Engineer capitalizes on wheel anti-theft gap in the market
Dr Steve Mackay21 April, 2016
At the University of Central Florida, a junior electrical engineering major has invented something that would alert a car owner when their wheels have been tampered with or in the worst case scenario, stolen. According to Central Flordia Future, there were five instances of vehicle tire theft or tire tampering...Read More
Engineer capitalizes on wheel anti-theft gap in the market
Dr Steve Mackay21 April, 2016
At the University of Central Florida, a junior electrical engineering major has invented something that would alert a car owner when their wheels have been tampered with or in the worst case scenario, stolen. According to Central Flordia Future, there were five instances of vehicle tire theft or tire tampering...Read More
Engineers observe damage of recent earthquakes
Dr Steve Mackay21 April, 2016
Marking almost a week since the earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador, engineers are still scratching their heads at the randomness of the quakes. Seismologists are also trying to debunk the fact that the earthquakes could be linked to some unknown seismic activity. Jonathan Stewart, a professor of civil and environmental...Read More
Renewable energy storage inspired by photosynthesis
Dr Steve Mackay21 April, 2016
Canadian researchers at the University of Toronto are showing off a new method of renewable energy storage that utilizes the laws of photosynthesis as it happens in nature. Mimicking the process of photosynthesis will allegedly lead to a sustainable, renewable answer to energy storage on a grand scale. The University...Read More
Engineers manufacture slimmest flexible silicon transistor
Dr Steve Mackay21 April, 2016
Engineers at The University of Wisconsin-Madison are into precision. How can you tell? They've created the slimmest, most flexible, silicon transistor ever. At the helm of the project is Zhenqiang Ma, who has shown off the transistor that works at 38 gigahertz, but could theoretically achieve 110 gigahertz. This means it...Read More
Engineers manufacture slimmest flexible silicon transistor
Dr Steve Mackay21 April, 2016
Engineers at The University of Wisconsin-Madison are into precision. How can you tell? They've created the slimmest, most flexible, silicon transistor ever. At the helm of the project is Zhenqiang Ma, who has shown off the transistor that works at 38 gigahertz, but could theoretically achieve 110 gigahertz. This means it...Read More
Another battery breakthrough leads to 200,000 recharge cycles
Dr Steve Mackay21 April, 2016
Ding ding ding. Another fighter enters the ring. Engineers are hard at work trying to convince the decision makers that there will be something better, more efficient and safer than lithium-ion for batteries. Even though half of our smart devices these days are powered by lithium-ion. However, engineers will keep...Read More
Fireflies lead to 61 percent brighter OLED
Dr Steve Mackay20 April, 2016
When engineers look to the natural world for inspiration, it always ends up in interesting discoveries and inspiring designs. Ki-Hun Jeong from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology is no different. He studied firefly lanterns to discover a way of increasing the amount of light an LED emits. ...Read More
Fireflies lead to 61 percent brighter OLED
Dr Steve Mackay20 April, 2016
When engineers look to the natural world for inspiration, it always ends up in interesting discoveries and inspiring designs. Ki-Hun Jeong from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology is no different. He studied firefly lanterns to discover a way of increasing the amount of light an LED emits. ...Read More
Apple hires former VP of vehicle engineering of Tesla
Dr Steve Mackay20 April, 2016
Apple Inc. has made a move that sort-of/totally confirms rumors that have been swirling for a year. They could be manufacturing their own vehicle. Today, the company hired the former vice president of vehicle engineering at Tesla Motors, Chris Porritt. They recruited him for what Apple are calling "special projects"....Read More