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Upfront CFD helps visualize energy efficiency at Yale med school
When Genesys Engineering took on the job of conducting an energy audit for the Yale School of Medicine, it not only had to prove how it could increase efficiency for a building only eight years old, it had to go against some conventional wisdom about expensive high ventilation rates controlling contaminant levels.
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Custom molding of thermoset elastomers — Liquid silicone rubber
When LSRs were originally introduced, they had difficulty competing against their millable silicone counterparts. Not anymore. This article describes the LSR fluid delivery system, press injection units, tooling, materials, and two-shot molding.
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Analyzing design sketches gets FEAsy
Researchers have developed a new type of sketch design program called FEAsy. The program allows the designer to jot down a rough concept of a part and then analyze the part's characteristics — incorporating a software tool like ANSYS — while it is still only a drawing.
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Wheels: High-end car displays go back to blackout
The control displays in the interior of the latest BMW 7 Series can pull a clever disappearing act thanks to advances in polycarbonate films and "black panel technology" from Bayer MaterialScience.
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5-Star Product: Metal pushbutton switch with ceramic actuator
Schurter says it's a first, and we'd have to agree: a metal pushbutton switch with an actuator made of highly durable ceramic.
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Engineer's Toolbox: Parts photo-etched from pure titanium
If you are in the market for custom, chemically photo-etched parts of pure titanium and other alloys for the medical, nuclear, automotive, and microwave/aerospace industries, look no further.
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Energy watch: Sandia team developing "right-sized" nuclear reactor
A smaller scale, economically efficient nuclear reactor that could be mass-assembled in factories and supply power for a medium-size city or military base has been designed by Sandia National Laboratories.
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New 3M Scotch-Weld Toughened Epoxy Reliably Bonds Oily Metals
DP920 designed for metal-to-metal bonding in appliances, trailers, and more
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New Fluke Combo Kit Brings 3 Key Test Tools Together
Offers savings, safer measurement capability for electricians and HVAC technicians
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