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NC nuclear plant shut down after crack discovered
May 16, 2013 1:17 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsOperators have shut down a North Carolina nuclear plant after finding tiny marks of corrosion and cracking that need repair. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the health and safety of employees or the public are not affected. NRC spokesman Roger Hannah said Thursday the quarter-inch flaw...
New World Record in Wireless Data Transmission
May 16, 2013 12:43 pm | by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | News | CommentsResearchers of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics and the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology have achieved the wireless transmission of 40 Gbit/s at 240 GHz over a distance of one kilometer. Their most recent demonstration sets a new world record and ties in seamlessly with the capacity of optical fiber transmission.
Photo of the Day: Webb Undergoes Eye Surgery
May 16, 2013 12:38 pm | by NASA | News | CommentsMuch like the inside of an operating room, in the clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., engineers worked meticulously to implant part of the eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope. They scrubbed up and suited up to perform one of the most delicate performances of their lives.
Security Risks Found in Sensors for Heart Devices, Consumer Electronics
May 16, 2013 12:32 pm | by Nicole Casal Moore, University of Michigan | News | CommentsThe type of sensors that pick up the rhythm of a beating heart in implanted cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are vulnerable to tampering, according to a new study conducted in controlled laboratory conditions.
Insights into Heat Transference Could Lead to Improved Electronics
May 16, 2013 12:29 pm | by University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | News | CommentsU of T Engineering researchers, working with colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University, have published new insights into how materials transfer heat, which could lead eventually to smaller, more powerful electronic devices.
3D Modeling Technology Offers Solutions for Engineers
May 16, 2013 12:25 pm | by Beck Lockwood, University of Sheffield | News | CommentsSoftware developed at the University of Sheffield has the potential to enable engineers to make 'real world' safety assessments of structures and foundations with unprecedented ease. Developed in the Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, the software can directly identify three-dimensional collapse mechanisms and provide information about margin of safety, vitally important to engineers.
Only 2 of 13 small SUVs do well in crash tests
May 16, 2013 11:57 am | by TOM KRISHER - AP Auto Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsOnly two of 13 small SUVs performed well in front-end crash tests done by an insurance industry group, with several popular models faring poorly in the evaluations. Subaru's 2014 Forester was the only vehicle to get the top "good" rating in the results released Thursday. The 2013 Mitsubishi...
Test Leads to Assess Lightning Protection
May 16, 2013 11:56 am | by PD&D Staff | Megger | Product Releases | CommentsMegger (Norristown, PA) has announced a new series of test leads for use with wind turbines. The unique KC series are long enough to be used for assessing the continuity of lightning protection conductors in wind turbine blades.
Composite Clad Metal Wire
May 16, 2013 11:51 am | by PD&D Staff | Anomet Products Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsComposite clad metal wire that can be formulated to improve the performance characteristics of precious metal solid wire at a small fraction the cost is available from Anomet Products (Shrewsbury, MA). Anomet Precious Metal Clad Wire can be formulated to accentuate specific performance characteristics such as strength, radiopacity and corrosion-, contact-, or temperature-resistance.
High-Density BNC Male Connectors
May 16, 2013 11:48 am | by PD&D Staff | Bomar Interconnect Products | Product Releases | CommentsBomar Interconnect Products (Ledgewood, NJ) has announced the addition of high-density BNC male connectors to their extensive BNC connector portfolio. Boasting true 75-Ohm performance, the plugs are ideally suited for employment in digital A/V cards, mobile broadcast, broadcast cameras, and studio integration applications.
Apple says App Store hit 50 billion downloads
May 16, 2013 11:16 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsApple says its customers have downloaded more than 50 billon applications from its App Store since its launch in 2008. Apple Inc. said Thursday that the 50 billionth download was a game called "Say the Same Thing" by Space Inch. The App Store had 500 apps when it first opened. It now has more...
Engineering Newswire 38: Lockheed Laser Shoots Down Drones
May 16, 2013 10:21 am | by Eric Sorensen, Multimedia Coordinator | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re kicking turtles to make new shapes, enhancing our senses, printing on the Afinia 3D printer, and shooting down drones, with lasers.
Want Scientifically Literate Children? Get Out of Their Way
May 16, 2013 9:43 am | by Big Think | Videos | CommentsWe spend the first year teaching children to walk and talk and the rest of their lives telling them to shut up and sit down.
Attack Drone Flies into History with First Carrier Launch
May 16, 2013 9:39 am | by Reuters | Videos | CommentsThe U.S. Navy's first sea-based, unmanned attack aircraft has been launched successfully from an aircraft-carrier at sea for the first time. The pilotless X-47B, developed by the navy and Northrop Grumman, is designed to take off, fly and land autonomously for missions the navy says will change the nature of sea-based warfare.
Teardown: Agilent N9344C 20GHz Spectrum Analyzer
May 16, 2013 9:34 am | by EEVblog | Videos | CommentsWhat's inside an $18K 20 GHz handheld spectrum analyzer? On this week's teardown, EEVblog finds out.
