HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Renewable Plastic Precursor Could Grow Cellulosic Biofuel Industry
A team of chemical and biological engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has found a way to produce from biomass a valuable compound used in plastic production that they estimate could lower the cost of ethanol produced from plant material by more than two dollars per gallon.
COMPOZITE: A Portable Composite Davit Crane
OZ Lifting Products introduces the COMPOZITE davit crane, a lightweight and easily portable davit crane made of composite materials. This synergistic blend of strong lightweight composite materials and durable steel components is available now.
Engineering a 450-ton Hydraulic Deep Draw Press
A custom-designed 450-ton hydraulic deep draw press will feature a 54-in. by 54-in. forming area.
New Research Could Help Speed Up the 3-D Printing Process
A team of researchers from Binghamton University and MIT have identified some bottlenecks in 3-D printers that, if improved, could speed up the entire process.
Nitrogen, Phosphorus from Fertilizers and Pet Waste Polluting Urban Water
Research from the University of Minnesota points to lawn fertilizers and pet waste as the dominant sources of nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants in seven sub-watersheds of the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Materials May Lead to Self-healing Smartphones
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, report that they have developed a self-healing polymeric material with an eye toward electronics and soft robotics that can repair themselves.
Delta Releases PLC for Smart Manufacturing
Delta says its products are suitable for machine, line, and factory automation for applications including material handling, automated warehousing, food and beverage packaging, and automated assembly spaces.
Stretching the Boundaries of Neural Implants
Implantable fibers have been an enormous boon to brain research, allowing scientists to stimulate specific targets in the brain and monitor electrical responses. But similar studies in the nerves of the spinal cord, which might ultimately lead to treatments to alleviate spinal cord injuries, have been more difficult to carry out. That's because the spine flexes and stretches as the body moves, and the relatively stiff, brittle fibers used today could damage the delicate spinal cord tissue.
Video: Robots have an impact on jobs and pay. GE deploys advanced analytics to cut drilling rig costs. An ATV goes the distance with a practical fuel cell.
Video: Robots have an impact on jobs and pay. GE is deploying advanced analytics on drilling rigs to cut costs. An ATV goes the distance with a practical fuel cell.
Reinventing Metal 3D Printing with New Direct Writing
Metal 3D printing has enormous potential to revolutionize modern manufacturing. However, the most popular metal printing processes, which use lasers to fuse together fine metal powder, have their limitations.
Curbing Coffee Cup Usage
The use of disposable coffee cups could be reduced by 50-300 million annually according to research announced today by leading coffee roaster Bewley’s.
Five Reasons to Become a Civil Engineer
Civil engineering appeals to engineers that want to work on projects with high visibility in a community. They work closely with developers and local jurisdictions as well as a team of engineers, and enjoy working as part of a group.
PolyU Develops Accurate Contactless 3-D Fingerprint Identification System
The minutiae features from the fingerprint ridges — such as ridge ending and bifurcation — are universally considered to be the most reliable of fingerprint details, ensuring that each fingerprint is unique.
Fewer Malfunctions and Lower Costs Thanks to Smarter Maintenance Model
Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a mathematical model for improving the maintenance schedule for trains, rails, aircraft, self-driving cars, robots and nuclear power plants.
New Ultrafast Flexible and Transparent Memory Devices Could Herald a New Era of Electronics
A new technique to produce the quickest, smallest, highest-capacity memories for flexible and transparent applications could pave the way for a future golden age of electronics.
Model Solution Establishes New Technique for Molding Flexible PCBs
A wearable device developer benefitted from new production tools and an innovative method to hold flexible PCBs in place while molding around them.
SKF Corrosion-Resistant Spherical Roller Bearings
SKF is manufacturing the first-ever corrosion-resistant steel spherical bearings, available in nine standard sizes.
E-Gloves to Protect Workers from Dangerous Vibration Levels
Gloves embedded with tiny sensors are being developed by Nottingham Trent University to help protect construction workers from exposure to vibration.
Legos Inspire Next Generation Materials
Researchers from Tianjin University of Technology and Harvard University have used the idea of assembling building-blocks to make the promise of next-generation materials a practical reality.
Proto Labs Adds PolyJet Technology to Its 3-D Printing Service
PolyJet technology is now offered along with stereolithography, selective laser sintering and direct metal laser sintering.