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Question of the Week
Will the growing number of drones cause too many headaches for aviation officials?
This week's Question: Hundreds of thousands of the unmanned aircraft are expected to be sold between Black Friday and the end of the year, providing both a boon for the emerging industry and a potential headache for aviation safety officials. Parrot's Bebop Drones,...
Videos: Materials
A new class of superhydrophobic nanomaterials might simplify the process of protecting surfaces from water. The material was made by scientists at Rice University, the University of Swansea, the...
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News: Medical
Fourth Annual Medical Device Safety Monitoring & Reporting Conference
Marcus evans will host the Fourth Annual Medical Device Safety Monitoring & Reporting Conference in Las Vegas, NV, on January 27-28, 2016. The event will focus on advances in medical device safety, medical device reporting, eMDR, post-market surveillance, complaint handling,...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Scientists, researchers, automation specialists, electrical and building professionals, and security specialists use thermal imaging cameras (TICs) to discover hidden heat patterns and gain new...
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News: Electronics & Computers
Caterpillar says its new D6N dozer delivers a 10 to 15% boost in fuel efficiency and up to 10% better productivity compared to the previous model. It is also the...
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Videos: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Rice University engineers introduce FlatCam, which is little more than a thin sensor chip with a mask that replaces lenses in a traditional camera. Making it practical are the sophisticated computer algorithms...
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INSIDER: Imaging
Scientists from Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have made flexible, transparent electrical conductors with record-high...
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INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Engineers at The Ohio State University have developed a new welding technique that consumes 80 percent less energy than a common welding technique, yet creates bonds that are 50 percent stronger....
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
A low-cost, high-speed method for printing graphene inks using a conventional roll-to-roll printing process, like that used to print newspapers, could open up a...
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Videos: Materials
MIT engineers have designed what may be the Band-Aid of the future: a sticky, stretchy, gel-like material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED lights,...
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INSIDER: Medical
Sensor Offers Real-Time View of Neural Activity
A new sensor developed by Duke University and Stanford University researchers provides a real-time, eagle-eye view of neural activity in mammalian brains. The technique watches the brain’s neurons with a temporal resolution of about 0.2 milliseconds.
News: Transportation
A lightweight composite material shaped by a unique assembly technique forms a grille opening reinforcement (GOR) designed specifically for the high-performance 2016 Ford Shelby...
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News: RF & Microwave Electronics
Electronics and software complexity is ratcheting up as autonomy, connectivity, and increased comfort and convenience features move forward. Renesas Electronics America is responding with a platforms...
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News: Defense
Cessna Aircraft is crawling into the large business jet category with a clean sheet design, namely, the 4500-nmi Citation Hemisphere and Longitude, joining the...
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News: Automotive
“Simulation powers innovation,” stated Uday Korde, Engineering Group Manager, Powertrain CAE Methods for General Motors, speaking at the recent Dassault Systèmes Regional User Meeting for...
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INSIDER: Medical
Self-Healing Gel Supports Advanced Biosensors
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a self-healing gel that repairs and connects electronic circuits, creating opportunities to advance the creation of flexible electronics, biosensors, and batteries.
INSIDER: Medical
'Wiggle' Method Offers New Way to Generate X-Rays
By using plasmons to “wiggle” a free electron in a sheet of graphene, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new method for generating X-rays. The discovered phenomenon could lead to more compact, tunable X-ray devices made of graphene.
News: Automotive
“Citroën is all about boldness: taking calculated risks and being different,” says Linda Jackson, the U.K. born CEO of the thoroughly French OEM.
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INSIDER: Medical
FDA Announces Training Program for Medtech Reviewers
The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) announced the 2015 Experiential Learning Program (ELP) General Training Program, which is intended to educate CDRH staff regarding the policies, laboratory practices, and challenges faced in broader disciplines that impact the medical...
Videos: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The cardiovascular system is a complex web of tens of thousands of miles of arteries, capillaries, and veins. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are duplicating this...
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INSIDER: Materials
Sponge-Like Material Soaks Up Oil Spills
In hopes of limiting the disastrous environmental effects of massive oil spills, scientists from Drexel University and Deakin University, in Australia, have teamed up to manufacture and test a new material. The boron nitride nanosheet absorbs up to 33 times its weight in oils and organic solvents — a...
Videos: Energy
Rice University researchers who previously pioneered the development of laser-induced graphene have configured their discovery into flexible, solid-state microsupercapacitors that...
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News: RF & Microwave Electronics
A ‘door-open’ warning as a vehicle cruises at highway speed is very worrisome. But if the alert doesn’t match reality, a cyber hack could be the culprit.
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News: Transportation
The joint engineering efforts that Aerion and Airbus Group have dedicated to the AS2 supersonic business jet since 2014 has taken on even more importance...
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News: Power
In the beginning there were Shell, Gordon Murray Design (GMD), Geo Technology, and an idea.
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Engineers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created the first- ever flexible, Fresnel zone plate microlenses with a wide field of view — a development that could allow everything from surgical...
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Electron microscopy researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a unique way to build 3-D structures with finely controlled...
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INSIDER: Imaging
A new, onion-like nanoparticle could open new frontiers in bioimaging, solar energy harvesting and light-based security techniques.
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INSIDER Product: Photonics/Optics
New Scale Technologies Inc. (Victor, NY) has a new beam steering developer’s kit for precise point-to-point beam positioning and dynamic scanning up to 100 Hz. The two piezoelectric rotary stages in the...
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Ask the Expert

Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
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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.

Inside Story

Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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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.