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Tape Tames Turbulence for Wind Generation Boost
Conformal Vortex Generator tape and tab technology developed for aircraft wings and helicopter rotor blades boosts wind turbine output.
Low-cost Platinum Replacement for Hydrogen Evolution
Researchers report development of a lower cost, industrially scalable catalyst that drives a low-energy water-splitting process.
Video: Nanoscale Ceramic Fibers Act like a Sponge
The material could be used for future water purification systems or in flexible heat-resistant clothing
New Technology May Keep Smart Devices Intact
In search of a durable and inexpensive solution to cracked smart devices, researchers have created dynamic hybrid devices that conduct electricity at unprecedented speeds while also being made of lighter, more durable materials.
Engineering Insight: Industry Preferences for Controllers
This graph summarizes the search tendencies displayed by Engineering360 users with respect to the industry they identified with while registering.
New Materials Changing The Face of Engineering
Advances in the 3-D printing, nanotechnology and biochemistry fields have changed the face of engineering with new materials such as graphene, viton and shrilk.
Testing DIY Graphene
Given its recent discovery, one would expect graphene to be difficult to make, requiring clean rooms and extensive laboratory equipment, but this isn’t the case. In fact, graphene is some thing that can be made in a variety of ways in very ordinary environments. This has led to a cottage industry of DIYers making and working with graphene.
Retention Ponds May Not be Retaining Much
Because it is inexpensive and works effectively at lower temperatures, road salt (sodium chloride) is widely used by most municipalities to keep winter roadways clear.
Take a Deep Dive into Proppant Performance with Saint-Gobain’s All-new Well Worth It Experience!
Proppants have a tough job. They must retain fracture width and height, and provide sufficient conductivity to the fracture in downhole application conditions. How they do their job depends on their environment.
Video: Hyperloop Aims to Create Innovative High-speed Travel Using Magnets
High-speed mass transit is the next step in technology that researchers and scientists around the world are focusing on. Hyperloop is leading the way to fast, environmentally friendly pod transit.
Colored Lights Turn On Bacteria
Research in synthetic biology—a combination of biology and engineering that builds artificial biological systems for research—has produced E. coli that have “color vision.”
The Search for Wonder Materials Beyond Graphene Continues
Graphene is a major material currently on the market that has been a high-demand product since its discovery in 2004. Researchers are attempting to go beyond graphene to find the next wonder material.
Squeezing Fresh Water from Waste Brine
A team of Engineers from the University of California, Riverside, has developed a technique for recovering 100 percent of the water from highly concentrated salt solutions reducing water shortages in arid regions and reducing concerns about the disposal of high salinity brine.
Hybrid Bus Drives on Diesel and Liquid Nitrogen
Initial trials have been completed for CE Power, a hybrid bus propelled by both diesel fuel and liquid nitrogen.
Why use aluminum alloy conductors?
When is aluminum a good choice as a conductor material? The optimal conductor material depends on the specific applications such as microelectronics, PCBs, electronic connectors, electrical power cable, electrical power connectors or lugs, electric vehicles and circuit breaker electrical contacts. Material properties influencing selection include conductivity or resistivity, density, tensile strength, hardness, oxidation resistance, corrosion resistance, thermal conductivity, CTE and wear properties. The applications best suited to utilize the properties and advantages of aluminum alloy conductor are identified. How are conductivity, resistivity, resistance (R) and resistivity density factor related?
Higher Resolution Electrode Array Maps Brain During Surgery
A redesigned electrode grid used during neurosurgery provides higher resolution neural readings than existing tools and could lead to safer, more precise brain surgeries.
Smugglers Beware
Smugglers may have an even tougher time bringing illegal substances, weapons, radioactive material and chemical warfare agents into Europe now that scientists are developing technologies that will detect anything from illegal substances to a stowaway in shipping containers.
Paper Strip for Home-based Heart Disease Tracking
The test paper strip fluoresces in the presence of heart failure-related antigens.
Large Scale Silicon Quantum Dot Production Process Developed
Fuji Pigment says the nanoparticles contain no toxicity and convert electricity efficiently
Some Regions are Getting Hotter, Some Colder
Some parts of the planet are becoming cooler and other parts are becoming warmer thanks to an increase in localized greening, according to evidence unearthed by a research team with the Directorate for Sustainable Resources in Italy and Ghent University in Belgium.