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Metal-embedding method helps tiny sensors function in extreme environments Technology / Engineering May 04, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers have developed a method for fabricating "packages" of tiny sensors that measure temperature more accurately than bulk thermocouples. Inserted unobtrusively in critical ...

Researchers to develop ultra-miniature implantable sensors to measure blood flow Technology / Engineering June 07, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Physicians and surgeons will someday monitor a patient's blood flow, blood pressure and temperature with tiny, implanted devices, thanks to research being conducted by a Cornell University professor and an Ithaca-area high-tech ...

Students take Porsche to electric avenue Technology / Engineering June 06, 2007 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet For the past six months a team of MIT students has spent hundreds of hours--many late at night--converting a sleek Porsche 914 into an electric vehicle. Their goal? To demonstrate the viability of advanced ...

Handheld device 'sees' damage in concrete bridges, piers Technology / Engineering May 21, 2007 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Engineers at MIT have developed a new technique for detecting damage in concrete bridges and piers that could increase the safety of aging infrastructure by allowing easier, more frequent, onsite inspections ...

'Anti-noise' silences wind turbines Technology / Engineering August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet If wind energy converters are located anywhere near a residential area, they must never become too noisy even in high winds. Most such power units try to go easy on their neighbors' ears, but even the most ...

Microrobots dance on something smaller than a pin's head Technology / Engineering June 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Microscopic robots crafted to maneuver separately without any obvious guidance are now assembling into self-organized structures after years of continuing research led by a Duke University computer scientist.

Bamboo instant houses will soon shelter Sichuan quake victims Technology / Engineering June 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet A USC Viterbi School of Engineering professor on sabbatical in China has created a prototype of a sturdy, quick-to-build bamboo house designed to help the vast number of people made homeless by the May 12 ...

How strong is a hurricane? Just listen Technology / Engineering April 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Knowing how powerful a hurricane is, before it hits land, can help to save lives or to avoid the enormous costs of an unnecessary evacuation. Some MIT researchers think there may be a better, cheaper way of getting that crucial ...

Tesla Roadster: Test Driving Your Electric Dream Car Technology / Engineering March 30, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| No comments yet We take a ride in the Tesla Roadster, a 100-percent electric car inspired by PC technology. Due on the market this fall for under $100K, the Roadster does zero to 60 in 4 seconds.

Dutch University Tests Windmill for Seawater Desalination Technology / Engineering February 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| No comments yet A traditional windmill which drives a pump: that is the simple concept behind the combination of windmill/reverse osmosis developed by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands. In this ...

Ultraclean Combustion Technology For Electricity Generation Fires Up in Hydrogen Tests Technology / Engineering August 01, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet An experimental gas turbine simulator equipped with an ultralow-emissions combustion technology called LSI has been tested successfully using pure hydrogen as a fuel – a milestone that indicates a potential ...

Compact tidal generator could reduce the cost of producing electricity from flowing water Technology / Engineering June 13, 2006 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet What happens if you run an electric motor backwards? That is exactly what researchers Dr Steve Turnock and Dr Suleiman Abu-Sharkh from the University of Southampton asked themselves after they had successfully built an electric ...

Finding survivors, protecting drivers Technology / Engineering February 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet At the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Symposium, Assistant Professor Hossein Hashemi of the USC Ming Hsieh department of electrical engineering will discuss two radar chips created in his laboratory, ...

‘Mini-rivers’ may detect explosives, toxins better than other types of sensors Technology / Engineering November 14, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet A casual conversation between two professors on a train from Oxford to London has led to the development of a new type of sensor that may be markedly better at sniffing out explosives, cocaine or environmental toxins than ...

Acute artificial compound eyes Technology / Engineering May 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Insects are a source of inspiration for technological development work. For example, researchers around the world are working on ultra-thin imaging systems based on the insect eye. The principle of hyperacuity ...

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Metal-embedding method helps tiny sensors function in extreme environments Technology / Engineering May 04, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers have developed a method for fabricating "packages" of tiny sensors that measure temperature more accurately than bulk thermocouples. Inserted unobtrusively in critical ...

Researchers to develop ultra-miniature implantable sensors to measure blood flow Technology / Engineering June 07, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Physicians and surgeons will someday monitor a patient's blood flow, blood pressure and temperature with tiny, implanted devices, thanks to research being conducted by a Cornell University professor and an Ithaca-area high-tech ...

Students take Porsche to electric avenue Technology / Engineering June 06, 2007 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet For the past six months a team of MIT students has spent hundreds of hours--many late at night--converting a sleek Porsche 914 into an electric vehicle. Their goal? To demonstrate the viability of advanced ...

Handheld device 'sees' damage in concrete bridges, piers Technology / Engineering May 21, 2007 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Engineers at MIT have developed a new technique for detecting damage in concrete bridges and piers that could increase the safety of aging infrastructure by allowing easier, more frequent, onsite inspections ...

'Anti-noise' silences wind turbines Technology / Engineering August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet If wind energy converters are located anywhere near a residential area, they must never become too noisy even in high winds. Most such power units try to go easy on their neighbors' ears, but even the most ...

Microrobots dance on something smaller than a pin's head Technology / Engineering June 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Microscopic robots crafted to maneuver separately without any obvious guidance are now assembling into self-organized structures after years of continuing research led by a Duke University computer scientist.

Bamboo instant houses will soon shelter Sichuan quake victims Technology / Engineering June 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet A USC Viterbi School of Engineering professor on sabbatical in China has created a prototype of a sturdy, quick-to-build bamboo house designed to help the vast number of people made homeless by the May 12 ...

How strong is a hurricane? Just listen Technology / Engineering April 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Knowing how powerful a hurricane is, before it hits land, can help to save lives or to avoid the enormous costs of an unnecessary evacuation. Some MIT researchers think there may be a better, cheaper way of getting that crucial ...

Tesla Roadster: Test Driving Your Electric Dream Car Technology / Engineering March 30, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| No comments yet We take a ride in the Tesla Roadster, a 100-percent electric car inspired by PC technology. Due on the market this fall for under $100K, the Roadster does zero to 60 in 4 seconds.

Dutch University Tests Windmill for Seawater Desalination Technology / Engineering February 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| No comments yet A traditional windmill which drives a pump: that is the simple concept behind the combination of windmill/reverse osmosis developed by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands. In this ...

Ultraclean Combustion Technology For Electricity Generation Fires Up in Hydrogen Tests Technology / Engineering August 01, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet An experimental gas turbine simulator equipped with an ultralow-emissions combustion technology called LSI has been tested successfully using pure hydrogen as a fuel – a milestone that indicates a potential ...

Compact tidal generator could reduce the cost of producing electricity from flowing water Technology / Engineering June 13, 2006 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet What happens if you run an electric motor backwards? That is exactly what researchers Dr Steve Turnock and Dr Suleiman Abu-Sharkh from the University of Southampton asked themselves after they had successfully built an electric ...

Finding survivors, protecting drivers Technology / Engineering February 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet At the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Symposium, Assistant Professor Hossein Hashemi of the USC Ming Hsieh department of electrical engineering will discuss two radar chips created in his laboratory, ...

‘Mini-rivers’ may detect explosives, toxins better than other types of sensors Technology / Engineering November 14, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet A casual conversation between two professors on a train from Oxford to London has led to the development of a new type of sensor that may be markedly better at sniffing out explosives, cocaine or environmental toxins than ...

Acute artificial compound eyes Technology / Engineering May 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Insects are a source of inspiration for technological development work. For example, researchers around the world are working on ultra-thin imaging systems based on the insect eye. The principle of hyperacuity ...

Metal-embedding method helps tiny sensors function in extreme environments

Researchers to develop ultra-miniature implantable sensors to measure blood flow

Students take Porsche to electric avenue

Handheld device 'sees' damage in concrete bridges, piers

'Anti-noise' silences wind turbines

Microrobots dance on something smaller than a pin's head

Bamboo instant houses will soon shelter Sichuan quake victims

How strong is a hurricane? Just listen

Tesla Roadster: Test Driving Your Electric Dream Car

Dutch University Tests Windmill for Seawater Desalination

Ultraclean Combustion Technology For Electricity Generation Fires Up in Hydrogen Tests

Compact tidal generator could reduce the cost of producing electricity from flowing water

Finding survivors, protecting drivers

‘Mini-rivers’ may detect explosives, toxins better than other types of sensors

Acute artificial compound eyes

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