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Tool Transforms Flat Materials Into 3D Shapes
The tool enables designers to exploit the ability of certain materials to expand uniformly in two dimensions.
Biohybrid Robot Built from Sea Creature and a 3D-Printed Body
The sea slug is durable down to its cells, making it capable of withstanding substantial changes in temperature, salinity and more.
Dartmouth Graduates Majority-Female Engineering Class
Engineering sciences is now the third most popular major at Dartmouth, after economics and government.
Automation Fundamentally Reshaping the Manufacturing Landscape, Survey Finds
As supply chains become increasingly global, it is likely that automation activity by U.S. manufacturing companies will spread around the world.
Solar-Powered Television Geared to Off-Grid African Market
Approximately 1.2 billion people (17% of the global population) live without a consistent and reliable supply of electricity.
Latest ecoDemonstrator Aircraft to Test New Wing
Studies have shown that sustainably produced aviation bio-fuel emits 50% to 80% lower carbon emissions through its life cycle than fossil jet fuel.
Engineering Students Design Robot to Handle Nuclear Fuel
The system is required to be accurate within a 0.01-inch radius 99.99% of the time.
New Siemens Motor Could Allow Construction of Ever-Larger Electric Aircraft
Since the motor performs at rotational speeds of just 2,500 revolutions per minute, it can drive propellers directly, without the use of a transmission.
Small, "Elegant" Wind Turbines Hit the Market
IceWind's residential turbine, coupled with a small heat pump, can fully supply an average cabin with heating and power suitable for both on- and off-grid applications.
Crank It Up! How Engineering Innovation Cooled the World
Willis Carrier’s understanding of thermal cycles helped him develop mechanical cooling and humidity control, now an essential part of modern life.
Alcoa Opens Metal Powder Plant for 3D Printing
According to Alcoa, metal powders used for 3D printing durable, high-quality aerospace parts are currently available in only limited quantities.
Clay Modeling Used to "De-Skill" the Design Phase of 3D Printing
The approach uses clay for modeling the basic shape of the desired object around “blanks” that represent the interactive buttons, knobs or sliders that will make the object functional.
Good Driver-Side Crash Protection May Still Leave Passengers at Risk
IIHS conducted 40 mph passenger-side small-overlap tests on seven small SUVs with good driver-side small-overlap ratings. Only one of the vehicles performed at a good rating.
"Smart" Prosthetic Limb Earns Top UK Engineering Award
The Linx uses a network of sensors across both the knee and foot that act like human nerves, continuously collecting data on the user, activity, environment and terrain.
Forensic Engineers: Sleuthing Their Way to the Truth
Forensic engineers investigate the causes behind failures, often leading to better design and testing future materials, products and structures.
Nondestructive Examination Tools: An Introduction
NDE methods play an integral role in the power generation industry, as well as in aerospace, automotive, chemicals, defense and petrochemical.
Engineers' Allegiances to Organization and Profession Need Not Conflict, Study Finds
Innovative people are more committed to their organizations, and less to their professions, when those organizations do well and the innovators know their work contributes to that success.
Imaging System Combines Two Modalities with Portability
Hybrid molecular imaging system is also portable.
Negative Group Dynamics Turn Women off Engineering
About 20% of undergraduate engineering degrees are awarded to women, but only 13% of the engineering workforce is female.
Self-Driving Bus Taps Power of IBM Watson
Olli utilizes the computing capability of IBM Watson Internet of Things to analyze and learn from high volumes of transportation data produced by more than 30 embedded sensors.