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Staple-like particles reveal new path to strong materials
A team of engineers and materials scientists in the Paul M Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder is exploring a new class of materials that’s built on interlocking particles. Their inspiration comes from the behaviour of tightly packed balls of office staples. Try to pull the ball apart and the tangled…
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TECHNOLOGY
Advanced airliner concept delivers 17 per cent better efficiency
A new turboelectric airliner concept capable of delivering 17 per cent better efficiency over 2050 projections for standard airliners has been unveiled at the AIAA AVIATION Forum. The…
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Innovative, safer all-solid-state sodium battery could cut grid storage costs and reduce lithium dependence
Researchers from the National University of Singapore have developed a safer all-solid-state sodium battery using a low-cost 2D material. According to the researchers, the breakthrough overcomes key safety…
Omnidirectional, sea-urchin-like robot defies traditional designs
Engineers at Duke University have developed a robot with no front, no back and 20 eyes set into telescoping legs, as proof-of-concept for a new design principle called…
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SUSTAINABILITY
Staple-like particles reveal new path to strong materials
A team of engineers and materials scientists in the Paul M Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder is exploring a new class of materials…
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Advanced airliner concept delivers 17 per cent better efficiency
A new turboelectric airliner concept capable of delivering 17 per cent better efficiency over 2050 projections for standard airliners has been unveiled at the AIAA AVIATION Forum. The…
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Engineering students unveil impressive concept to tackle nightmare junction
Students investigating one of Scotland’s most congested road junctions have developed an innovative conceptual redesign. The idea explores how a minimum-interruption approach, based on alternative junction layouts, could…
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EDUCATION
Engineering students unveil impressive concept to tackle nightmare junction
Students investigating one of Scotland’s most congested road junctions have developed an innovative conceptual redesign. The idea explores how a minimum-interruption approach, based on alternative junction layouts, could…
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Inaugural Future Timber Design Awards winners revealed
Forest Industries Ireland (FII) has announced the University of Galway winners of the Future Timber Design Awards ─ a new initiative supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food…
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Regional funding to train new engineering talent and boost housebuilding across the UK
The UK government has announced that £96million will be allocated to train new talent and build more homes, creating tens of thousands of placements on building sites across the country to plug skills gaps and boost…
MATERIALS
Staple-like particles reveal new path to strong materials
A team of engineers and materials scientists in the Paul M Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder is exploring a new class of materials…
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Innovative, safer all-solid-state sodium battery could cut grid storage costs and reduce lithium dependence
Researchers from the National University of Singapore have developed a safer all-solid-state sodium battery using a low-cost 2D material. According to the researchers, the breakthrough overcomes key safety…
A simple calculation could change the way we use misfit wood
Urging industry to make better use of wood that’s wasted or burned for energy, researchers have released the first structural tests of non-straight, forked and double-curved roundwood logs…
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MEDICAL
New approach designs healthcare robots with, not for, the people who use them
A new study led by researchers at Cornell University has approached the question of whether healthcare robots actually make care easier for the people who give and receive…
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Project to explore impact of extreme temperatures on housing and health
A new research project led by the University of Strathclyde will examine the impact of extreme temperatures on public health, housing quality and the economy. The STARPOL (Socio-Spatial…
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Engineering students design field-ready solution for exertional heat stroke
A team of Rice University engineering students is developing a portable cooling system to manage exertional heat stroke (EHS). Severe heat stress can be life-threatening, even for people…
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