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Video: The Nanocar Race is On
The vehicles, consisting of a few hundred atoms, will be powered by minute electrical pulses along a racecourse made of gold atoms.
High Pressure Rotary Valve Beats Air Leakage
DMN-WESTINGHOUSE introduces a high pressure rotary valve that is suitable for applications in metering and pneumatic conveying of granular products under high pressure.
Cyber Manufacturing Merges Technology and Creativity
Origami and kirigami manufacturing principles give non-manufacturers the ability to design and customize products such as chairs, lamps and desks for their own use.
Ultraviolet Light Sensor for Wearables
Mass production technology for silicon based ultraviolet (UV) light sensors, suitable for smartphones and wearable devices in the Internet of Things (IoT) era, has been developed by a research team at Tohoku University and SII Semiconductor Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer at Seiko Instruments Group.
New Pipeline Coatings Could Prevent Clogging
A team of researchers from MIT has developed a new method of preventing icy buildup and leakages in oil and gas pipelines.
Making Batteries from Glass Bottles
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have used waste glass bottles and a low-cost chemical process to create nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
A New Hope for Perovskites?
The development of a new precursor ink has allowed scientists to overcome a significant obstacle to the commercial development of perovskite solar cells.
Baidu Launches Apollo to Advance Autonomous Vehicles
The company says it aims to use its strengths in AI technology to promote the development and adoption of autonomous driving technology.
Silexica SLX Automotive Design Tools Feature Infineon TriCore Models
New features comprise source-level static/dynamic analysis and visualization of inter-component dependencies in automotive applications.
Ford to Use More and More Bamboo in Its Cars
In an effort to demonstrate its creative thinking and eco-friendly mentality, Ford is going to use more of a material that has been neglected—bamboo.
New Battery Coating Could Improve Smart Phones and Electric Vehicles
High performing lithium-ion batteries are a key component of laptops, smart phones and electric vehicles.
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute Membership Event
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute held its kick-off meeting on April 12th and 13th at the National Robotics Engineering Center in Pittsburgh, PA. The meeting was attended by over 200 people representing many organizations from academia, industry and the public sector.
Hoists with Overload Protection
OZ Lifting Products LLC provides premium chain and lever lifting hoists with overload protection. Lifting Hoists with capacities ranging from .5 ton to 50 tons are available with this safety feature.
How to Select the Right Valve for Your Application
Many factors are involved in selecting the correct valve for your application. While valve sizing and selection can be a complex process, an engineer can start the valve selection process by understanding their application requirements and finding suitable valve specifications to meet these needs.
Virtual Reality Moves into HVAC
Virtual reality (VR) applications are gaining popularity in the HVAC industry.
New 3-D Printing Creates Shape Shifting Objects
Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology, the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Xi’an Jiaotong Universtiy in China have teamed up to invent a new 3-D printing method which creates objects that can transform into different shapes when exposed to heat.
WaterSim5: Visualizing Water Resources Management
WaterSim 5.0, a systems dynamics model for estimating water supply and demand, helps users visualize the influence of multiple factors on water resources and the impact of water supplies on local economies and quality of life.
Improved Plasma Process for 3D Objects
Plasmas have long been used in industry to clean surfaces or to process them such that materials like paints or glues adhere to them more effectively.
New 3-D Printing Method Creates Shape-Shifting Objects
A team of researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and two other institutions has developed a new 3-D printing method to create objects that can permanently transform into a range of different shapes in response to heat.
New Method for 3-D Printing Extraterrestrial Materials
When humans begin to colonize the moon and Mars, they will need to be able to make everything from small tools to large buildings using the limited surrounding resources.