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High-speed experiments improve hypersonic flight predictions
The pressure field is key to understanding how intermittent turbulent spots shake an aircraft flying at Mach 5 or greater.
Researchers pinpoint root cause of steel pipe corrosion
Using transmission electron microscopes, the researchers pinned the root of the problem to a triple junction formed by a grain of cementite and two grains of ferrite.
Team develops hand-held scanner capable of detecting hazardous substances
Researchers at the Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF have developed a hand-held scanner capable of detecting hazardous substances.
Watch: Model could accelerate engine development for hypersonic flight
Rotating detonation engines have received growing attention from the propulsion community in the last decade. New research may advance their development.
Methane 'super emitters' are target of California study
The project will focus on the southern San Joaquin Valley, a region where the dairy and oil and gas industries are dominant sources of methane.
Lowering the cost of medical diagnostics with 3D printing
A 3D-printed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay device fits onto a normal pipette and substantially reduces the time and cost of this common medical test.
New water purification device inspired by an origami rose
The device is composed of layered, black paper sheets arranged to resemble the petals of a rose. An attached tube behaves like a stem, collecting untreated water from different water sources.
Study offers insight into EV charging habits
Vehicle-mounted devices collected data on voltage, current, GPS location and state of charge. Summary data included total yearly kWh and whether charging occurred at home, at work or in a public charging station.
Restoring that Notre-Dame sound
Acoustics expert Brian F.G. Katz talks with Engineering360 about what made sound unique inside Notre-Dame Cathedral and the critical factors that restoration experts may consider as the landmark recovers from a devastating fire.
Washington state legalizes human composting
This permits residents to turn their human remains into soil following death.
Researchers create record-setting, underwater-sound pressure levels
Record-level sound pressures exceeding 270 decibels have been generated underwater.
Scientists brew beer from 5,000-year-old yeast
Scientists in Israel are brewing beer in the lab using an ancient ingredient: 5,000-year-old yeast.
Startup to develop hypersonic plane capable of flying between New York and London in just 90 minutes
An Atlanta-based startup plans to develop a plane capable of flying passengers between London and New York in just 90 minutes.
Video: Listening for ear infections with a smartphone app
Clinicians may soon be able to detect ear infections in pediatric patients with a diagnostic system so simple that even parents can use it.
Catching, analyzing cancer cells with a new microfluidic chip
A new high speed microfluidic chip can separate and analyze circulating tumor cells from whole blood in a process that may render biopsies and other diagnostic tests unnecessary in many cases.
Scorpion venom benefits brain cancer imaging
A custom high-sensitivity near-infrared camera is coupled with tozuleristide, an imaging agent containing a synthetic version of an amino acid compound found in scorpion venom.
Here's how a high-altitude nuclear blast might affect the electric power grid
The report includes results from laboratory testing and analysis of potential EMP impacts on the electric transmission system.
Stress corrosion cracking in nickel-base alloys
The research aimed to establish quantitative measurements of stress corrosion cracking growth rates and determine relationships among cracking susceptibility, metallurgical characteristics and environmental conditions.
Distillery using AI to create the "perfect" whiskey
In collaboration with Microsoft and Finnish tech consultancy Fourkind, a Swedish distillery is attempting to create the perfect whiskey blend using AI.
Corrosion and faulty repairs led to fatal explosion, NTSB says
The explosion aboard the articulated tug and barge Buster Bouchard/B No. 255 was caused by the ignition of flammable vapor that formed in a void space.