Mechanical Engineering News
Posted on May 24, 2008 at 08:51:35 pm
Scientists have unveiled a hypothetical Scenario describing how a magnitude 7.8 Southern California earthquake -similar to the recent earthquake in China- would impact the region, causing loss of lives and massive damage to infrastructure
Posted on March 19, 2008 at 09:29:29 pm
Chemists have developed a tiny, inexpensive sensor chip capable of detecting trace amounts of hydrogen peroxide, a chemical used in the most common form of homemade explosives.
Posted on February 12, 2008 at 10:44:52 am
Taking a page out of a science fiction story, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, Mass.) have successfully flown the first environmentally powered robotic vehicle through the ocean.
Posted on April 30, 2007 at 11:58:59 pm
For the first time, MIT researchers have found a way to measure the mass of single cells with high accuracy.
Posted on April 21, 2007 at 02:47:37 pm
A new laser technique allows for instant detection of bioterrorism agents, permitting tests that previously were cumbersome or impossible.
