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Road Ready: Power
At a time when buyers are increasingly migrating to SUVs, Toyota is launching its all-new 2019 Avalon believing that there is still high-volume life left in the large-sedan segment....
Road Ready: Propulsion
Announced at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, Nissan’s new Variable Compression Ratio engine—known as the VC Turbo—pushes the pause button, at least momentarily, on the company’s journey to a...
News: Power
French nanomaterials specialist NAWA Technologies is aiming to bring a new dimension to the automotive industry’s use of the word “hybrid.” It is aiming to link high efficiency new...
News: Manned Systems
Last week, Aurora Flight Sciences’s Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) achieved a major operational milestone when it successfully delivered cargo to US Marines in the...
Blog: Transportation
Answering Your Questions: Beyond Prototyping, How is 3D Metal Printing Being Used in the Automotive Industry?
Can metal 3D printing help automakers with more than just prototyping? It can, and it has, says our engineering expert.
INSIDER: Internet of Things
The future of electronic devices lies partly within the “internet of things” – the network of devices, vehicles and appliances embedded within electronics to enable connectivity and data...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
The Internet of Things makes our lives more streamlined and convenient, but the cybersecurity risk posed by millions of wirelessly connected devices remains a huge concern. UC Santa Barbara...
Videos: Test & Measurement
Commercial fuel cell vehicles are beginning to gain popularity in America, while understanding of how these vehicles perform in varying real-world driving conditions and...
Blog: Materials
Professor Paul Steen helped to create a beetle-inspired adhesive. Now it's about finding applications for it.
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers have developed a new lab-on-a-chip technology that could quickly screen possible drugs to repair damaged neuron and retinal connections, like what is seen in people...
INSIDER: Medical
There is a continuing need for practical chip-based sensors that can be used at the point of care to detect cancer and other diseases. An innovative way to inject light into tiny...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers have developed a set of modular blocks that can be put together in different ways to produce diagnostic devices. These “plug-and-play” devices, which require...
News: Electronics & Computers
Last month, Rolls-Royce signed a collaboration agreement with UK-based technology start-up Superdielectrics Ltd to create next-generation, high-energy storage technology....
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
What are your Biggest Manufacturing Challenges?
What parts of the design process are the most difficult? What information are you looking for now to help you with your job? Is there a specific technology area that can be challenging to find out the latest solutions for?
Videos: Motion Control
Selecting a gear motor can be complicated. Which do you choose first, the reducer or motor? How do you know which motor types can work with which gearbox types? Groschopp's goal with this nine...
Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
Engineers at Caltech and ETH Zurich have created robots capable of self-propulsion without using any motors, servos, or power supply. These first-of-their-kind...
Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
Amazon has fulfillment centers that are as large as 1.25 million square feet. To deal with that scale, the company has built an army of robots. PBS takes an inside look at the very...
Blog: Energy
Researchers from Purdue University demonstrated that thermoacoustics properties could theoretically occur in solids as well as liquids.
Videos: Aerospace
NASA's Mars Helicopter is a technology demonstration that will travel to the planet with the Mars 2020 rover mission. It will attempt controlled flight in Mars' thin atmosphere,...
News: Green Design & Manufacturing
Although the auto sector continues to intensify its focus on electrification, planners and analysts remind almost daily that internal combustion-based propulsion will continue to the baseline for a decade or...
Videos: Motion Control
Researchers at MIT's Little Devices Lab have created a set of inexpensive, modular blocks that can be put together in different ways to produce diagnostic devices. The...
News: Propulsion
The latest act in the carefully-choreographed unveiling of the 2019 Chevy Silverado that goes on sale this fall is the first four-cylinder engine ever offered in...
Transportation
An inability to handle misty driving conditions has been one of the chief obstacles to the development of autonomous vehicular navigation systems that use visible light. These systems are...
Imaging
A radiologist's ability to make accurate diagnoses from high-quality diagnostic imaging studies directly impacts patient outcome. However, acquiring sufficient data to generate...
Researchers have developed a new imaging agent that could help guide and assess treatments for people with various neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's,...
As we get older, it's not uncommon to experience "senior moments," but are these memory lapses normal? There is currently no good way to tell. However, researchers at the University...
News: Electronics & Computers
Silicon has joined iron and steel as a basic infrastructure material for autos—and the drive towards autonomy won’t slow that transition. Numerous tradeoffs will challenge automotive engineers as...
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Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
In collaboration with the Fort Wayne Metals Engineering team, Eric Dietsch focuses on supporting customers with material recommendations, product development, and education. Eric is available to help you and your company with any Nitinol-related questions or needs that you may have.
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Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.