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Emerging Plasma FIB-SEM Techniques Advancing Battery Innovation

PFIB-SEM is a valuable technique that neatly complements other analytical and imaging methods, providing high-resolution 2D and 3D information for larger areas, as compared to traditional gallium FIB-SEM.

The Road to Net-Zero EV Development Labs

As the automotive sector continues to transition to a significant portion of their portfolio being electric, they must either build the needed test facilities to support this transition or update their current facilities.

GM Readies Fuel Cells for Commercial Deployment

After decades of concentrated development work, GM’s fuel-cell R&D unit Hydrotec is poised to deploy “the first applications that will be going commercial” of its hydrogen fuel-cell technology.

Developing High-Energy-Density Batteries Using Aluminum Foil

A team of researchers is using aluminum foil to create batteries with higher energy density and greater stability. The team’s new battery system could enable EVs to run longer on a single charge and would be cheaper to manufacture – all while having a positive impact on the environment.

New Priming Method for Improving Battery Lifecycle

Scientists at Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering have developed a readily scalable method to optimize prelithiation, a process that helps mitigate lithium loss and improves battery life cycles by coating silicon anodes with stabilized lithium metal particles.

An Unprecedented View of Gene Regulation

MIT engineers have created a new technique that analyzes the 3D organization of the genome at a resolution 100 times higher than before. The findings suggest that many genes interact with dozens of...

Hydrogen: A Potential Green Path to Making Chemicals

A new potential path toward greener ways to make chemicals: By adapting hydrogen fuel cell technologies, which are already used to power some EVs, laptops, and cell phones.

Leading the Way to Cyber Safety on Roads and Highways

CYBER-CARE — the Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education — is a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) University Transportation Center (UTC), Tier...

Magnetic Robots Walk, Crawl, and Swim

New soft-bodied robots that can be controlled by a simple magnetic field are well suited to work in confined spaces. The robots, formed from rubbery magnetic spirals, can be programmed to walk, crawl,...

Diesel Engine Research Leading to Better Efficiency, Emissions Standards on the Roads

Purdue University’s Greg Shaver doesn’t believe there should be a trade-off between protecting the air we breathe and achieving better engine...

PRI Launches New Program to Help Companies Improve Manufacturing, Quality

The Performance Review Institute (PRI) has launched a new service designed to help companies improve manufacturing and quality management and improve business...

Disease

What groundbreaking medical technology achievement marked a significant advancement in treating a common neurological condition?

AI and AM: A Powerful Synergy

In the digital-design-engineering world, at the foundation of innovation in advanced manufacturing, AI’s “deep learning” has the potential to transform how the world makes products — in highly positive ways.

Using Balloons to Explore Space Without Leaving Earth

The oldest form of air travel, balloons’ capabilities are transforming. They’re now being utilized by researchers at the Johns Hopkins’ Applied Physics Laboratory for a new age of...

Mars Sample Return Aims to Return Mars Samples

A team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab is designing a lander which will be the heaviest spacecraft ever to touch down on Mars — Mars Sample Return. As its name suggests, it aims to revolutionize...

AFRL’s Autonomous Aircraft Experimentation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic, a powerful tool, and here to stay. Watch this video to see how the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is working to integrate artificially trained neural...

Ford Approved for Hands-Off Driving on German Autobahn

Ford announced in late August that its Blue Cruise (SAE Level 2 driver-assistance) ADAS that allows for hands-free driving in certain situations was approved by the German Federal...

4D Printing with Smart Materials

4D printing, which enables the printing of objects that can transform their shape in response to certain conditions, is opening doors to new advances in aerospace, electronics, medical, and robotics.

Paragonix Technologies Receives FDA Clearance for BAROguard Donor Lung Preservation System

Organ transplant developer, Paragonix Technologies has received FDA clearance for its next-generation donor lung preservation system, BAROguard™....

A Robotic Solution to Finding and Removing Spotted Lanternfly Eggs

A team from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute has developed an autonomous robot to control the spread of spotted lanternflies — invasive insects known to...

A NASA Expert Explains How Robots Help Humans in Space

When it comes to space, humans and robots go way back. NASA is even working on a new generation of robots that will help us explore in advanced and novel ways. With NASA’s CADRE —...

3D Display Could Bring Touch to the Digital World

Imagine an iPad with a surface that can morph and deform, allowing you to draw 3D designs, create haiku poems that jump out from the screen, and even hold your partner’s hand from an ocean away. Such is the vision of a team from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Novel Technology Enhances Measurement Reliability of Methane Gas Emissions from Rice Paddy Fields

A joint research team of Dr. Namgoo Kang from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) and Dr. Minseok Kang from the...

A Ferroelectric Transistor That Stores and Computes at Scale

The Big Data revolution has strained the capabilities of state-of-the-art electronic hardware, challenging engineers to rethink almost every aspect of the microchip. With ever...