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Nuclear battery claimed to power small devices for 50 years without charging Can golf ball dimple tech help rockets fly better? |
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2025 Corvette ZR1: Fastest Corvette ever, now redesigned with a twin turbo The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has been redesigned to up the ante as America's dominant supercar, sporting a 5.5L twin-turbocharged V8 engine that puts out 1,064 hp. With its carbon fiber aero package, it looks just as cool standing still as it does racing down the highway, and the return of the split rear window is icing on the cake.
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U.S. Army gets world's largest metal 3D printer The U.S. Army's new Jointless Hull machine (made with the aim of 3D printing a tank hull in one piece) is the world's largest additive and subtractive manufacturing apparatus. It 3D prints parts up to 30 ft long that are forging-level quality.
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Students invent leaf blower noise damper: Stanley Black & Decker onboard Engineering students at Johns Hopkins University were challenged to make a standard leaf blower quiet -- make it work as powerfully as ever, but without an ear-piercing squeal. Shocking their sponsors, their advisers, and even themselves a little, they did it.
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LiquidPiston inverse Wankel engine tested for U.S. Army 10-kW generator prototype LiquidPiston has begun testing its 10-kW heavy-fueled generator prototype that uses the company's 25-hp heavy-fueled XTS-210 rotary engine -- the size of a basketball -- with an inverse Wankel design. The system is up to 75% lighter and smaller than the currently fielded Advanced Medium Mobile Power Sources used by the U.S. Army.
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Bugatti Tourbillon: V16 engine with 3 e-motors makes 1,800 hp and a lotta vroom The iconic W16 engine is out at Bugatti. The company's newest creation, the mid-engine Tourbillon, will be powered by an all-new 8.3-liter naturally aspirated V16 engine paired with three e-motors. It will be filled with cutting-edge materials and technology.
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New X plane will test flying with no moving control surfaces DARPA has selected Aurora Flight Sciences to build a full-scale, modular X-plane -- about the size of a military trainer aircraft -- to demonstrate the viability of using active flow control actuators (air from a pressurized source) for primary flight control in place of traditional flaps and rudders.
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Companies line up to license NASA super alloy Designed for aerospace applications, NASA is licensing its breakthrough 3D-printable superalloy GRX-810 to American companies. Compared to other nickel-based alloys, GRX-810 can endure higher temperatures and stress and can last up to 2,500 times longer.
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Top Product: Raspberry Pi launches $70 AI Kit Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage, and the makers of Raspberry Pi have created a way for enthusiasts of the single-board computer systems to take part and do a lot of experimenting along the way.
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Top Product: 3M Friction Shims -- Why have more than 300 million been sold? 3M Friction Shims are small, thin steel shims with a big impact. They can increase maximum load and peak torque in bolted connections without additional fasteners or redesigns. What else makes them so popular -- and so useful?
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Top Product: Snap-together LED enclosure lighting -- Neat! Seifert StripLite SL 4000 Series LED enclosure lighting provides bright illumination to 700 lumens. On/off switch and motion sensor models are available. Easily daisy chain up to 16 light strips. Magnetic or clip mounting. See video/info on website or contact Bristol Instruments for more information. Learn about snap-together lighting.
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Top Product: Need inserts? We make it E-Z. Founded in 1956, E-Z LOK allows users to repair damaged or worn-out threads without the need for special taps or installation tools. Our line of threaded locking inserts is used in metal, plastic, wood, composite, and additive industries. Extensive inventories are maintained in four warehouses across the US, and all products are sold through industrial distributors. One source for all your needs! Learn more
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Dodge Charger Daytona EV: Hear its special Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust system Dodge has outfitted its 670-hp Charger Daytona all-electric vehicle -- the world's quickest and most powerful muscle car -- with a special sound system that puts out variable old-school vroom with Hellcat levels of sound intensity.
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Great Resources: ABCs of Gears KHK USA takes you on a journey through the history and applications of gears in two information-packed, no-cost volumes called "The ABCs of Gears." Part A is aimed at beginners, while part B moves on to intermediate fare, such as types of gears and tooth forms, heat treatment, surface treatment, production methods, etc. No registration required.
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Xometry case study: One-of-a-kind PC chassis build Learn how Josh Sniffen, the YouTuber behind the popular PC-building channel Not From Concentrate, leaned on Xometry for a wide range of manufacturing options, personalized DFM feedback, and order management support for his latest creation: the HEXO ATX. Read this very cool Xometry case study.
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| YouTube maker James Bruton has added a bike with four Mecanum wheels to his arsenal of off-beat, home-built projects. Watch and learn how he built this wacky transport using lots of mechanical know-how, 3D printing, four motors with encoders, a battery, angle sensors, and lots more parts. He's posted the CAD and code too. [Image: Screenshot courtesy of James Bruton YouTube channel]
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