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Copper Nanowires Combat Spread of Diseases
An ancient metal used for its microbial properties is the basis for a materials-based solution to disinfection. A team of scientists has developed an antimicrobial spray that deposits a layer of...
R&D Materials
Electrospinning Advantages for Wearable Technology
Researchers have shown that electrospun materials have many advantages over conventional bulk materials for the development of wearables. Electrospun materials’ high surface-to-volume...
News Materials
2022 Honda Civic Hatchback Enjoys Premium Assembly, Weight-Cutting Measures
As a veteran manufacturing engineer, Jill Fuel was an ideal choice for the project leader for the production launch of Honda’s 2022 Civic Hatchback at Honda's...
News Energy
SAE International Extends Call for Abstracts, Seeks Submissions for AeroTech Conference
Engineering Events staff at SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, have extended the call for abstracts through September 21 for the...
Articles Design
The Science of Joining Dissimilar Metals in Aerospace Manufacturing
With the industry’s traditional focus on welding and brazing, there has been minimal formal education on diffusion bonding.
Briefs Materials
Material Inspired by Chain Mail Transforms from Flexible to Rigid on Command
Applications include a smart fabric for exoskeletons, an adaptive cast that adjusts its stiffness as an injury heals, or a deployable bridge that could be unrolled and stiffened.
Articles Design
Products of Tomorrow: August 2022
This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow.
Briefs Energy
Enhanced Material Stable Enough for Solar Cells
A simple change to the surface of perovskite removes a barrier to its functionality.
Briefs Energy
Piezoelectric Material Remains Effective at High Temperatures
The material remains effective as an energy harvester or sensor at temperatures to well above 572°F.
Briefs Design
Method Pinpoints Microscale Damage in Metal
The process predicts when and where microscopic cracks will occur before they become catastrophic.
Briefs Lighting Technology
Flexible Micro LEDs for Wearables
These micro LEDs can be folded, twisted, cut, and stuck to different surfaces.
Briefs Power
Ecological Power Storage Battery Made of Vanillin
Vanillin is converted into a redox-active electrolyte material for liquid batteries.
Briefs Energy
Advancing Renewable Energy Production with Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen
Hydrogen has emerged as an important carrier to store energy generated by renewable resources, as a substitute for fossil fuels used for transportation, in the production of ammonia, and for other industrial applications.
R&D Medical
Hybrid Material Enables Next-Gen E-Skin
Researchers have developed three-in-one hybrid material smart skin for the next generation of artificial, electronic skin using a novel process. With 2,000 individual sensors per square millimeter,...
R&D Materials
Understanding Titanium’s Biocompatibility
Scientists used photoelectrochemical measurement and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to clarify the source of titanium’s biocompatibility when implanted into the body, as with hip...
Briefs Medical
Peeling Back the Layers: Adhesives Testing for Wearables
Trends in wearable technology follow those of the broader biomedical and electronics industries — devices are getting smaller, smarter, and easier to use. Specifically, wearables in...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Keeping the Bugs at Bay
With its instant repellency and its ability to repel rather than kill or deactivate pathogens, RepelWrap presents an effective alternative to current technologies.
Features Manufacturing & Prototyping
What Medical Device OEMs Should Know About Outsourced MIM
The basis of metal injection molding (MIM) technology involves fine metal powders, which are combined with thermoplastic binders and surfactants, allowing injection in a plastic...
Facility Focus Manufacturing & Prototyping
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering
The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, more commonly known as Penn Engineering or SEAS, offers programs that emphasize hands-on study of engineering...
R&D Manufacturing & Prototyping
Micro-CAL Process Prints Fine Features in Glass Microstructures
Researchers have developed a new way to 3D print glass microstructures that is faster and produces objects with higher optical quality, design flexibility, and strength....
R&D Nanotechnology
Nanomaterial Improves Insulin’s Effects
Researchers have developed a compound consisting of insulin bound to a string of amino acids that includes an antioxidant group. An earlier study in mice suggested this nanomaterial’s...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Smart Molecules Act as Computer Transistors
Researchers have discovered a single-molecule switch that can act like a transistor and store binary information such as the 1s and 0s used in classical computing. The molecule is around five...
Q&A Robotics, Automation & Control
Q&A: Liquid-Solid Co-Printing of Complete Functional Systems
Professor Robert MacCurdy and his team at the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed and characterized a method to print 3D structures with the simultaneous use of...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Heat-Management Material Keeps Computers Running Cool
Computer processors have shrunk to nanometer scales over the years, with billions of transistors sitting on a single computer chip. While the increased number of transistors helps make...
Briefs Materials
Platform for Quantum Technologies Using Gold
Scientists discovered a new platform for quantum technologies by suspending two-dimensional (2D) crystals over pores in a slab of gold. When heated, the metal reflows to form a porous structure...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Materials for Next-Generation LED-Based Data Communications
Light-emitting diode (LED)-based communications techniques allow computing devices, including cellphones, to communicate with one another using infrared light. However, LED...
Briefs Software
Robots Created with 3D Printer
Robotic assistants are expected to become increasingly marketable as caregivers; however, the external hard structure of current caregiving robots prevents them from establishing a safe human-robot interaction....
Briefs Materials
A Laser-Based Volumetric Additive Manufacturing Method to 3D Print Glass
Traditional glassmaking techniques can be costly and slow, and 3D printing glass often results in rough textures, making them unsuitable for smooth lenses. Using a new...
Briefs Medical
Bandage Material Stops Bleeding Without Adhering to the Wound
Researchers have developed a new kind of bandage that helps blood to clot and doesn’t stick to the wound. They tested various superhydrophobic materials — which are, like...
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