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Armed With Cannons, Cranes And Wind Machines, Engineers Test Houses
June 27, 2006 — The wind roared against the house. Shingles and tar paper flew off the roof, exposing bare plywood. The front window buckled, then shattered, shooting glass shards into the living ... > full story -
Seismic Shock Absorbers For Woodframe Houses
June 21, 2006 — As part of a major international project to design more earthquake-resistant woodframe buildings, an engineer from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be testing a damping system designed to act as ... > full story -
Bacterium Takes A Shine To Metals: New Form Of Living Protection For Copper And Other Metallic Surfaces?
June 16, 2006 — Exposed metal surfaces are highly vulnerable to corrosion, but paint or other protective coatings can interfere with some uses, as well as add significant costs. Now, a comprehensive series of ... > full story -
Chasing Tornado Data To Engineer Better Buildings
June 5, 2006 — Iowa State University researchers and students will soon be chasing tornado data in the lab and across tornado alley. It's all part of a research project designed to increase scientists' basic ... > full story -
Electronic Walls And Ceilings: Occupants Can Change The Location Of Light Fixtures On A Whim
April 25, 2006 — The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST), an LED industry group organized by the LRC, unveiled a novel concept for lighting homes and offices. The design integrates ... > full story -
Wireless Sensor Networks Offer High-Tech Assurance For A World Wary Of Earthquakes
April 6, 2006 — Data-transmission rates are key, says Yunfeng Zhang, a Lehigh University structural engineer, if wireless sensors are to replace costlier wired sensor networks. Zhang is developing data-compression ... > full story -
Polymer Composite Provides Better Fire Protection Than Steel For Shipboard Use
March 27, 2006 — The US Navy needs lighter materials so ships will go further faster. One way to do that is to use new composite materials. But how will these materials respond to fire -- one of the most critical ... > full story -
Aerospace Engineers To Test Energy-Efficient Wing Design
March 22, 2006 — Aerospace engineers from Texas A&M University's Flight Research Laboratory are in Kansas this week testing a new design for an energy-efficient aircraft wing. The researchers are testing a design ... > full story -
Are Tougher Electronic Components On The Way?
March 8, 2006 — Researchers have made two durable compounds called noble metal nitrides -- one containing iridium and another containing platinum -- using extreme temperatures and pressures. Both possess a ... > full story -
Easy Up, Not-So-Easy Down: Builders Replace Bridge In Only Days Using Lightweight, Corrosion-Resistant Composites
March 8, 2006 — Using new fiberglass-polymer materials, contractors in Springfield, Mo., have just subjected a decaying, 70-year-old bridge to a makeover that was as quick as it was dramatic. Instead of snarling ... > full story
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