FPT Industrial and Forvola broke the Guinness World Record for the heaviest payload lifted by a drone. With 16 propellers giving it enough oomph, the megadrone...
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12.14.2018
Electrical and electronic scrap is now one of the fastest growing types of waste. E-scrap includes a wide array of old electronic devices that includes...
by Ingrid Fadelli
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12.14.2018
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3D printing often produces a lot of plastic waste, since rarely something is perfect the first time it’s printed. This waste can be recycled and turned into...
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12.14.2018
Scientists have created a technology for the manufacture of products made of carbon graphite materials. The technology will be applicable in ferrous and non-...
by South Ural State University
8:00am
12.13.2018
On November 17, the student-run USC Liquid Propulsion Lab (LPL) gathered in Southern California’s Mojave Desert to execute the world’s first test fire of a...
by Ashleen Knutsen, USC Viterbi
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12.12.2018
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A new fluidized bed system to heat treat aluminium parts offers a reduction in the weight of these components, to the benefit of foundries and automotive...
by CORDIS
8:00am
12.12.2018
Three Penn State students have identified what they believe is an easy solution to a common problem among their peers. They have developed The Keyper, a...
by Jeff Rice, Penn State University
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12.12.2018
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Greg Twiss’s students have tested liquid-fueled rocket motors, designed colorful jets of water, and sent balloons soaring 20 miles into the air. Now, they're...
by Duke University
8:00am
12.11.2018
In the future fusion reactor, plasma is confined by using the magnetic field inside the doughnut-shaped vacuum vessel. The blanket is in a location where it...
by National Institutes of Natural Sciences
8:00am
12.11.2018
In this video from Make it Extreme, creators delve into making their own one-wheeled, single-track monowheel. Although not necessarily practical in getting...
by Make it Extreme
8:00am
12.11.2018
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Here, Dr Heiko Wildner, chief operating officer of materials comparison database, Matmatch, explains the applications for rhenium and why it is indispensable...
by Heiko Wildner and Manuel Guzmán Manzo
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12.10.2018
Across industry, where numerous applications require strong but light-weight materials, aluminium and its alloys are often the metals of choice. Not only does...
by Precision Micro
8:00am
12.7.2018
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Even in this digital age, paper is still everywhere. Often, printed materials get used once and are then discarded, creating waste and potentially pollution....
by ACS
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12.7.2018
Made from cardboard, paper, and paper cord, the world’s largest paper ball has been created by Ideagen’s InspectionXpert, and has broken the Guinness World...
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12.7.2018
In the early 1990s, Victor Li developed Engineered Cementitious Composites, also known as ductile or bendable concrete. More than 20 years later, researchers...
by Joshua Duplechain, Louisiana State University
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12.6.2018
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Projects from three NUS Design and Environment graduates were selected from more than a thousand applications to be featured at this year’s Global Grad Show in...
by NUS News
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12.6.2018
Twelve teams have applied to take part in the Up Great "First Element" contests. The contests are aimed at overcoming the most complex global technical...
by RVC
8:00am
12.5.2018
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Scientists have discovered the first synthetic material that becomes thicker—at the molecular level—as it is stretched...
by University of Leeds
8:00am
12.5.2018
Chuck Hoberman’s toy sphere is a well-loved toy of the century, but there is more to his work than just this colorful sphere. He’s done even more work in...
by WIRED
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12.5.2018
The gravitationally-challenged Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning less after years of ambitious engineering work. Fortunately for the millions of tourists who...
by Sonia Logre And Charles Onians
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12.4.2018
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Now, a class at Purdue University gives students a chance to not only design an animated roller coaster, but experience the project firsthand using virtual...
by Purdue University
8:00am
12.4.2018
The original Onak “origami” canoe could easily unpack and assemble at any water site, and seat up to three people. Now, Onak 2.0 offers a similar experience,...
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12.4.2018
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The quest to create affordable, durable, and mass-produced "smart textiles" has been given fresh impetus through the use of the wonder material Graphene. An...
by University of Exeter
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12.3.2018
The STM8L001 ultra-low-power microcontroller from STMicroelectronics targets cost-conscious applications, by combining ST’s highly efficient 8-bit STM8 core...
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12.3.2018
Contract manufacturer, Goodwin Biotechnology, wanted to speed up completion of a purification platform for one of its customers. After opting for their...
by Alexander Page and Tony Barrass, Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group
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12.3.2018
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After Tech Ingredients took apart a hybrid jet engine, they realized they had some extra parts to tinker with, so they decided to create an add-on for e-bikes...
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12.3.2018
What if magnetic material didn't heat up when spun at a high speed? Michael McHenry is addressing this problem by synthesizing metal amorphous nanocomposite...
by Alexandra George, Carnegie Mellon University
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12.3.2018
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Dauntless has surpassed what normal UAVs can do by setting records. Despite weighing less than 80 pounds, the UAV can lift over 100 pounds as a quadcopter, but...
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11.30.2018
Heads turned and a few students stopped and stared as a farm tractor growled its way up the campus roadway at Whiting School of Engineering. Now, a course...
by Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
8:00am
11.30.2018
Neven Subotic Foundation and SimScale have announced a competition for engineers to contribute to a newly-launched project to design and build safer sanitary...
by SimScale
8:00am
11.29.2018
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