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INSIDER: Power
A new material could one day speed up the charging process of electric cars and help increase their driving range. Researchers have combined a covalent organic framework (COF) – a...
INSIDER: Power
University of Massachusetts Amherst professors introduced a new radio technology that allows small mobile devices to take advantage of battery power in larger devices nearby for...
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
University of Alberta mechanical engineering professors are making an old technology new again by using flywheel technology to assist light rail transit (LRT) in Edmonton. They...
What's Online: Communications
SAE International recently released the results of its 2016 Mobility Engineering Professionals Salary Survey that also includes an interactive online Salary Calculator. Among the survey's key...
Product Briefs: Materials
EpoxySet Inc. (Lincoln, RI) has released SetWORX specialty polymers, a line of high-performance materials. According to the company, SetWORX was developed to be non-hazardous for shipping, therefore reducing...
News: Automotive
Researchers from Exa Corp. and Navistar compared a model in wind tunnel (WT) testing to computational fluid dynamic (CFD) WT over the entire yaw curve. Their study also...
News: Automotive
To help connect security researchers to heavy trucks, a remotely accessible test bed is prototyped by researchers at the University of Tulsa, Colorado State University and Synercon...
Videos: Medical
Using human heart models and experiments with mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins University and Germany's University of Bonn have shown that beams of light could replace...
INSIDER: Materials
Advanced Spray-On Material Repels Water
A new spray-on material from engineers at The Australian National University (ANU) offers a more robust waterproofing capability than previous coatings. Combining two plastics, one tough and one flexible, the invention could eventually be used to protect mobile phones, de-ice airplane parts, or keep boat...
Videos: Aerospace
University of Pennsylvania researchers have demonstrated a small, 250-g quadrotor that can perform aggressive maneuvers and fly through windows using only on-board sensing and computing. The control...
Videos: Materials
Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new spray-on material with a remarkable ability to repel water. The new protective coating could eventually be used to...
INSIDER: RF & Microwave Electronics
Antennas often need to trace circles in the sky. For example, radar arrays atop air-traffic control towers rotate to sweep signals in all directions. But spinning large objects...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
One of the most critical issues the United States faces today is preventing terrorists from smuggling nuclear weapons into its ports. To this end, the U.S. Security and Accountability for Every...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Testing explosions is epic science. The most detailed studies of explosive charges have been conducted at national laboratories using a gun as big as a room to fire a flat bullet – the flyer plate,...
Question of the Week
Can AI be used to make a good movie?
This week's Question: In early September, Concourse Media and Productivity Media, Inc. (PMI) announced the acquisition of Impossible Things, a feature-length film with a screenplay written via artificial intelligence. Greenlight Essentials, a company founded by Jack Zhang, uses AI software to create plot...
News: Green Design & Manufacturing
James Morgan, Ph.D, is a senior advisor for lean product and process development at the Lean Enterprise Institute. A former global director of Body Exterior, Safety, and Stamping Engineering at...
News: Green Design & Manufacturing
A veteran Volkswagen AG engineer pleaded guilty in federal court to a criminal charge for his involvement in the German automaker’s ongoing diesel-emissions scandal,...
Videos: Imaging
MIT researchers are designing an imaging system that can read closed books. They tested the prototype on a stack of papers, each with a single letter printed on it, and the system was able to...
Technology Report: Automotive
Spend time with Mazda's talented vehicle-dynamics engineers as they fine-tune a new model before production release and you may hear the Japanese term jinba ittai—the concept of...
News: Electronics & Computers
The connected car’s emergence is as disruptive for insurance companies as it is for automakers. Usage based insurance (UBI) holds a major role in future...
News: Electronics & Computers
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has launched DiGiSENSE, a technology solution that connects Mahindra vehicles, tractors, trucks and construction equipment to the cloud....
News: Transportation
Having shrugged off the inhibiting effects of conventional design that took it into the category of the mundane for many years, PSA Citroën’s latest demonstration of its original...
Original Equipment: Transportation
John Deere recently updated the 135G and 245G LC reduced-tail-swing excavators, which are designed to maneuver in tight spots for projects such as...
News: RF & Microwave Electronics
Daimler Trucks will display its Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck concept vehicle at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover, Germany, this September. The company claims the Urban...
Videos: Test & Measurement
Researchers at the University of Western Australia are working on a quick, simple, and less invasive blood-based test that can detect breast cancer progression or relapse much earlier than...
Videos: Aerospace
On September 8, NASA launched the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force...
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
Plastic-Based Textile Leads to 'Cool' Clothes
A low-cost, plastic-based textile from Stanford University engineers could cool the body efficiently when woven into clothing.
Videos: Motion Control
A Georgia Tech research team has created new algorithms that allow any number of robots to move within inches of each other, without colliding, to complete their task - swapping locations on...
Videos: Software
This 360-degree immersive virtual reality (VR) viewing experience features exclusive astronaut training footage from NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in Houston, TX. Produced by Harmonic,...
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Ask the Expert
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.
Webcasts
Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Medical
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Design
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
Podcasts: AR/AI
Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Green Design & Manufacturing
Inside Story
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.