HEADLINES ARCHIVE
New Nanofiber Marks Important Step in Next Generation Battery and Water Electrolysis Development
One of the keys to building electric cars that can travel longer distances, or powering more homes with renewable energy, is developing efficient and highly-capable energy storage systems.
New Process Takes a Giant Step Toward In-Home Printing
New process combines better quality with low cost and less waste, a giant step toward home 3-D printing.
How 3-D Printing Could Save Lives
In the past decade, engineers at the University of California San Diego have 3-D printed a variety of devices ranging from rocket engines, to robots, to structures inspired by the seahorse’s tail. Now, nanoengineers have added a new item to that list: a 3-D printed biomimetic blood vessel network.
Hyundai Showcases Advanced Wearable Robots at 2017 Geneva Motor Show
It is interesting that this technology was showcased at the Geneva Motor Show, but at the same time it is meant to show technology that will be moving people in the future.
Ford Tests Large-Scale 3-D Printing with Light-Weighting and Personalization in Mind
3-D printing is a helpful prototyping tool, but not as useful in mass production. Despite all the media attention devoted to this technology, it is actually quite expensive and slow, compared to more conventional injection molding. However, Ford is already testing 3-D printing technology with mass production in mind.
New Material Helps Record Data with Light
In the new study, the scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg, Leipzig University in Germany and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands could generate excitons at room temperature by changing the light parameters.
Chemists Create Molecular “Leaf” That Collects and Stores Solar Power Without Solar Panels
An international team of scientists led by Liang-shi Li at Indiana University has achieved a new milestone in the quest to recycle carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere into carbon-neutral fuels and others materials.
The Sky is the Limit for New Low-cost 3-D Printer
Sliperiet at Umeå Arts Campus is in the process of making a 3-D printed Tower of Babel using a novel hanging printer. This offers a low-cost solution and increased flexibility to print large volumes.
New Design Results in Compact, Highly-efficient Frequency Comb
Northwestern University researchers have designed a quantum cascade laser (QCL) frequency comb that is dramatically more efficient than previous iterations.
Reusable Sponge Soaks Up Oil, Could Revolutionize Oil Spill and Diesel Cleanup
When the Deepwater Horizon drilling pipe blew out seven years ago, beginning the worst oil spill in U.S. history, those in charge of the recovery discovered a new wrinkle: the millions of gallons of oil bubbling from the sea floor weren’t all collecting on the surface where it could be skimmed or burned. Some of it was forming a plume and drifting through the ocean under the surface.
Will Plastic Food Cans Become a Clear Choice?
The can consists of a multilayer plastic substrate that allows consumers to see the product inside while incorporating an easy-open metal lid and metal bottom.
Ford Engineers Tackle "Last Mile" Supply Chain Challenge
Delivery vans and airborne drones could be paired to address challenges inherent in supply chain dynamics typically known as "the last mile."
Proper Instrumentation Keeps MEWPs Safely 'On the Level'
New safety standards are expected to come into effect in early 2017, and manufacturers and users of MEWPs are looking at the types of sensors that will be needed to conform to the standards.
Strategy Speeds Up Nuclear Decommissioning
Use of a friction-stir welded metal matrix basket for used nuclear fuel storage can shorten the required cooling period from about seven years to two-and-a-half years.
Liquid Metal Printing in 3-D
The technology delivers 1,000 droplets per second with micron level accuracy while doubling the speed of conventional 3D powder bed metal printers.
UV Light Turns Gecko-inspired Adhesive On and Off
A UV-light-controlled bioinspired adhesive could have applications in fields ranging from robotics to medical technology.
Patients Guided by Smart Pharma Packaging
Instructions delivered by an avatar could improve patient compliance with drug and device regimens.
48-Mpixel CMOS Image Sensor Supports 8k Image Res
CMOSIS bills its CMV50000 image sensor as well suited to automated optical inspection systems, machine-vision uses, and "prosumer" video applications.
Programmable Circular Cold Saw
The tool is controlled from a 10-inch touchscreen and provides for clamping on both sides of the blade to help ensure burr-free cutting.
Sodium Bicarbonate Is an Environmentally Friendly Blasting Abrasive
Soda blasting offers a gentle yet effective way to clean, remove paint, and degrease a wide variety of substrates, including steel, lead, aluminum, alloys, plastics, rubbers, composites, and masonry materials.