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Engineers develop technique to enhance lifespan of next-generation fusion power plants
(a) Laser-welded P91 specimen for residual stress, microstructures (EBSD and SEM) and micro-hardness characterization, (b) the PFIB-DIC ring-core residual stress quantification, (c) the...
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Engineers fortify wood with eco-friendly nano-iron
A microCT image that shows the distribution of the iron mineral in the wood cell wall (in turquoise). Credit: Florida Atlantic University By...
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Engineers create a robot that can jump 10 feet high—without legs
Jumping Nematodes and Bio-inspired Soft Jumping Model. Credit: Kumar S et al Inspired by the movements of a tiny parasitic worm, Georgia Tech...
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All models are wrong—a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nicknamed “Galloping Gertie” for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge had just opened to traffic...
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Engineers bring sign language to ‘life’ using AI to translate in real-time
Annotated American Sign Language alphabet hand gestures with 21 keypoints for model training. Credit: Florida Atlantic University For millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing...
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Engineers create world’s smallest wireless flying robot
The flying robot is less than 1 centimeter in diameter and is equipped with two tiny magnets. Applying an external magnetic field causes...
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Engineers create ‘smart’ system to prevent future infrastructure disasters
Overview of MIDAS, the automated structural damage detection and localization framework. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52501-4 When the Francis Scott Key Bridge...
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Engineers develop hybrid robot that balances strength and flexibility—and can screw in a lightbulb
Jeffrey Lipton, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern, has developed a hybrid soft and hard robot. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University...
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Engineers develop new security protocol to protect miniaturized wireless medical implants from cyberthreats
To intuitively introduce a consistent lateral displacement, the design included a mechanical structure, like a dial pad. Rotating the pad at different angles...
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