Engineers at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, used bits of metal scraps and a household chemical to create the world’s first steel-brass battery that can store energy at levels comparable to lead-acid batteries.
Feather-like airplane wing skin for flying efficiency
When the Wright brothers accomplished their first powered flight more than a century ago, they controlled the motion of their Flyer 1 aircraft using wires and pulleys that bent and twisted the wood-and-canvas wings.
3D printing partnership drives down vehicle weight
Divergent 3D entered into a global development partnership with engineering research and development firm Altran.
Electronic Device Failure Analysis, Volume 18, Issue 4, November 2016 (ASM International)
November 2016 Issue of Electronic Device Failure Analysis, a quarterly publication providing a technical condensation of information of interest to electronic device failure analysis technicians, engineers, and managers.
Electric oxidizing oven heat treats Inconel trays for nuclear power fuel cell rods
Baker Furnace Inc., Yorba Linda, Calif., has shipped an electric oxidizing oven to a manufacturer of components for nuclear power plants to heat treat Inconel support trays that hold nuclear fuel cell rods in place.