News articles tagged with 'engineering'
To restore vision, implant preps and seeds a damaged eye
— 27 Jan 2010 13:03 | HealthResearchers trying to restore vision damaged by disease have found promise in a tiny implant that sows seeds of new cells in the eye... — full story
UI research: PCBs found in soon-to-be-dredged Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal
— 13 Jan 2010 13:50 | EnvironmentUniversity of Iowa researchers have confirmed that sediments of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Ind., are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)... — full story
'Ferropaper' is new technology for small motors, robots
— 6 Jan 2010 11:56 | TechnologyResearchers at Purdue University have created a magnetic 'ferropaper' that might be used to make low-cost 'micromotors' for surgical instruments, tiny tweezers to study cells and miniature... — full story
Cockroaches offer inspiration for running robots
— 1 Jan 2010 11:11 | TechnologyThe sight of a cockroach scurrying for cover may be nauseating, but the insect is also a biological and engineering marvel, and is providing researchers at Oregon State University with... — full story
Next generation lens promises more control
— 21 Dec 2009 08:15 | TechnologyDuke University engineers have created a new generation of lens that could greatly improve the capabilities of telecommunications or radar systems to provide a wide field of view and... — full story
Modern tests demonstrate soundness of old iron bridge
— 21 Dec 2009 08:10 | TechnologyAn unusual bowstring truss iron bridge that carried traffic across Roaring Run in Bedford County, Va. for almost 100 years is now a picturesque footbridge at the I-81 Ironto, Va. rest... — full story
Heart cells on lab chip display 'nanosense' that guides behaviour
— 16 Dec 2009 13:01 | HealthJohns Hopkins biomedical engineers, working with colleagues in Korea, have produced a laboratory chip with nanoscopic grooves and ridges capable of growing cardiac tissue that more... — full story
Going vertical: Fleeing tsunamis by moving up, not out
— 15 Dec 2009 12:52 | TechnologyIn the minutes after a strong earthquake struck offshore of the Indonesian city of Padang on Sept. 30, fears of a tsunami prompted hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate the... — full story
Nanotech in space: Rensselaer experiment to weather the trials of orbit
— 15 Nov 2009 15:06 | TechnologyNovel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis... — full story
K-State engineers strive to make algae oil production more feasible
— 4 Nov 2009 12:41 | EnvironmentTwo Kansas State University engineers are assessing systematic production methods that could make the costs of algae oil production more reasonable, helping move the U.S. from fossil... — full story