Army focuses on power, propulsion for future unmanned aircraft systems
Credit: US Army photo The development of power and propulsion technologies for future unmanned aircraft systems will deliver more reach, ...
Tag: Mechanical Engineering
Dashing the dream of ideal ‘invisibility’ cloaks for stress waves
Credit: Creative Commons, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Circular_EM_cloak_using_transformation_optics.svg/2000px-Circular_EM_cloak_using_transformation_optics.svg.png (2) Whether Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, which perfectly steers light waves around objects to make them ...
Pistons are muscling up
300-year-old piston design reinvented with soft flexible materials can produce greater forces with higher energy efficiencies, and has potential for ...
UTA professor earns prestigious award from American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Dereje Agonafer, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Distinguished University Professor of mechanical engineering at The ...
Researchers discover what makes deep-sea dragonfish teeth transparent
Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering A team of researchers led by the University of California San ...
Metal foam stops .50 caliber rounds as well as steel — at less than half the weight
Researchers have demonstrated that vehicle armor using composite metal foam (CMF) can stop ball and armor-piercing .50 caliber rounds as ...
Bats have an ambulance in their ears
Credit: Virginia Tech Anybody who has been passed by an ambulance at high speed has experienced a physical effect called ...
Estimating the wear and tear of ice on structures over coming decades or even centuries
To face the challenges of a warming climate, a new technique determines the long-term effects of moving Arctic ice on ...
It’s alive! UNH researchers create innovative ‘living’ bridge
Credit: Scott Ripley/ UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Engineers at the University of New Hampshire have designed a unique living laboratory on a ...
Most detailed X-ray image of batteries yet to reveal why they still aren’t good enough
Credit: Purdue University image/Kejie Zhao WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Electric cars rely on the same lithium-ion battery technology that's in ...
Stanford engineers develop a more stable, efficient prosthetic foot
Taking on a hiking trail or a cobblestone street with a prosthetic leg is a risky proposition - it's possible, ...
Expert in dynamical systems elected a fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
NYU Tandon's Maurizio Porfiri recognized for wide-ranging research spanning biomimetic robotics, collective behavior, multiphysics modeling, and complex systemsCredit: NYU Tandon ...
‘Slothbot’ takes a leisurely approach to environmental monitoring
Credit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech For environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, infrastructure maintenance and certain security applications, slow and energy efficient ...
Simulators for the lower jaw have been developed in Samara Polytech
The device is intended for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)Credit: @SamaraPolytech Today, according to ...
A rose inspires smart way to collect and purify water
A new device for collecting and purifying water, developed at The University of Texas at Austin, was inspired by a ...
Russian scientists investigate new materials for Li-ion batteries of miniature sensors
Researchers are developing new materials for solid-state thin-film Li-ion batteries for micro and nanodevicesCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ...
NYS winters could pose solar farm ‘ramping’ snag for power grid
ITHACA, N.Y. - By adding utility-scale solar farms throughout New York state, summer electricity demand from conventional sources could be ...
Replacing diesel with liquefied natural leads to a fuel economy of up to 60% in São Paulo
A study conducted in Brazil at the FAPESP-funded Research Centre for Gas Innovation pointed to the environmental and economic benefits ...
Aluminum is the new steel: NUST MISIS scientists made it stronger than ever before
Credit: © Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS Aluminum is one of the most promising materials for aeronautics and automobile industry. Scientists from ...
Carnegie Mellon researchers create soft, flexible materials with enhanced properties
Left: A single liquid metal nanodroplet grafted with polymer chains. Right: Schematic of polymer brushes grafted from the oxide layer ...
