New research from the University of Salerno provides methods on how to detect and protect connected vehicles from cyberattacks.

Advancing Cybersecurity in Connected Vehicles

Explore how adverse weather conditions can impact autonomous vehicles&rsquo; lidar cameras.

How Self-Driving Cars See in Extreme Weather

Interview with Luca Capriotti

Luca Capriotti, former president of the International Youth Nuclear Congress, shares his passion for nuclear energy and beliefs that it can become a viable, safe power source to be used globally and responsibly in the future.

The Future of Power is Nuclear

Infographic: Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor

<var>Most nuclear reactors in operation today use water as a coolant, but one promising alternative looks to replace water with liquid sodium. Sodium can be heated to high temperatures before boiling, which means that a sodium-cooled reactor can operate at atmospheric pressure and can use a thinner reactor vessel. These reactors also will produce less radioactive waste. Explore the diagram of a sodium-cooled fast reactor below.</var>

Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor

July-September 2022

Using 3D scanning, 3D simulation, and CAD, engineers at the Queensland University of Technology have created a patient-specific contoured mattress that successively supports patients in the operating room.

Patient Support Via Customized Surgical Mattresses

Hydrogen seems like an ideal fuel, but a feasibility analysis reveals the factors that will determine its success.

Putting Hydrogen to the Economic Test

Interview with Moncef Krarti

Moncef Krarti, head of the Building System Program at the University of Colorado, Boulder, discusses ways to turn down the temperature on hot, overcrowded urban areas.

Cooling Cities by Combating Heat Islands

Infographic: Pneumatic Help for Grasping

Researchers hope this pneumatic grip glove could soon help relieve industrial workers of some pain.

Workers who must repeat forceful actions with their hands—whether operating industrial hand tools or typing on a keyboard—are often subject to carpal tunnel syndrome and other cumulative trauma disorders, which not only are painful but also diminish grip strength. Naveen Chandrashekar, a professor of mechanical and mechatronics engineering at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, and graduate student Daniel Loewen, now chief technology officer at ioAirFlow in Winnipeg, looked for a way to reduce the force needed by workers operating hand tools, which would lean to less wear and tear on the hands and wrists.

Pneumatic Help for Grasping

October-December 2022

Through a complete review of published research over the last 60 years, researchers aim to propel development of new head injury metrics forward.

Advancing Head Injury Metrics Research

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have invented a nitrogen gas-powered thruster that is worn on the back that can correct falls as they start, restoring balance and averting potential injury.

Backpack Could Reduce the Risk of Fall

Paul P. Palies, director of the Combustion and Propulsion for Aviation Research Center at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, discusses the prospects for fueling aircraft with hydrogen.

Flying with Hydrogen

Ro-Bats, Bat-Bots, and Other Bat-like Robots

For these engineers, the allure of biologically inspired flight still remains strong.

January-March 2023

Geothermal cooling via a closed-loop thermal heat sink system shows promise in improving solar performance in hot regions.

Cool Water Boosts Solar Efficiency

Conductive flakes enable an economical additive manufacturing method to yield results.

Printing Better, Cheaper Heat Exchangers

Using Smart Trains to Find Defective Rails

Francesco Lanza di Scalea, professor of experimental mechanics, NDE and SHM Laboratory, Department of Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, Calif., discusses the use of ultrasonic high-speed inspection of train track rails to detect internal defects and potentially avoid costly damages.

Better Grip for Laparoscopy

To pull objects from the tightest spaces, researchers devise a clever little claw.

April-June 2023

Using pneumatic pressure inside of the tube to keep it open, researchers develop a new way to manufacture glass components.

3D Printing with Glass Tubes

The efficiency of wind turbines depends on how smoothly they can slice through the air. Can combining new blade shapes produce superior results?

Cutting Through the Wind

Miguel Hoffmann and Alaa Elwany of Texas A&amp;M University discuss the prospect of manufacturing in orbit and beyond.

Miguel Hoffmann and Alaa Elwany of Texas A&M University discuss the prospect of manufacturing in orbit and beyond.

Manufacturing Among the Stars

Mouthpieces Measure Movement with Precision

NASCAR drivers help Wake Forest researchers collect better data to measure drivers&#39; exposure to acceleration and vibration.

<span>NASCAR drivers help Wake Forest researchers collect better data to measure drivers' exposure to acceleration and vibration.</span>

July-September 2023

Can hydrogen reduce the carbon footprint of power plants? Researcher have found that conventional gas turbines can operate safely with a 30 percent hydrogen mix.

Hydrogen-Natural Gas Co-Combustion Reduces Carbon Emissions 

NIOSH scientists develop model confirming rates of fresh air flow needed to help trapped miners survive.

Keeping Trapped Miners Safe

Predictive Model Forecasts Hurricane Impacts to Refineries

Jamie E. Padgett and Kendall M. Capshaw of Rice University discuss ways to better understand how weather impacts the oil industry.

Origami Inchworm

A new soft robot design relies on the folding and unfolding of origami cylinders to move reliably across surfaces.

October-December 2023

Air Force engineers 3D print turbine blades suitable for a drone engine.

Ceramic Boost for Small Jet Engines

A new type of robotic arm takes its inspiration from the toolbox favorite.

Made to Measure

Scarlett Miller of Penn State discusses how engineering teams can build psychological safety in their members.

Comfortable Enough to Innovate

Frigid temperatures can be lethal. New research sets a baseline for manufacturers developing insulated fabrics.

Surviving the Cold

January-March 2024

Energy output of vertical bifacial solar panel arrays can be vastly improved with the help of specific design considerations.

Two-Sided Panel Optimizes Agrivoltaics

Researchers find that a blow to the side of the head causes more potential brain injury that one that hits straight-on.

Direct Impact

Tools that act like ChatGPT could help engineers digest large stacks of information.

How Language Models May Shape Engineering

Engineers studied which types of falls caused the most serious injuries for riders.

Crashing Electric Scooters

April-June 2024

Researchers rely on artificial bone material to stand in for the real thing. Up to now, however, no one has looked at how well the two materials match.

Synthetic Bone Versus Reality 

Many people consider themselves to be proficient in applications such as computer assisted design. But true experts operate on a totally different level.&nbsp;

Many people consider themselves to be proficient in applications such as computer assisted design. But true experts operate on a totally different level.

What Makes a CAD Expert?

Núria Boix Rodríguez, postdoctoral researcher at KU Leuven, says engineering design can prepare industry for Europe&rsquo;s circular economy action plan.

Núria Boix Rodríguez, postdoctoral researcher at KU Leuven, says engineering design can prepare industry for Europe’s circular economy action plan.

Design to Disassemble

Forget the skyhook. Researchers have developed a mechanism that can walk over to an object, climb on top, and hold on.

The Creeping Claw

July-September 2024

To improve the communication between patients and bioelectronic devices, the interface between the two should follow the curve of the body. Researchers have developed a curvature-matching design strategy that can enhance wearability during skin motion.

Contact is Key to Bioelectronics

A combo of wireless sensors and computer models reveals bridge integrity issues unseen by conventional inspections.

Diagnosing Bridge Health

Engineers are finding a growing number of applications for mechanical metamaterials, which feature unique mechanical properties that are determined by their structure.

Engineers are finding a growing number of applications for mechanical metamaterials, which feature unique properties that are determined by their structure.

Fabricating Mechanical Metamaterials

The horizontal-axis wind turbine has become an efficient and economical means to produce electricity. Some of the largest machines can produce as much as 15 MW when running at full capacity. But such turbines can be too complicated for small-scale operations or for capturing wind power in urban settings.&nbsp;

The horizontal-axis wind turbine has become an efficient and economical means to produce electricity. Some of the largest machines can produce as much as 15 MW when running at full capacity. But such turbines can be too complicated for small-scale operations or for capturing wind power in urban settings.

A Better Shape to Catch the Wind

October-December 2024

The technology has uses beyond the aviation and manufacturing sectors. A new study found all three phases of civil engineering projects&mdash;planning/design, construction, and operation and maintenance&mdash;can find value in digital twins.

The technology has uses beyond the aviation and manufacturing sectors. A new study found all three phases of civil engineering projects—planning/design, construction, and operation and maintenance—can find value in digital twins.

Digital Twins Can Support Civil Engineering Projects

Researchers at the University of Bologna in Italy have developed a method of dry grinding for automotive gears&mdash;without using oils and other lubricants.

Researchers at the University of Bologna in Italy have developed a method of dry grinding for automotive gears—without using oils and other lubricants.

A More Sustainable Way to Make Automotive Gears

Manufacturers rely on heating, cooling, and ventilation systems to provide optimal environments for their equipment&mdash;and workers. University of Alabama researcher Forooza Samadi describes ways companies can optimize these systems.

Manufacturers rely on heating, cooling, and ventilation systems to provide optimal environments for their equipment—and workers. University of Alabama researcher Forooza Samadi describes ways companies can optimize these systems.

Q&A: Improving Efficiency in HVAC Systems

It&rsquo;s not all about power&mdash;a robotic arm needs the right technique and architecture to hurl an object efficiently.

It’s not all about power—a robotic arm needs the right technique and architecture to hurl an object efficiently.

Robot Throwing

January-March 2025

Researchers have devised a way to use acoustic levitation to enable metal additive manufacturing in microgravity environments in space, where metal powders can be fused together to create accurate parts and components.

Researchers have devised a way to use acoustic levitation to enable metal additive manufacturing in microgravity environments in space, where metal powders can be fused together to create accurate parts and components. 

Space Manufacturing Could Need Acoustic Levitation 

When a ballistic shield is struck with a heavy object, it can actually bend backward toward the shield holder. Researchers want to know if these shields do enough to protect against arm injury.

How Well Do Shields Protect? 

Yes, says Bechel&rsquo;s John Gülen, but probably not in some of the carbon-neutral applications that have received attention over the past decade.

Yes, says Bechel’s John Gülen, but probably not in some of the carbon-neutral applications that have received attention over the past decade.

Does the Energy Transition Have a Place for Gas Turbines?

Electronics has its microtransistors. Now a research team has created a microscale valve for controlling fluid flows.

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