Engineering news
New process generates hydrogen from aluminum alloy to run engines, fuel cells
May 16, 2007 |
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A Purdue University engineer has developed a method that uses an aluminum alloy to extract hydrogen from water for running fuel cells or internal combustion engines, and the technique could be used to replace ...
UBC Engineers Create Vehicle that Travels from Vancouver to Halifax on a Gallon of Gas
Jun 20, 2006 |
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A team of engineering students from The University of British Columbia has built a vehicle so efficient that it could travel from Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon of gasoline.
Powerful Little Light: LED With 1,000 Lumens
Mar 15, 2007 |
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Osram has developed a small light-emitting diode spotlight that achieves an output of more than 1,000 lumens for the first time. That’s brighter than a 50-watt halogen lamp, thereby making the device suitable ...
Scientists and engineers simulate jet colliding with World Trade Center
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Researchers at Purdue University have created a simulation that uses scientific principles to study in detail what likely happened when a commercial airliner crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower ...
'Air shower' set to cut water use by 30 percent
Nov 09, 2006 |
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As Australians become increasingly alert to the importance of using water wisely in the home, CSIRO researchers have found a way to use a third less water when you shower – by adding air.
Einstein's green refrigerator making a comeback
Sep 25, 2008 |
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While almost everybody knows how Einstein revolutionized physics with his theories of relativity, many people may not know that the great scientist had a domestic side, too. Well, sort of - in 1930, Einstein ...
Solar Cells with 60% Efficiency?
Jan 09, 2008 |
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Nuclear Engineer Lonnie Johnson, best known for his invention of the super soaker squirt gun, has recently designed a new type of solar energy technology that he says can achieve a conversion efficiency rate ...
Researchers open new 'window' on solar energy: Cost effective devices expected on market soon
Jul 10, 2008 |
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Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the ...
Inflatable electric car can drive off cliffs
Jun 04, 2008 |
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It's hard to say what the most intriguing thing about XP Vehicles' inflatable car is. Maybe it's that the car can travel for up to 2,500 miles on a single electric charge (the distance across the US is roughly ...
Rain Power: Harvesting Energy from the Sky
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers who study energy harvesting see energy all around us – we just need to find a way to capture that energy. One of the latest energy harvesting techniques is converting the mechanical energy from ...
Low-cost, Home-built 3-D Printer Could Launch a Revolution
Mar 05, 2007 |
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The Altair 8800, introduced in the early 1970s, was the first computer you could build at home from a kit. It was crude, didn't do much, but many historians would say that it launched the desktop computer revolution. ...
Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision
Jan 17, 2008 |
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Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs. Off the screen, virtual ...
Handheld windmills serve as electric generators
Feb 12, 2007 |
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It’s not quite nanotechnology, but these inches-long windmills can generate small amounts of electric energy to power a variety of low-voltage applications. Since they’re made entirely of plastic, they cost ...
Chain Mail Fabric a Perfect Fit
Feb 23, 2007 |
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Contemporaries of the ancient Greeks might find something familiar within the walls of the Micro and Nanotechnology Lab at the University of Illinois. In constructing a new type of smart fabric, researchers ...
Boston Dynamics: Quadruped Rough Terrain Robot Prototype
Mar 27, 2008 |
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Boston Dynamics has released a prototype of an all-terrain robot, BigDog. The quadruped robot is equipped with a computer featuring sensors that aid its movements over harsh terrain. The robot is powered by ...
