Collaborate Disseminate
Nanostructured metamaterials have shown a lot of promise in what they can do in the lab, but often have fatal stress concentration factors that limit their applications. Researchers have now …read more Continue reading AI Helps Researchers Discover New Structural Materials
Prints separating from the build plate or warping when you don’t want them to is a headache for the additive manufacturer. [CNC Kitchen] walks us through a technique to use …read more Continue reading Thermorphs: Self-Folding 3D Prints
Air fryers are the new hotness in the kitchen, but are they actually any different than a convection oven? [Technology Connections] walks us through the design of these countertop appliances …read more Continue reading How Do Air Fryers Work?
Ground-source heat pump systems are one of the most efficient ways to do climate control, but digging the wells can be prohibitively expensive for the individual citizen. What if you …read more Continue reading District Heat Pump Systems Save Money and Gas Utilities
Camper shells are a time-honored piece of truck gear, but with modern trucks having increasingly vestigial beds, the length of your overnight abode has increasingly shrunk as well. To combat …read more Continue reading Want a Truck with a Short Bed and a Long Camper Shell?
While electric vehicles (EVs) are generally less likely to catch fire than their internal combustion counterparts, it does still happen, and firefighters need to be ready. Accordingly, the UL Research …read more Continue reading UL Investigates the Best Way to Fight EV Fires
There are many ways to hack the world. Graduate students at Parsons The New School for Design developed a guide for hacking the biggest piece of technology humans have developed …read more Continue reading Hackable Cities
While we’re still waiting for ET to give us a ring, many worlds might not have life that’s discovered the joys of radio yet. Scientists ran a two-pronged study to …read more Continue reading Where No E. Coli Has Gone Before
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) has been hailed as one of the greatest advantages of electrifying transportation, but has so far remained mostly in the lab. Hoping to move things forward, the National …read more Continue reading NEMA Releases Standard for Vehicle-to-Grid Applications
With the news that Amazon will no longer be allowing users to download their Kindle books after February 26th, many are scrambling to download their books before it’s too late. …read more Continue reading Auto-Download Your Kindle Books Before February 26th Deadline