Engineering students lessen battery drain with new passive Wi-Fi
Dr Steve Mackay7 March, 2016
Students at the University of Washington are focusing on something important, something that affects every person who has ever owned a device that operates on Wi-Fi. Battery drain. Student hardware engineers have developed a new hardware that allegedly uses 10,000 times less power than current Wi-Fi. According to the students'...Read More
Engineering students lessen battery drain with new passive Wi-Fi
Dr Steve Mackay7 March, 2016
Students at the University of Washington are focusing on something important, something that affects every person who has ever owned a device that operates on Wi-Fi. Battery drain. Student hardware engineers have developed a new hardware that allegedly uses 10,000 times less power than current Wi-Fi. According to the students'...Read More
Construction industry experiencing global fluctuations
Dr Steve Mackay7 March, 2016
The construction industry is fluctuating globally according to multiple news sources this week. IOL reports that in South Africa, the construction industry has been in a decline since the concluding of the 2010 World Cup. Murray & Roberts and Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon - companies that designed and established Cape Town Stadium -...Read More
MIT’s Quantum Computer gives hope for future of information encryption
Dr Steve Mackay7 March, 2016
One small step for quantum technology, one giant leap for MIT. Quantum engineering is always being reupholstered due to newer research that becomes available to the field, it is considered as a relatively new field of engineering. The Massachusetts Institue of Technology (MIT) have been investigating how quantum physics and...Read More
Hyper-elastic light-emitting capacitor shines light on future of robotics
Dr Steve Mackay4 March, 2016
Scientists at Cornell University are putting their engineers to work with one of the most fascinating projects of the year. They have designed a stretchy, flexible skin that might fill out many different roles. The skin emits light like a cellphone displays a screen on a phone, or, at least,...Read More
Chemical engineers in Belfast quickly crack down on legal highs
Dr Steve Mackay4 March, 2016
Chemical engineers in the United Kingdom are researching methods of testing substances at a faster rate than previously conducted to determine whether or not they are regarded psychoactive substances, otherwise known as 'legal highs'. 'Legal highs' (NPS - novel psychoactive substances) refer to substances that stimulate the consumer to the...Read More
Engineering students chase 760MPH Hyperloop
Dr Steve Mackay3 March, 2016
Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, is hosting a competition for engineering students or any engineers that are up to the challenge. Announced in January, Musk wants to see design ideas for 'The Hyperloop', a super-quick public transport alternative that should aim to travel at speeds of up to 760...Read More
Engineer awarded grant to cool Li-Ion batteries down
Dr Steve Mackay3 March, 2016
Lithium ion batteries. Are they as safe as they could be? Ankur Jain, an assistant professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Arlington is researching how to make safer lithium ion batteries. He wants to update the technology based on research he has...Read More
Engineer awarded grant to cool Li-Ion batteries down
Dr Steve Mackay3 March, 2016
Lithium ion batteries. Are they as safe as they could be? Ankur Jain, an assistant professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Arlington is researching how to make safer lithium ion batteries. He wants to update the technology based on research he has...Read More
Cancer treatment with nanotechnology needs reviewing
Dr Steve Mackay3 March, 2016
In the biomedical engineering field, cancer research is an important faculty of study. But, there are questions about the viability of current nanotechnology, in terms of creating cancer treatments. The concerns have been raised by the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research whose work includes the "advancement of new medicines, early detection,...Read More