By Gary Thomas The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Unity Power Alliance (UPA), a joint venture between ITEA and ThermoEnergy, for a grant to further develop the company’s patented...
By Nick Gilbert Panasonic has devised an artificial photosynthesis system that enables carbon dioxide conversion into organic materials through illumination with sunlight at an unprecedented...
Smithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of Advances in Polymer Coated Textiles. Polymer coated textiles are known as engineered composite materials at macro scale. Coating can offer...
By Nick Gilbert Plastic electronics are promising affordable, mass-produced devices; however, plastic semiconductors have a significant defect: in the material, the electronic current is affected by...
By Nick Gilbert Pro-Green Company is a family-owned and operated company, which serves the North Carolina metropolitan areas of Durham, Raleigh and Charlotte specializing in renovation,...
By Nick Gilbert A sustainable fuels and biomaterials innovator, Edeniq has declared that its own Cellunator milling equipment has been running commercially at the corn ethanol facility of Plymouth...
By Cameron Chai Kuraray has declared that it will be taking over the US-based MonoSol, a manufacturer of polyvinyl alcohol (poval) film. This acquisition is part of the company’s strategy to promote...
By Gary Thomas Camstar Systems has declared that EMCORE, a manufacturer of compound semiconductor-based subsystems and components for the solar power and fiber-optics markets, will substitute a number...
By Nick Gilbert A research team at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute has created a first-of-its-kind transistor that utilizes the electrostatic build-up of electrical charge on a...
expertise in static, dynamic, and thermo-elastic analyses; tribology; and mechanical design for systems ranging from large antenna structures to mechanisms and optical systems. The Group is the Engineering Divisions center for 3D...
expertise in static, dynamic, and thermo-elastic analyses; tribology; and mechanical design for systems ranging from large antenna structures to mechanisms and optical systems. The Group is the Engineering Divisions center for 3D...
HDI and reliability test engineer Job responsibility includes media reliability test development for better ... fields, reliability testing, drive based testing, media tribology and HDI. Strong technical and logical analysis...
Machinery Lubrication has an article describing how to analyze gear failures which gives a good overview of the topic. The first, most basic, and most useful test is the appearance test. Just looking at the lubricant will often give evidence as to whether or not the oil has degraded and why. While looking at the [...]
In turbine operations the film thickness varies with operating conditions. The three primary categories are startup, shutdown, and general operation. It is usually not possible to get thick surface separating films and low friction under all conditions. Machinery Lubrication has an article discussing these issues.
Stryker is recalling its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular neck stems. These components used in orthopedic hips are thought to be susceptible to fretting and corrosion.