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Engineering’s Seabee Moment
The string of bad news involving engineered products offers an opportunity.
Tamper-Proof Hologram Could Reduce Counterfeit Trade
The researchers are using an ultraviolet nanosecond-pulsed laser to sculpt unique holograms with micro-sized features directly onto the surface of metals.
Good Engineer or Good Project Manager? You Can Be Both
A focus on detail is critical to every engineer, but can hide the overall scope that a successful project manager needs to command.
Send in the Crowds: Engineering’s New Idea Factory
The challenges are a wonderful way to get engineering solutions from a diverse community from all over the world.
One of the World's Largest Timber Towers Proposed for London
The use of timber as a structural material in tall buildings is an area of emerging interest for its variety of potential benefits, the most obvious being that it is a renewable resource.
Portable Transformers Could Facilitate Renewable Installations
Transportable energy storage and power conversion systems would make it cost effective to rapidly install solar, wind and geothermal energy systems in even remote locations.
"Laser Tweezers" Used to Assemble Micro Components
To assemble the microscopic components, the team utilized optical tweezers, the arms of which are made up of strongly focused light.
Send in the Crowds: Engineering’s New Money Source
In this two-part series, Engineering360 looks at the crowd, first as a source for capital and then as a source for ideas and inspiration.
Increasingly, Drivers Are Steering Automotive Design
Open-source and crowdsourced automotive concepts get car buyers involved in the design process.
Not Yet the Holodeck, But Holography Is Coming to Engineering
Holography has a range of useful applications and engineers may be among those to benefit.
U.S. Science/Engineering Grad Student Numbers Up 3%
The increase in foreign students overshadowed a 2.1% decline in domestic graduate enrollment, which fell in 2014.
EPA Proposes Phaseout of Some Hydrofluorocarbons
As part of the proposal, EPA intends to expand the agency’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program list of climate-friendly alternatives.
Campbell's Soup Begins Transition from BPA-Lined Cans
The company says it is on track to have 75% of its soup portfolio in non-BPA-lined cans by December 2016.
Inexpensive Tunable Window Technology Developed
Tunable windows aren’t new, but most previous technologies have relied on electrochemical reactions. The new technology uses geometry to adjust the transparency of a window.
Hybrid-Electric Aviation Powertrain Completes Test
Slovenian light-aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel fired up a 200 kW propulsor developed to deliver power equivalent to a typical general-aviation piston engine.
ORNL to License Low-Cost Carbon Fiber Production Method
High cost has been the single largest roadblock to widespread use of carbon fiber as a strong, stiff reinforcement for advanced composites.
"Supercar" Hybrid Technology Brought to the Mass Market
New innovations will put the performance and efficiency benefits of plug-in hybrids within reach for many more motorists.
Overhaul of Small-Plane Airworthiness Standards Proposed
FAA's proposed rule change has two principal components: establishing a performance-based regulatory regime and adding new certification standards for loss of control and icing.
High-Energy Piping: Where to Inspect?
Risk-based inspection is the process of developing an inspection plan based on knowledge of the risk of failure of equipment.
Annual Global Cost of Corrosion: $2.5 Trillion
Implementing corrosion prevention best practices could result in annual global savings of $375-$875 billion.