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All Electric for Volvo but Not Petrol-free
Posted on July 19th, 2017 by Ken Klapproth in New Materials & Applications
Image by Volvo via Volvo Media Library
For more than 130 years, the internal combustion engine has dutifully served the automotive industry. Could the recent move by Volvo Cars sound its death knell? Continue reading “All Electric for Volvo but Not Petrol-free” »
This Summer’s Blockbuster: A Total Solar Eclipse
Posted on July 12th, 2017 by Ken Klapproth in New Materials & Applications
Image by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center via Goddard Media Studios
Treat yourself or your budding young scientists to something truly amazing this summer, a total solar eclipse. Here’s how to be ready on August 21, 2017, when the entire United States will experience the phenomenon from the west to east coasts. Continue reading “This Summer’s Blockbuster: A Total Solar Eclipse” »
Freedom from Narrow Aisles
Posted on July 5th, 2017 by Ken Klapproth in New Materials & Applications
Image by Molon Labe Seating via Airlineseats.biz
If a Lakewood Colorado company has their way, this could be your last Independence Day holiday spent squeezing down a narrow aircraft aisle to your preferred middle seat. Continue reading “Freedom from Narrow Aisles” »
GE Goes Big for Additive Manufacturing – One Cubic Meter to Be Exact
Posted on June 28th, 2017 by Ken Klapproth in New Materials & Applications
Image by Airbus via GE Reports
In another first from the Paris Air Show, GE is upping the ante when it comes to direct laser sintering additive manufacturing by previewing a technology demonstrator machine dubbed “ATLAS”. In development for the last two years and setting a new record for volumetric capacity, the new machine extends potential application of additive manufacturing to companies in the aerospace, automotive, power, and oil and gas industries. Continue reading “GE Goes Big for Additive Manufacturing – One Cubic Meter to Be Exact” »
