http://www.physorg.com/technology-news/engineering/ en-us PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on engineering technology, engineering science, computer engineering , civil engineering, chemical engineering, aerospace engineering and environmental engineering. Taiwanese researchers have developed a chip to treat backpain that is powered by mobile phone, a member of the team said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news178526728.html Technology - Engineering Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:46:05 EST news178526728 (PhysOrg.com) -- A British team hoping to be the first to get a car to 1,000 mph (1,610 km/h) has made its final design selection. The six-tonne car, known as the Bloodhound, will be powered by a Eurofighter jet engine mounted above a hybrid rocket, and will be built in Bristol, UK. http://www.physorg.com/news178355487.html Technology - Engineering Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:50:01 EST news178355487 (PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency identification tags. The technology, based on one or more unique physical attributes of individual tags rather than information stored on them, will prevent the production of counterfeit tags and thus greatly enhance both security and privacy for government agencies, businesses and consumers. http://www.physorg.com/news177842859.html Technology - Engineering Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:48:17 EST news177842859 (PhysOrg.com) -- Australian researchers have made two important advances in the development of unmanned aircraft capable of seeing for themselves as they fly fast and low over dangerous terrain. http://www.physorg.com/news173621893.html Technology - Engineering Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:30:04 EST news173621893 (PhysOrg.com) -- Road trains linking vehicles together in a traveling convoy are planned for Europe. With only the lead vehicle being actively driven, the road trains would allow commuters to sleep, read a book or watch TV, or anything else they fancy as they drive to work. http://www.physorg.com/news177316622.html Technology - Engineering Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:10:01 EST news177316622 (PhysOrg.com) -- Disability, John Spletzer believes, should no longer pose any obstacle to mobility. A blind person may not be able to see or a paraplegic to walk, but each can access the technology available to the rest of the world. And that technology has the potential to serve as a person`s feet, hands and eyes and thus restore his ability to interact with his environment. http://www.physorg.com/news177062541.html Technology - Engineering Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:40:12 EST news177062541 (AP) -- Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle, which will hit the market next fall. Ford says it's the first automaker to mass produce the technology. http://www.physorg.com/news176668788.html Technology - Engineering Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:41:08 EST news176668788 (PhysOrg.com) -- Pay attention, Shaq: Two North Carolina State University engineers have figured out the best way to shoot a free throw - a frequently underappreciated skill that gets more important as the game clock winds down. http://www.physorg.com/news176578811.html Technology - Engineering Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:40:40 EST news176578811 (PhysOrg.com) -- Polishing metal surfaces is a demanding but monotonous task, and it is difficult to find qualified young specialists. Polishing machines do not represent an adequate alternative because they cannot get to difficult parts of the surface. A new solution is provided by laser polishers. http://www.physorg.com/news176456761.html Technology - Engineering Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:40:01 EST news176456761 (PhysOrg.com) -- During the last several years, researchers have been building micro air vehicles (MAVs) that can autonomously fly through different environments by relying on GPS for navigation. Recently, a team of researchers has designed an MAV that can navigate unknown environments without GPS, which could enable it to overcome several limitations of GPS-dependent vehicles. http://www.physorg.com/news176390156.html Technology - Engineering Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:16:45 EST news176390156 Imagine driving at top speed on a steep, winding mountain pass in the Alps, or the Himalayas, or the Rocky Mountains. http://www.physorg.com/news176354395.html Technology - Engineering Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:20:18 EST news176354395 (PhysOrg.com) -- A company that makes steel for bearings used in heavy trucks had a big problem. The trucks travel through harsh, perilous environments such as Siberia, and an unexpected bearing failure on a remote stretch could literally put the driver's life in danger. Knowing how long the steel would hold up under those conditions was beyond their ability to predict experimentally, so they turned to specialists at MIT. http://www.physorg.com/news175952830.html Technology - Engineering Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:48:04 EST news175952830 (PhysOrg.com) -- Xerox has developed an ink which can be used to print circuits onto plastics, films, and textiles. Although circuits printed on flexible materials aren't new, Xerox's method may be cheap and easy enough to open the doors to many new possibilities for flexible electronics. http://www.physorg.com/news175870685.html Technology - Engineering Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:58:38 EST news175870685 (PhysOrg.com) -- David Smith, who has been building model railroads since 1965, has always had a preference for the smaller scale train models. His most recent project is a five-car train that runs through a scene of mountains, a tunnel, trees, buildings, and a cloud-studded sky - the whole thing measuring just 0.125 x 0.2 inches (0.3 x 0.5 cm). The train's modeling scale is 1:35,200. http://www.physorg.com/news175782519.html Technology - Engineering Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:29:14 EST news175782519 Technology developed by the University of Warwick that can identify partial, distorted, scratched, smudged, or otherwise warped fingerprints in just a few seconds has just scored top marks in the world's two toughest technical fingerprint tests. The technology is also being rapidly taken up by the UK building trade who are delighted to have fingerprint technology which can cope with the often worn and ravaged builders' thumbprints. http://www.physorg.com/news175767970.html Technology - Engineering Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:40:01 EST news175767970 (PhysOrg.com) -- Using data from Hurricane Katrina and four other destructive storms, researchers from Johns Hopkins and Texas A&M universities say they have found a way to accurately predict power outages in advance of a hurricane. Their approach provides estimates of how many outages will occur across a region as a hurricane is approaching. http://www.physorg.com/news175261019.html Technology - Engineering Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:37:22 EST news175261019 (PhysOrg.com) -- Maple tree seeds (or samara fruit) and the spiraling pattern in which they glide to the ground have delighted children for ages and perplexed engineers for decades. Now aerospace engineering graduate students at the University of Maryland`s Clark School of Engineering have learned how to apply the seeds` unique design to devices that can hover and perform surveillance in defense and emergency situations. http://www.physorg.com/news175247077.html Technology - Engineering Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:50:00 EST news175247077 (PhysOrg.com) -- New technologies and academic collaborations are helping scholars at the University of Chicago analyze hundreds of ancient documents in Aramaic, one of the Middle East's oldest continuously spoken and written languages. http://www.physorg.com/news174760375.html Technology - Engineering Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:50:01 EST news174760375 A French researcher, funded by the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development, in London, England and the French DoD has designed a rugged micro air vehicle (MAV) that is attractive to the U.S. Air Force because of its high aerodynamic efficiency, even in adverse conditions. http://www.physorg.com/news174745796.html Technology - Engineering Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:40:01 EST news174745796 (PhysOrg.com) -- In urban areas, there`s almost always more than one way to get somewhere, but often it`s difficult to predict which road will be fastest. In an attempt to improve traffic flow and decrease congestion, researchers have been developing intelligent traffic systems that display real-time information about various roads on a display board, helping drivers make the best road choice. Until now, this information has always displayed traffic conditions from the immediate past. A new system can now predict future traffic conditions based on real-time data, giving drivers more relevant information to choose the fastest route. http://www.physorg.com/news174560362.html Technology - Engineering Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:05 EST news174560362 (PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers who created an ultra-fast, extremely high-resolution video camera have enabled dozens of medical applications, including one scenario that can record 'thought' processes travelling along neurons. This is ingenious science. http://www.physorg.com/news174554094.html Technology - Engineering Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:16:25 EST news174554094 University of Utah engineers showed that a wireless network of radio transmitters can track people moving behind solid walls. The system could help police, firefighters and others nab intruders, and rescue hostages, fire victims and elderly people who fall in their homes. It also might help retail marketing and border control. http://www.physorg.com/news174545021.html Technology - Engineering Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:46:40 EST news174545021 (PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has ever stepped barefoot onto blacktop pavement on a hot sunny day knows the phenomenon very well: Black surfaces absorb the sun's heat very efficiently, producing a toe-scorching surface. In the wintertime, that can be a good thing: A dark roof heats up in the sun and helps reduce your heating bill. But in summertime, it's definitely a bad thing: Your house gets even hotter, and your air conditioning has to work harder. In most places, the summertime penalty is greater than the wintertime gain, it turns out, so that's why many people, including U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, strongly advocate switching to white roofs. http://www.physorg.com/news174209373.html Technology - Engineering Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:30:13 EST news174209373 Nissan unveiled Thursday a futuristic concept car that tilts to the side when going around bends to make drivers feel like they are gliding through the air. http://www.physorg.com/news174198610.html Technology - Engineering Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:30:45 EST news174198610 (PhysOrg.com) -- A group of researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology has developed a handheld camera that uses microwave signals to non-destructively peek inside materials and structures in real time. http://www.physorg.com/news174054998.html Technology - Engineering Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:37:14 EST news174054998 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Utah, USA, have discovered that variations in signal strengths in wireless networks can be used to "see" movements of people on the other side of walls or doors. http://www.physorg.com/news173950468.html Technology - Engineering Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:40:02 EST news173950468 (PhysOrg.com) -- When we think of taking pictures of the earth from space, we assume that a great deal of money has to be spent on high-tech equipment and complex vehicles to get the camera up there. But, as a student at MIT has managed to prove, you can get great pictures from space for $150. http://www.physorg.com/news173709451.html Technology - Engineering Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:38:07 EST news173709451 Panasonic Corp. has developed a 1.5 kWh battery module from 18650-type (18 mm in diameter x 65 mm in length) lithium-ion battery cells, which are widely used in laptop computers, to provide energy storage solutions for a wide range of environmentally friendly energy technologies. For example, multiple units can be connected in series and/or parallel to store energy generated by home-use photovoltaic (PV) systems and fuel cells, and power electric vehicles (EV). http://www.physorg.com/news173635366.html Technology - Engineering Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:50:02 EST news173635366 Sony today announced the development of a single lens 3D camera technology capable of recording natural and smooth 3D images of even fast-moving subject matter such as sports, at 240fps (frames per second). http://www.physorg.com/news173634913.html Technology - Engineering Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:10:01 EST news173634913 Dr. Erez Allouche, assistant professor of civil engineering at Louisiana Tech University and associate director of the Trenchless Technology Center, is conducting innovative research on geopolymer concrete and providing ways to use a waste byproduct from coal fired power plants and help curb carbon dioxide emissions. http://www.physorg.com/news173454176.html Technology - Engineering Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:43:23 EST news173454176