Mechanical Engineering

MicroLEDs Moving From Lab to Fab

Semiconductor Engineering: Every disruptive technology has its “aha” moment — the time when everyone from engineers to investors realizes that, yes, this technology is the real deal and it won’t be scrapped on the R&D floor. For many, it was Samsung’s recent announcement of a 110-inch microLED TV that irrevocably…

Goodyear to Test First Airless 3D Printed Tire on Autonomous Vehicle in Florida

3DPrint.com: As part of a project to support urban autonomous vehicle transportation, the city of Jacksonville, Florida will test the autonomous Olli shuttle fitted with Goodyear’s innovative 3D printed…

No Antenna Could Survive Europa’s Brutal, Radioactive Environment—Until Now

IEEE Spectrum: Europa, one of Jupiter’s Galilean moons, has twice as much liquid water as Earth’s oceans, if not more. An ocean estimated to be anywhere from 40 to 100…

Forth Bridge and Queensferry Crossing vibrations could be used for electricity generation

New Civil Engineer: Vibrations from the Forth Bridge and Queensferry Crossing could be harvested for energy under proposals put forward by academics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Heriot-Watt has teamed up…