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 ...
Tag: Mechanical Engineering
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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