CMU’s MoonRanger will search for water at moon’s south pole
Small, speedy rover completes preliminary design reviewCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH -- MoonRanger, a small robotic rover being developed by ...
Tag: Mechanical Engineering
New composite material revs up pursuit of advanced electric vehicles
Credit: Andrew Sproles, ORNL/U.S. Department of Energy Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used new techniques to create a composite ...
Engineers imitate human hands to make better sensors
Credit: Cheng Laboratory/Ye Qiu An international research team has developed "electronic skin" sensors capable of mimicking the dynamic process of ...
Engineers produce a fisheye lens that’s completely flat
The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic imagesCredit: Mikhail Shalaginov, Tian Gu, Christine Daniloff, Felice Hankel, Juejun Hu To ...
Great progress for electronic gadgets of the future
Researchers discover new way of controlling conductivity of materials at the nanoscaleCredit: Geir Mogen, NTNU Researchers at the Norwegian University ...
Theoretically, two layers are better than one for solar-cell efficiency
Credit: Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Penn State Solar cells have come a long way, but inexpensive, thin film solar cells are still ...
Fish, seaweed inspire slippery surfaces for ships
Marine vehicles can reduce friction by mimicking the way aquatic creatures secrete mucusCredit: Hyung Jin Sung WASHINGTON, September 15, 2020 ...
City, University of London and Howden secure grant from the Royal Academy of Engineering
Project is targeted at reducing leakages in rotating machinery by 20% and improving the efficiency of oil free screw compressors ...
Sculptor creates freely available design for antimicrobial touch guard to save y
The Space Key can be used to touch toilet lids, turn-locks and door handles, slipping after use into a protective ...
Producing technicolor through brain-like electronic devices
Credit: Junsuk Rho (POSTECH) Structural coloration is promised to be the display technology of the future as there is no ...
Advancing the study of traumatic brain injuries
UTA mechanical engineer to expand research of blast-related traumatic brain injuriesCredit: UT Arlington The Office of Naval Research has awarded ...
NASA’s Webb ‘powerhouse’ solar array reconnects to the telescope
Credit: Image Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn One kilowatt is about what it takes to heat up some leftovers in a microwave ...
Scientists to discover the unique ductile properties of aluminum
During experiments on high-performance wire arc additive manufacturing researchers produced a metal with unique ductilityCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic ...
New syringe technology could enable injection of highly concentrated biologic drugs
Researchers have designed a simple, low-cost device for subcutaneous injection of viscous formulations.Credit: Images courtesy of the researchers and edited ...
Dinosaurs’ unique bone structure key to carrying weight
Trabecular structure different than mammals, birdsCredit: SMU DALLAS (SMU) - Weighing up to 8,000 pounds, hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs were ...
Aerogel – the micro structural material of the future
Thermal insulation for miniature components -printed in 3DCredit: EMPA Behind the simple headline "Additive manufacturing of silica aerogels" - the ...
WVU researchers earn $1.5 million DOE grant to develop technology to decrease natural gas emissions
Credit: Nigel Clark/West Virginia University With the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas production sites, engineers at ...
Machine learning reduces hazards in nuclear power plants
Credit: Virginia Tech Nuclear researcher Juliana Pacheco Duarte is part of a team using nearly $800,000 in funding from the ...
Toward an ultrahigh energy density capacitor
By introducing defects to a common material, Berkeley Lab researchers create a highly efficient capacitor with dramatically increased energy densityCredit: ...
Smart AI makes all kinds of shapes on its own
Credit: POSTECH Plastic is light, cheap, and can be made into any shape if heated, making it a "gift from ...