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New Tool for Nuclear Fuel Pin Performance Assessment
A microwave oven-sized mobile platform can see through and image spent nuclear fuel using gamma radiation.
Studying Premature Birth Agents with a Placenta Barrier-on-a-Chip
The device replicates the functions of a key placental membrane and could improve understanding of how bacterial infections promote preterm delivery.
Pythagorean Laser Measuring Device Launched on Kickstarter
Para overcomes the limitations of traditional tape measures and current endpoint lasers.
New Magnetic Separation Pulley Takes Away Need to Recover Hardened Material by Hand
Industrial Magnetics Inc. now stocks a magnetic separation pulley and conveyor system for automated separation of weakly-magnetic stainless steel from a waste stream.
Ancient Sarcophagus Held Remains of Young Roman Woman...and Her Cosmetics
If the recent discovery of a third-century sarcophagus containing the remains of a young Roman woman tells us anything, it is that humans have long been attached to material possessions.
Tiki Torch Soot Serves as Surrogate for Diesel Engine Soot
Engineers testing methods to improve efficiency of diesel engines while maintaining performance are getting help from a summer staple: Tiki torches.
5 Tips for Maintaining Efficient Parts Production
Shortcuts and quick fixes may seem like the fastest way to produce a part, but they typically end up costing everyone more time. Here are some tips for more efficient part production.
The LHC Successfully Accelerated Its First Atoms
For the first time, operators injected not just atomic nuclei but lead atoms containing a single electron into the Large Hadron Collider.
Bake a Fossil in 24 Hours
A new 'Easy-Bake' process entails use of clay and a hydraulic press to produce fossils in about 24 hours.
'Cornea-on-a-Chip' Designed to Advance Drug Development
In addition to improving the cost-effectiveness of new drug development, the chip might also find use in furthering our understanding of ocular wound healing.
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.