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

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.

July-September 2022

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