Researchers Test Feasibility of EmDrive and Mach Effect Thrusters
A team of physicists from Technische Universität in Dresden, Germany tested the feasibility of EmDrive and Mach Effect Thrusters. The EmDrive, an experimental space engine design, gained worldwide attention after […]
Scientists Improve Behavior of Quantum Dots
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently revealed new effects in tiny electronic devices known as quantum dots. The potential for this research is huge, as it could very well […]
Highly Accurate Counting Technique from National Institute of Standards and Technology
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology developed a way to count the absolute number of neutrons in a beam with unprecedented accuracy. In fact, this new method […]
Nanotechnology can help clean up oil spills with super-absorbant carbon nanotube sponges
Cleaning up toxic chemical and crude oil spills that occur in water is a major problem for which there has been no completely effective solution until now, though many researchers […]
Detect lung cancer with a nanotech breathalizer? It works, four out of five times, could revolutionize cancer screening
Researchers have been working for several years on a way to detect lung cancer in patients by analyzing their breath. It appears that they are close to having a working […]
Scientists control superconductivity using spin currents
A group of researchers from Korea and the United States have been working on a project designed to control superconductivity of regions within an iron-based superconductor. These superconductors have the […]
Game over for Hydrogen fuel cells? Not really — but an explosion in Norway halts sales of hydrogen fuel cell cars locally
Toyota and Hyundai both halted sales of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Norway after an explosion at a Hydrogen fuel station. Norway, which has a more advanced infrastructure in terms […]
Aerogel, 99.8 percent air — a solid so light it challenges design engineers to find an application
Aerogel was such a breakthrough — literally, almost as light as air, yet a solid — that it challenges designers to engineer a problem for its solution. Years after its […]
A supersonic jet with no front window? NASA’s X-59 uses a 4K monitor instead.
The much anticipated X-59 QueSST Supersonic jet, co-developed by Lockheed Martin and NASA — which promises “quiet” supersonic — may make pilots think they are flying a simulator. Due to […]
Terraton Initiative: “Carbon Negative”: an innovative solution could remove 1 trillion tons of carbon dioxide from atmosphere
With carbon dioxide levels at the highest level in history — 415 parts per million — it’s too late to think small in terms of Environmental engineering. Conservation alone may […]
Entire airframe of this V-shaped flying wing houses passengers and cargo resulting in 20 percent fuel savings
This fall, a prototype of a new concept, in passenger or cargo jets may lead to substantial fuel savings — expected to be at least 20 percent, and emissions by […]
Engineering positions: what’s in demand, what does it pay, what do you need to qualify? Top seven engineering positions
Electrical Engineering is one of the top choices of students considering careers — even though Petroleum Engineer tops the base salary list. [See below for informaiton on the top 7 […]
