Abstract: Rapid advancements in 3D printing that have fueled the development of advanced manufacturing applications are well-known. New printing techniques and their ability to print objects from a growing variety of materials such ...

Abstract: Politicians and urban planners have been laying the groundwork to leverage technology to meet the demands of growing urban population and provide greater efficiencies in delivering services in the quest to create smart ...

Abstract: Lithium-ion batteries are reliable and getting progressively cheaper, but generally deliver full power capacity for no more than four hours. But for renewable energy to fully replace fossil fuels, energy storage systems ...

Abstract: The global supply chain shutdown during the pandemic put the spotlight on China, where the great bulk of the world’s goods are manufactured. The coronavirus highlighted the vulnerabilities of concentrating so much production ...

Abstract: A new HVAC filter, developed through a collaboration of Houston-based medical real estate developer Medistar and researchers at the University of Houston and Texas A&M University, uses a heated filter made

Abstract: Workers recently finished the last piece of tunnel for Kuala Lumpur’s second metro line, capping a program where autonomous tunneling machines have been operating remotely since 2016. Getting to that point took a poke by ...

Abstract: Traditional generating stations that produce baseload power measured in hundreds of megawatts are either closing or struggling, unable to compete with inexpensive power produced by solar, wind, or natural gas-burning plants. ...

Abstract: The U.S. Navy builds and sails some of the world’s largest and most powerful vessels and those ships depend on a wide range of advanced systems and machinery to operate. Now, the Navy is moving toward advanced manufacturing ...

Abstract: GM, Ford, and other automakers are chasing Tesla in the manufacture and marketing of electric vehicles. In turn this is sparking an upheaval the auto industry has not seen since Henry Ford’s Model T, which introduced ...

Abstract: Demand for engineers across all disciplines, especially mechanical engineering, is very high as U.S. industries look to ramp up what they hope is a post-pandemic economy. They also may enjoy more relaxed working conditions ...