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A Redesigned Videoscope Supports Efficient Inspections of Aircraft Engines and Wind Turbines
Brighter imaging and enhanced image processing capabilities highlight the improvements of an industrial videoscope designed for confined space inspections of aircraft engines, piping, industrial plants and wind power generation systems.
Novel Method for Downhole Monitoring from NETL
Researchers adapted Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy hardware to well-bore monitoring applications potentially making LIBS more effective for in-the-field subsurface research.
Watch: New Nanoscope Opens New Doors for Early Symptom Alzheimer’s Research
Purdue University researchers have developed a super-resolution “nanoscope” that provides a 3D view of brain molecules in up to ten times greater detail than traditional microscopes.
Mice, Rats and Humans All Engage in "Sunk Cost Fallacy"
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School have found that the cognitive phenomenon known as the “sunk cost fallacy” — remaining committed to a choice despite a better alternative — is not unique to humans.
Roadside Assistance App Launched for Tredit Tire and Wheel Company Customers
Urgent.ly Roadside Assistance has partnered up with Tredit Tire and Wheel Company to create a roadside assistance app for Tredit’s customers.
Fly Ash Concrete is Eco-Friendly and Stronger than Traditional Concrete
Washington State University (WSU) researchers have developed a method to sustainably create eco-friendly concrete.
Video: Seeing Medical Diagnostics in a New Light
Metal nanostructures are used to increase the fluorescence intensity by 100 times in medical diagnostic tests.
FOMO is a Major Reason People Text While They Drive According to a New Study
But even though it is widely known to be dangerous, that doesn’t stop drivers from engaging with their phones anyway, according to a new study.
New DNA Test Gives Runners Deeper Insight to Their Running Technique
Orig3n Inc. has announced the national launch of a new Run™ DNA Test.
City Bumblebees Experience More Reproductive Success than Country Bumblebees
According to research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, bumblebees are better suited to urban environments, at least reproductively speaking, than agricultural ones.
Watch: Mantis Shrimp’s Club Inspires New Tough Material
Researchers from Purdue University, in collaboration with the University of California Riverside, have created a new material inspired by the mantis shrimp’s dactyl club.
Solar-thermal Water Desal Projects Win DOE Money
The projects will focus on reducing the cost of solar-thermal desalination and helping the technology reach areas that are not connected to the electric grid.
Blubber-Inspired Wetsuit Coating Allows Divers to Last in Frigid Water for Two to Three Hours
MIT researchers have developed a new wetsuit for rescue teams and Navy SEALs.
Plant Gene Shortcut Could be the Key to Producing Effective Biofuels
Researchers from the Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI) have found that an amino acid-producing enzyme has another use: producing biofuels.
Watch: New Device for Heart Attack Patients, Ancestry Site Hacked, Analyzing Organic Compounds
Welcome to this week's edition of the Engineering360 news brief.
Researchers Find Pesticide-free Way to Reduce Mosquito Populations
On the lookout for pesticide-free ways to reduce mosquito populations and thus the spread of West Nile virus, researchers from the University of Waterloo are one step closer thanks to an unlikely weapon: minnows.
Ugandan Software Engineer Awarded Africa Prize
A low-cost, reusable device that performs a non-invasive test for malaria earned the 2018 prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.
Fight Over Moon Dust from Neil Armstrong Goes to Court
A vial allegedly containing moon dust collected by astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 is now at the heart of a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming that the astronaut had gifted it to her when she was just 10-years old.
Graphene-based Bolometer Can Operate at Any Temperature
Researchers from MIT, Columbia University and Raytheon BBN Technologies have created a new bolometer that doesn’t require low temperatures, a revolutionary development for electromagnetic radiation measuring.
Watch: New Method Measures Free Energy in DNA Molecules and More
This method gives new insights into just how free energy is created and used.