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Engineers find unusual inspiration for 3-D printed surgical needle design

“The needles, designed by Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Parsaoran Hutapea and PhD candidate Mohammad Sahlabadi, are on display at the Franklin Institute. While developing a new concept for a 3-D printed surgical needle, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Parsaoran …

Flexible ultrasound patch could make it easier to inspect damage in odd-shaped structures

“Researchers have developed a stretchable, flexible patch that could make it easier to perform ultrasound imaging on odd-shaped structures, such as engine parts, turbines, reactor pipe elbows and railroad tracks—objects that are difficult to examine using conventional ultrasound equipment …

INEST-FDS Team makes breakthroughs in 3D printing of Fusion Reactor Key Components

“Researchers from Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology (INEST), Chinese Academy of Sciences•FDS Team have successfully created and tested a key component module of fusion reactor using 3D printing. They applied 3D printing technology in creating the first wall …

Knitting electronics with yarn batteries

““Waterproof and Tailorable Elastic Rechargeable Yarn Zinc Ion Batteries by a Cross-Linked Polyacrylamide Electrolyte” When someone thinks about knitting, they usually don’t conjure up an image of sweaters and scarves made of yarn that can power watches and lights …

Meet the robot that can mimic human emotion

“A robot has been built at Cambridge University that can mimic the facial expressions of human beings. Charles the robot is part of research being done at the Department of Computer Science and Technology to apply human body language to …

New glass-like polymer could conduct electricity for transparent electronics

“Purdue researchers have created a transparent polymer film that also conducts electricity, introducing an inexpensive organic material for applications such as the screens of electronic devices. While some polymers can already conduct electricity with the help of a process called …

NVIDIA to Unleash Deep Learning in Hyperscale Datacenters

“NVIDIA CEO unveils Volta-based GV 100 for workstations, new inferencing software, technologies providing a 10x boost for deep learning, a self-driving car simulator, and more. Millions of servers powering the world’s hyperscale data centers are about to get a …

Putting quantum scientists in the driver’s seat

“Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are conducting fundamental physics research that will lead to more control over mercurial quantum systems and materials. Their studies will enable advancements in quantum computing, sensing, simulation, and materials …

Research hints at double the driving range for electric vehicles

“When it comes to the special sauce of batteries, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered it’s all about the salt concentration. By getting the right amount of salt, right where they want …

Researchers define mechanism for manufacturing graphene from graphite

“Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universität Ulm have made a significant contribution to the wet chemical synthesis of graphene from graphite, defining the mechanism on which it is based. They succeeded in solving the basic problem …