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Selecting the Best Hub Fastener for a Power Transmission Application
A key aspect of the proper design and operation of power transmission assemblies is how components are fastened to the rotating shaft in order to maintain position and alignment. To optimize manufacturing and operating functionality, many criteria should be considered during the design phase, including some that are frequently overlooked.
The Challenges of Meeting Ever-evolving International Oil and Gas Sealing Requirements
Sealing materials need to satisfy standards from three bodies — industry, super majors (the six largest non-state-owned oil and gas suppliers) and OEMs. Qualifying elastomer materials to these testing standards is challenging due to the sheer number of different standards as well as wide test parameter variations within each standard.
Newly Developed Metal Alloy for Bone Implants has the Same Elasticity as Human Bones
A newly developed alloy processing technique produces solid and durable implants that are perfect for the human body.
New Transportation Valve Technology Produces Cheaper, Environmentally Friendly Engines
University of Waterloo researchers have developed new technology that gives internal combustion engines a big upgrade.
New Robot Can Crawl Through Pipes and Detect Uranium Levels
These robots will be implemented at the U.S. Department of Energy’s former uranium enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio and they will identify uranium deposits on pipe walls.
Maiden Flight of the World's Largest Jet Engine
The GE9X produces up to 100,000 pounds of thrust — several times more than the thrust of many fighter jets.
Purity of Elastomer Sealing Materials for Semiconductor Manufacturing
High-purity sealing materials with metal ion contents restricted to parts per billion levels are imperative for semiconductor manufacturing.
Air Blower Reduces Gasoline Engine Emissions
A new air blower with speed-controlled motor accelerates catalytic converter heat-up and reduces electric energy consumption and emissions.
Watch: Artificial Heart Could Prove Permanent
The new device is intended to be applicable to patients as young as 10 years old and should also fit most adults.
Video: FDA Approves World’s Smallest Mechanical Heart Valve for Pediatric Patients
The agency approved Abbott’s Masters Series Mechanical Heart Valve with Hemodynamic Plus (HP) Sewing Cuff to include the 15-mm valve size.
No Matter How Technology Evolves, Springs Remain
Advents in the automotive, medical and smart home markets are coming rapidly, but they all still need precision springs.
Catalytic EGR Reforming Decreases Fuel Use 8% in Gasoline Engine
On-board catalytic fuel reforming technology increased the brake efficiency of a multicylinder, stoichiometric spark-ignited engine by increasing exhaust gas recirculation dilution tolerance.
Effluent Treatment Halves Palm Oil Mill Methane Emissions
Removing organic matter from the palm oil mill's wastewater by a belt press offers many environmental benefits.
Motiv Power Systems Debuts EPIC™ All-Electric Family of Chassis for Trucks and Buses
The Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis systems are production-line ready, drop-in replacements for equivalent ICE chassis.
New Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Scientists have used advanced computational techniques to search for new materials to reduce the cost of producing highly-efficient solid oxide fuel cells.
ITT Enidine Expands Rotorcraft Critical Component Portfolio
New elastomeric bearings and dampers are designed to increase comfort and deliver better control.
Watch: Recyclable Resin Boosts Wind Turbine Sustainability
A new resin cures at room temperature without creating flaws in the fiberglass, and lends itself to recycling.
NASA’s Hybrid-electric Concept Aircraft Could Slash Jetliner Fuel Use by Ten Percent
In consideration as one of NASA’s future X-planes, STARC-ABL (single-aisle turboelectric aircraft with aft boundary-layer propulsor) will incorporate new technologies such as electric-enhanced propulsion and a boundary-layer ingesting engine.
Printing Method Prints Biological Structures to Help Cancer Research
Researchers have discovered a way to construct biological structures from molecules and cells from natural tissues.
Plastic and Aluminum Color-Coded Shims Fill the Gap
Sometimes the smallest parts of a complex system can play an outsized role in its proper functioning. Such is the case with shims.