from Fives
Fives Landis recently introduced the Landis-Bryant UL2 high precision internal production grinder to its line of ID/OD grinders.
Bathroom Scales Could Tell You More than Just Your Weight
A team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Institute of Biomedical Engineering are developing multifunctional scales, which can monitor your health and inform you about potentially dangerous life conditions, such as arteriosclerosis or cardiac arrhythmia.
Battelle Launches Defense Tools at SOFIC
Battelle plans to unveil its counter-UAS device, a large unmanned underwater vehicle, and other systems at the Tampa, FL, event.
EROWA CleverClamp One-off and Small Batch Clamping System
EROWA has introduced the CleverClamp, a new clamping solution for the production of one-offs and small series.
Industrial Design as a Catalyst for Manufacturing Growth
In today’s hypercompetitive, global marketplace, manufacturers need effective tools to survive and thrive, and design is one of those tools, says a report from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Using AI to Discover the Drugs of Tomorrow
Advances in computer modeling could lead to quicker development of promising drug therapies.
Stopping Sinkholes in their Tracks
Fujitsu AI technology is being utilized to process huge amounts of radar probe data showing the location of potential sinkholes.
What are Ultrasonic Flaw Detectors?
How do ultrasonic flaw detectors work and why do we test for flaws in materials? Ultrasonic testing is akin to the sonar methods developed in World War II and the Cold War to detect enemy submarines in the ocean. A submarine below the surface could be a considered a void or flaw. Pings from sonobuoys with radio beacons and later underwater transducers were used to detect and target enemy submarines. Ultrasonic flaw detectors detect hidden voids, inclusions or cracks beneath the surface of a material, which make them a powerful tool in assuring the integrity of critical parts, products and structures.
Lighter Parts for More Sustainable Jaguar Land Rover Vehicles
Fuel cost and carbon emission reductions can be gained by use of thin-walled aluminum die-cast parts.
New 3-D Printing Method Promises Improved Medical Implants
Researchers at the University of Florida, using 3-D printing technology, are improving the timeliness of implanting medical devices.
Crab Shells May Provide a Green Solution to Malaria
Chitin-rich crab shell powder and nano-sized silver particles could be the key to a new environmentally friendly solution to stopping the spread of mosquitoes that could be carrying diseases like malaria.
New Mixing Valves with Automatic Scald Protection
AFRISO has rolled out a new line of automatic temperature monitoring thermal mixing valves designed to control hot water in a number of applications.
How Aircraft Propellers Work
Aircraft propellers are a key component in the design of propeller-driven planes. They generate the thrust necessary to keep the aircraft in the sky; without the forward motion produced by propellers, there would not be sufficient air flowing past the aircraft’s wings to generate lift.
The What, Why and How of Opacity Measurement
Opacity is a measure of light attenuation, the fraction of light lost in crossing the stack. An opacity monitor is used to measure the optical characteristics of the stack gas.
Scientists Develop More Efficient Catalytic Material
A method for smaller and more effieicent intermetallic nanoparticles for fuel cells has been discovered by researchers at Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University. This new method also uses less platinum, which is an expensive precious metal.
Experiments Show That a Few Self-Driving Cars Can Improve Traffic Flow
Researchers believe that by just adding a small number of autonomous vehicles to regular traffic could impact stop-and-go traffic and thus reduce fuel consumption by up to 40 percent. Researchers even believe that the addition of autonomous vehicles may eventually replace traditional traffic control concepts such as variable speed limits.
New Glow Stick Discovery could Help Detect Cancer
Glow sticks used at concerts and worn by children may be a new key player in detecting cancer. Glow sticks use chemiluminescence, a.k.a. chemical light to create that bright glow. Researchers found that chemiluminescence can be used to diagnose diseases through identification of biological samples.