HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Inventor Dyson Launches Institute to Bridge Engineering Gap
Best known for a vacuum cleaner, Dyson said he’ll invest more than $12 million over five years in a technology institute to help meet growing demand for engineers.
REMADE Program to Boost U.S. Manufacturing
Energy efficiency gains and sector improvements are sought through reuse/recycling cost reductions.
Efficient Gas Dehydration Technology
The process reduces size, weight, and cost of natural gas dehydration for land-based and offshore operations.
Tight Tolerances Achieved on Massive Parts
Where parts cut on other equipment often require further processing to reach final tolerance, waterjetting may enable shops to achieve that tolerance in a single operation.
Liquid Crystal Panel Achieves Million-to-One Contrast Ratio
Conventional liquid crystal panels can suffer black floating in dark parts when the backlight intensity is increased, as well as a loss in sparkle in bright parts when the backlight intensity is lowered.
Getting the Jump on Industrial Failures
The team’s statistics-based approach involves construction of a memory chart of multiple monitoring parameters using a technique known as principle component analysis.
Oil Recycled from Tires Yields a Cleaner Diesel Blend
When the oil was blended with diesel, it was found to produce a fuel with lower emissions and no loss of engine performance.
Robots Break Free from the Factory--Part 1
A Q&A with the legendary Red Whittaker of Carnegie Mellon University.
Jaguar Land Rover Grows Its Own Engineers
Since the program started in 2012, 42 program participants have secured apprenticeships at JLR.
University Offers Certificate in Forensic Engineering
The certificate in forensic engineering will cover principles of investigation involving product failure, automobile and aircraft accident reconstruction, and fire and explosion.
Can Negative Reports Help Balance Publication "Bias"?
Scientists may be able to prevent the canonization of incorrect research results by publishing more reports of negative or inconclusive research.
What to Look For in a Thermal Design Solution
Computational fluid dynamics enable engineers to model thermal responses including all the modes of heat transfer, namely conduction, convection and radiation. The results can be used to judge component and environment design viability.
Research Finds Students Often Abandon Creativity
The newer the idea, the less likely a student would be to pursue the idea, says a Penn State researcher.
Hydrogen-Electric Semi-Truck to Enter Production
The Nikola One commercial truck utilizes a fully electric drivetrain powered by high-density lithium batteries.
Musical Table Teaches Basics of Computer Programming
TuneTable, an interactive tabletop device, teaches kids programming basics while they put together a musical piece.
Sodium Bicarbonate Is an Environmentally Friendly Blasting Abrasive
Soda blasting offers a gentle yet effective way to clean, remove paint, and degrease a wide variety of substrates, including steel, lead, aluminum, alloys, plastics, rubbers, composites, and masonry materials.
Machining Company Gains from Compressed Timescales
The B436-Y2, delivered in March 2016, is one of two Italian-built Biglia turn-mill centers purchased from UK supplier Whitehouse Machine Tools.
TruMatic 6000 Fiber Machine from Trumpf
The company says the machine is designed for scratch-free processing and also features an "intuitive laser output control system" to ensure appropriate quality when cutting delicate curves and tight radii.
CNC Software Introduces Mastercam 2017 Product
CNC Software has introduced Mastercam 2017, which the company says will help make it faster and easier for users to create CNC programs for complex parts.
Milling Chuck with Peripheral Coolant Supply
Big Kaiser has launched the HMCJ, a milling chuck with peripheral coolant supply, designed to support heavy-duty and finish end milling tasks.