UCF researchers are working on tech so machines can thermally ‘breathe’
The UCF researchers are developing a way for large machines to "breathe" in and out cooling blasts of water to ...
Tag: Mechanical Engineering
How to catch fire
Rising star and mechanical engineer Chloe Dedic is measuring the elusive qualities of flame to inform hypersonic engine designCredit: Tom ...
Literal rise of the internet enables new climate science
NSF helps Rice University professor crunch data on atmospheric gravity wavesCredit: Loon HOUSTON - (Oct. 12, 2020) - An unintended ...
What tiny surfing robots teach us about surface tension
Credit: Saeed Jafari Kang and Hassan Masoud/Michigan Tech Spend an afternoon by a creek in the woods, and you're likely ...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT’s Tony Schmitz elected to ASPE College of Fellows
Credit: Carlos Jones, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Dept. of Energy Tony Schmitz, joint faculty researcher in machining and machine tools ...
Successful crash test meets major milestone for nuclear deterrence program
Sandia team worked through COVID-19 challenges, delivered results on timeCredit: Photo by Bret Latter, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- ...
High-speed photos shine a light on how metals fail
By combining experimental and theoretical work, researchers discover what happens when metals are stretched to their yield pointCredit: Aalto University ...
Aerodynamicists reveal link between fish scales and aircraft drag
City, University of London's Professor Christoph Bruecker and his team have transferred the idea of fish scales to arrays of ...
WVU engineers receive funding to improve methane sensor technology in longwall mines
Credit: West Virginia University Despite longwall mining being an efficient way of extracting coal, it produces dangerous methane gas that ...
Beat the heat: Novel passive cooling device for surfaces and enclosed spaces
Scientists engineer the first passive radiative device that absorbs heat from the inside of an enclosure and emits it on ...
Plant-based spray could be used in n95 masks and energy devices
Engineers invent way to spray extremely thin wires on 3D objectsCredit: Images: (left) Jonathan P. Singer; (right) Lin Lei Engineers ...
Hydrogen embrittlement creates complications for clean energy storage, transportation
Methods reveal understanding of the location of hydrogen in ferritic steelsCredit: O. Sobol, G. Holzlechner, G. Nolze, T. Wirth, D. ...
The best of both worlds: A new take on metal-plastic hybrid 3D printing
Scientists develop a novel and surprisingly simple method to print 3D structures made of metal and plastic, paving the way ...
Noble metal clusters can enhance performance of catalysts and save resources
Lower-cost production thanks to optimized distribution of atoms - publication in Nature CatalysisCredit: Florian Maurer, KIT Billions of noble metal ...
Safe flight: New method detects onset of destructive oscillations in aircraft turbines
New method for early flutter detection will help in the development of safer and more eco-friendly turbines in aircraftCredit: Tokyo ...
UIC receives $8 million Army Research Laboratory grant for drone fuel sensor research
Sensors will enable unmanned aircraft systems to adapt to different fuel typesCredit: UIC/Jim Young The University of Illinois Chicago has ...
SwRI releases major updates to Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) software
NPSS models rockets, jet engines, turbomachinery, other technologiesCredit: SwRI SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 29, 2020 -- Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) ...
Topology-optimized thermal cloak-concentrator
Credit: Garuda Fujii, Institute of Engineering, Shinshu University, Japan Topology-optimized thermal cloak-concentrator realizes excellent cloaking and concentrating simultaneously although it ...
SLAC invention could make particle accelerators 10 times smaller
It uses terahertz radiation to power a miniscule copper accelerator structureCredit: Chris Pearson/Emilio Nanni/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Particle accelerators generate ...
A multishot lensless camera in development could aid disease diagnosis
Credit: Keating/Liu Labs, Penn State A new type of imaging that does not require a lens and uses reconfigurable particle-based ...