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Briefs: Design
The ventilators are simpler and cheaper to make than those currently available.
Technology & Society: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This is a new process for the 3D printing of complete one-piece structurally sound prosthetic limbs.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Methanol is sometimes referred to as ethanol's deadly twin. While the latter is the intoxicating ingredient in wine, beer, and liquor, the former is a chemical that...
Articles: Motion Control
Learn how design engineers are making better gas meters.
Articles: Energy
The e-kit promises to be a low-cost solution in the developing world.
Briefs: Medical
The dye, delivered along with a vaccine, could enable “on-patient” storage of vaccination history.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
NASA's Dry Goods Delivery System, a lung-heart sensor on a chip, and more.
Briefs: Software
This framework determines regional landslide probability in near real time.
Briefs: Medical
The device can be used to pre-screen for the virus using gene-editing assays before those infected can travel and expose others.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and the majority live in developing nations. A process was developed...
Articles: Energy
Learn about the world's first wave-driven desalination system.
Briefs: Medical
Portable Device for Rapid Detection of the Zika Virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) listed more than 5,000 cases of the Zika virus in the U.S. from January 2015 to February 2017. The vast majority of those cases were travelers returning from affected areas. Florida has the highest number of cases of the Zika virus at 1,069...
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
When removing very dilute concentrations of pollutants from water, existing separation methods tend to be energy- and chemical-intensive. A new method was developed that could provide a...
NASA Spinoff: Materials
Spinoff is NASA's annual publication featuring successfully commercialized NASA technology. This commercialization has contributed to the development of products and services in the fields...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
When global food prices spiked dramatically in late 2007 and into 2008, with the costs of many basic dietary staples doubling or even tripling, protests and riots upset...
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Behrokh Khoshnevis University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Contour Crafting (CC) is a computerized construction method that 3D prints large-scale structures directly from...
Articles: Automotive
The SAE 2014 World Congress, which takes place April 8-10 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, assembles the best talent in the automotive industry — experts, management teams, engineers, and executives — to collaborate...
Articles: Medical
ChemoPatch™
Alydaar Rangwala, Nikhil Mehandru, Aaron Perez, and Brandon Sim Theratech, Loudonville, NY
The world is facing a global cancer crisis. In 2011, 13.7 million new cancer cases and...
Research News: Lighting
Research being done at North Carolina State University will allow the development of energy-efficient LED devices that use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill pathogens such as bacteria...
Articles: Transportation
Today there are multiple devices available for harnessing solar energy. Each device offers a different set of characteristics. Wafer-based devices consist of mono or polycrystalline and...
Articles: Software
Sharing 3D Designs: Compatibility is the “Word”
In last year’s roundtable, one of our executives predicted that one day, sharing 3D designs would be as easy as sharing Microsoft Word documents...
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
(Winner of an HP Workstation)
3D Ultrasonic Neuronavigation System for Image-Guided Brain Surgery
Ajay Mahajan
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Murphysboro, IL
This...
Application Briefs: Imaging
The discovery of X-rays was first reported at the end of 1895 when Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen was conducting experiments with electrostatic charges and cathode ray tubes. In 2008, we have such...
Top Stories
Blog: Power
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Blog: Unmanned Systems
Aerial Microrobots That Can Match a Bumblebee's Speed
Blog: Electronics & Computers
Turning Edible Fungi into Organic Memristors
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Revolutionizing the Production of Semiconductor Chips
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Microscopic Swimming Machines that Can Sense, Respond to Surroundings
Quiz: Power
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: Transportation
Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Upcoming Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement
From Spreadsheets to Insights: Fast Data Analysis Without Complex...
Upcoming Webinars: Transportation
A FREE Two-Day Event Dedicated to Connected Mobility
Podcasts: Unmanned Systems
SiPhog Technology: Enabling GPS‑Independent Flight for Uncrewed Aerial...
