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Posted November 23, 2009:

• Low Carbon Straw House Passes Fire Safety Test
• High-Tech Origami: Water Droplets Direct Self-Assembly Process in Thin-Film Materials

Posted November 19, 2009:

• 'Fingerprinting' RFID Tags: Researchers Develop Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Protection Facilitates Construction of Molecules

Posted November 15, 2009:

• Self-Cleaning Silicone Gel Insect Wings

Posted November 13, 2009:

• Nanotech in Space: New Experiment to Weather the Trials of Orbit

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Tiny Injector To Speed Development Of New, Safer, Cheaper Drugs
• Underground Power Lines That Bypass Monuments In Cities

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Liquid Granite: Building Material Of The Future Unveiled

Posted November 3, 2009:

• Ensuring Quality In Lightweight Construction

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Key Process For Space Outpost Proved On 'Vomit Comet' Ride

Posted October 28, 2009:

• Tsunami Evacuation Buildings: Another Way To Save Lives In The Pacific Northwest

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Urban Growth Versus Global Warming
• More Students Than Ever Before Studying Engineering And Physical Sciences At Degree Level, UK Figures Show

Posted October 16, 2009:

• Sustainable Architecture: Setting Sail In An Ecological 'Earthship'

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Intelligent Structural Elements: Support Frames, Adaptive Engine Hoods And More To Come

Posted October 12, 2009:

• Eco-Friendly Defence Against Erosion In Arctic Regions

Posted September 24, 2009:

• Rural Roads Dangerous For Young Drivers
• Sound Waves Save Roads

Posted September 18, 2009:

• Strain On Nanocrystals Could Yield Colossal Results

Posted September 12, 2009:

• Cement's Basic Molecular Structure Finally Decoded

Posted September 11, 2009:

• Engineers Develop Safer, Blast-Resistant Glass

Posted September 10, 2009:

• K-12 Education Should Include Engineering, Experts Say

Posted September 6, 2009:

• Flying By The Skin Of Our Teeth

Posted September 4, 2009:

• New Design Keeps Buildings Standing And Habitable After Major Earthquakes

Posted September 2, 2009:

• 'FEAsy' Analyzes Designs From Raw Sketches To Speed Parts Creation

Posted August 31, 2009:

• Tiny 'MEMS' Devices To Filter, Amplify Electronic Signals

Posted August 28, 2009:

• Slow-Motion Earthquake Testing Probes How Buildings Collapse In Quakes

Posted August 25, 2009:

• New Supercomputer Cystorm Unleashes 28.16 Trillion Calculations Per Second

Posted August 11, 2009:

• New Fireproof Coatings Can Really Take The Heat

Posted July 30, 2009:

• Solar Lantern: Students Design More Efficient, Affordable Lighting For Sub-Saharan Africans

Posted July 23, 2009:

• Low Cost Aluminum Foams For Industrial Application

Posted July 20, 2009:

• University Has Grand Designs To Build A House Of Straw

Posted July 15, 2009:

• New Tracking System Helps Rescue Workers Find Victims Quickly

Posted July 11, 2009:

• New Approach To Engineering For Extreme Environments

Posted July 7, 2009:

• Engineers Research Effects Of Heat Expansion On Economically Efficient Bridge Design

Posted July 4, 2009:

• 'A Touch Of Glass' In Metal, Settles Century-Old Question

Posted July 3, 2009:

• New Material Made From Paper Sludge Could Replace Plastic Packaging
• New Lab-on-a-Chip Measures Mechanics Of Bacteria Colonies

Posted June 27, 2009:

• Engineers Investigate Lead-Free Soldering

Posted June 25, 2009:

• Concrete Creep Slowed: Work Paves Way For Lightweight, Vastly More Durable Infrastructure

Posted June 18, 2009:

• 3D Printing For New Tissues And Organs

Posted June 16, 2009:

• Engineering Stereotypes Drive Counterproductive Practices
• Do And Don't Of Building In Hurricane-Prone Areas

Posted June 8, 2009:

• More Than Just The Tailpipe: Calculating The True Environmental Cost Of Travel

Posted June 5, 2009:

• Biomimetic-Engineering Design Can Replace Spaghetti Tangle Of Nanotubes In Novel Material

Posted June 3, 2009:

• Secret Of Sandcastle Construction Could Help Revive Ancient Building Technique, Researchers Say

Posted May 29, 2009:

• Water Tunnel Makes For Exacting Hydrodynamics For Product Testing

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