David Bridge
Email: dbridge@reedbusiness.com
Engineering MaterialsLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Dreamliner Uses Metal Matrix CompositeIncreasingly novel materials applications are emerging to provide lightweight thermal management functions in aircraft (such as the Boeing Dreamliner ) and oher applications. One example is a metal matrix composite developed by a company called CPS Technologies in Norton, MA. In a typical component, a silicon carbide structure is formed in a plunger-type, low-pressure injection molding... MoreCAD/CAM CornerLink This | Email This | Comments (5) Seal Shield Fights Germs With Antibacterial KeyboardFor all of you germophobics out there, here’s something for you: An antibacterial, dishwasher safe keyboard and mouse. The Silver Seal keyboard and mouse from Seal Shield Corp. are made from antibacterial plastic that is infused with something they refer to as all natural, pure silver ions. This, according to the company, is the big difference between the Silver Seal product line and... More60 Years of Engineering InnovationsLink This | Email This | Comments (0) History of the video gameMany video gamsters point to the Odyssey as the first real video game console. Magnavox released the Odyessy in May of 1972, 36 years ago this month. Here’s a video that shows the history of video consoles, beginning with the Odyssey and moving through Atari, Nintendo and Sony. MoreEngineering MaterialsLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Plastic Bottles: The Green Mafia Strikes Again!I’m probably just getting old, but I always swallow hard when I see discussion of plastics in the popular media. The current issue of Time, for example, has a one page article titled “Freshen Up Your Drink” under the heading of “health”. The article tackles the subject of whether it’s OK to re-use water bottles, and looks at the case for single-use... More |
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