Engineering and Manufacturing

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  • Rivets are riveting

    What are rivets, and why have they been used for thousands of years?

  • Video: Spectro Scientific launches Fluid Management Academy to deliver online training content for its fluid analysis products

    Learn features and troubleshooting techniques covering Spectro Scientific and Grabner Instruments fluid analyzers and software.

  • Video: Building resilience to changing water cycles

    Hydrological data collected worldwide will inform action and strategies to reduce economic losses and deaths due to droughts and floods.

  • What are J-nuts?

    What are J-nuts, how do they work and what are they used for?

  • Video: Students design a hydrogen-powered racing car

    The Forze IX is a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car capable of a 300 km/hour top speed with zero emissions.

  • Video: Paper paves the way to perovskite solar cell production

    A new method for depositing perovskite films with a piece of paper boosts solar cell efficiency by 82%.

  • Video: Digital platform supports coal-to-nuclear transition

    The platform will enable replacement of coal-fired boilers at existing power plants with advanced modular nuclear reactors at scale and speed.

  • Greening up the factory: A guide toward sustainable manufacturing

    Discover important factors for companies to consider when devising a sustainability program.

  • Video: Cut power use and extend tool life with upgraded Niagara Cutter solid carbide end mills

    A new aluminum nonferrous coating reduces built-up edge to extend tool life while geometry optimizations reduce cutting forces.

  • Video: Pocket-sized tool for testing live fiber optics

    The handheld tester detects invisible near-infrared wavelengths used in fiber optic communications without the need for setup or interpretation of measurement readings.

  • WALTER Surface Technologies launches new magnetic drilling unit to maximize safety on worksites

    A permanent magnet base in the drilling unit operates without electricity for continuous magnetic hold even during power shortages.

  • Video: Green light for spent fuel repository in Sweden

    Sweden is now the second country in the world after Finland to approve a plan for building a facility that could store the country's spent nuclear fuel for at least 100,000 years.

  • Engineers work to stop Millennium Tower's 2.5 ft lean

    The building has been leaning 3 inches each year and slowly sinking to the ground. Now at 26 inches off center, stability is the main goal from the structural engineer tackling the building’s foundation.

  • Predicting earthquake damage on bridge structures

    Bridges all over the world are developed with the potential to withstand earthquakes. Concrete reinforced with steel are utilized to handle bridge shaking and movement, but once the seismic event is over, the bridges always require inspection and often need repair.

  • Harper receives order for pitch carbon fiber oxidation oven system

    Researchers will use the equipment to convert mesophase pitch, a liquid crystal derived from coal tar, into an oxidized carbon fiber precursor material.

  • Piedmont Plastics branches out in New York

    The distributor of plastic sheet, rod, tube and film has its newest branch location just north of New York City.

  • Video: Robotic spine system optimizes surgical implant selection

    A robotic replica of the human spine can shed light on the effects of surgical interventions prior to an operation.

  • Photonics system to derive clean energy from CO2

    Sunlight and LEDs are being harnessed by a European consortium to convert carbon dioxide and green hydrogen into methane gas and methanol liquid fuel.

  • Attend this AGMA detailed gear design course

    Explore all factors that go into good gear design from life cycle, load, torque, tooth, optimization and evaluating consequences.

  • WALTER increases US footprint by expanding its team of metal working field experts

    The provider of productivity and safety solutions for the metal working industry has expanded its solution expert team coverage across the U.S.

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