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President Trump: Please Take the Olive Branch

March 27, 2020

Business, Consumer Products, Injection Molding

China’s ambassador to the United States called the Chinese conspiracy theory that COVID-19 originated from the U.S. Army "crazy." These were not off-the-cuff remarks from a rogue diplomat — President Xi Jingping told the ambassador to say that. But why?

20 Famous Women Scientists and Engineers with a Lot to Say

March 27, 2020

Electronics & Test

Government/Defense, Business, Medical

John Blyler

The Linus Pauling Lecture series hosted world renown women speaking on everything from ancient history and science wars to tehno-morality and the future of humankind.

Supplier Stories for the Week of March 23

March 27, 2020

Electronics & Test

Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, Materials & Assembly, IoT, Automotive, Automation & Motion Control, Consumer Electronics, Electronics & Test, Design Hardware & Software

Design News Staff

Suppliers have released new tools for engineers who are working from home and new sensors for applications ranging from robotics to computer vision.

batteries, EV, EV battery, Toyota, Stanford, testing and evaluation, longer-lasting, faster-charging EV batteries

Machine-Learning Research from Stanford, Toyota Bolsters EV Battery Design

March 27, 2020

Electronics & Test

Battery/Energy Storage

Elizabeth Montalbano

New software can reduce the amount of testing and evaluation needed during the design process to hasten development.

Friday Funny: Sticky Cactus

March 27, 2020

Automation & Motion Control

Alternative Energy

Rob Spiegel

Removing cactus from the human body can be tricky. Sometimes just when you think you’ve solved the problem...

The Battery Show Call for Speakers Deadline Extended

March 27, 2020

The Battery Show – Novi, MI

Battery/Energy Storage, Automotive, Alternative Energy, Automotive and Mobility

Naomi Price

Extended deadline of The Battery Show and Electric & Hybrid Technology Conference is Friday, April 10.

Plastics Processors, Mold Makers Deemed Essential during COVID-19 Outbreak

March 26, 2020

Medical

Injection Molding

Clare Goldsberry

Companies in the plastics sector remain open for business, as many of them supply components and products required by the healthcare industry.

Advanced Technology Lets Virtual Racing Fill Sports Void

March 26, 2020

Automotive

Automation & Motion Control, Consumer Electronics, Gadget Freak, Electronics & Test, Automotive and Mobility

Dan Carney

Simulated racing puts drivers back in competition during the coronavirus shutdown.

Meet the Female Engineers Gaining Ground in the NTT Indycar Series

March 26, 2020

Automotive

Automotive and Mobility

Dan Carney

Female gear heads are earning their due with positions of technical responsibility in Indycar racing.

solar cells, indoor light, smart IoT devices, Uppsala University in Sweden, harvesting light from indoor lamps, small-form-factor electronics

Researchers Develop New Indoor Solar Cells for Smart IoT Devices

March 26, 2020

Materials & Assembly

Alternative Energy

Elizabeth Montalbano

Dye-sensitive cells can harvest energy from indoor lighting to power sensors and other small-form-factor electronics.

Plastic surfaces embedded with graphite nanoplatelets

Graphite-Embedded Plastic Kills 99.99% of Bacteria on Contact

March 25, 2020

Medical

Materials

PlasticsToday Staff

The graphite nanoplatelets on the surface of the polyethylene slash and kill the bacteria without damaging healthy human cells, according to researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.

Top 10 Racing Tech Movies to Watch Free

March 25, 2020

Automotive

Automotive and Mobility

Dan Carney

The zero-cost way to brush up on some cool racing history and technology while maintaining social distance.

How 3D Printing Is Helping in the Fight Against Coronavirus

March 25, 2020

Materials & Assembly

Sustainability, 3D Printing, Materials & Assembly, Gadget Freak, Medical

Chris Wiltz

The 3D printing community is stepping up to answer the call in a face of a shortage of essential medical devices.

Doing the (Coronavirus) Math: Exponentials, Bell Curves and Flattening

March 25, 2020

Medical

Government/Defense, Electronics & Test

John Blyler

A simple lesson in the math behind coronavirus COVID-19 predictions increases the appreciation for self-isolation and social distancing.

HP, Carbon, and Makers of All Stripes Enlist to Combat Shortages of Medical Equipment

March 24, 2020

Medical

3D Printing

Norbert Sparrow

Additive manufacturing technology leaders Carbon and HP are helping to produce critical medical parts. Meanwhile, residents at Massachusetts General Hospital have launched a “moonshot” competition to develop mechanical ventilators.

Hi-Cone Survey Reveals Consumer Confusion over Recycling

March 24, 2020

Packaging

Sustainability, Recycling

Clare Goldsberry

The survey of 5,500 adult consumers across four markets — Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom, and United States — found that 91% of consumers believe that recycling plastic is beneficial yet 69% said they weren’t recycling enough.

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