'FEAsy' analyzes designs from raw sketches to speed parts creation (w/ Video)
Going back to the drawing board is much easier now that researchers have developed a new type of design program called FEAsy.
Engineering
Sep 1, 2009
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News tagged with mechanical elements
Seeing light elements in a grain boundary: Revealing material properties down to the atomic scale
To develop advanced materials, a deep understanding of their underlying microstructure and chemistry is necessary. Knowing how defects influence the interplay between microstructure and chemical composition is crucial, as ...
Nanophysics
Aug 1, 2023
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Reusing electric pylons to design the roof of a train station
For his Master's project, Joseph Desruelle devised a plan to reuse steel bars from dismantled electricity pylons to make a new roof for the Lausanne train station. This approach is still theoretical, but reusing materials ...
Engineering
Mar 23, 2018
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Two become one with the 3-D NanoChemiscope
The 3D NanoChemiscope is a miracle of state-of-the-art analysis technology. As a further development of well-known microscopic and mass spectroscopic methods, it maps the physical and chemical surfaces of materials down to ...
Nanophysics
Aug 22, 2013
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Advantages emerge in using nanostructured material when forging mechanical components
In his research conducted at the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre, Salcedo focussed on the isothermal forge that uses temperatures higher than those of conventional forges. "Among the advantages observed," he points ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 28, 2014
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Mobile MITEs jump to fame in gene regulation
Moving genetic elements from one location to another in a genome makes for a very dynamic situation in terms of development and disease. An EU project has investigated a special type of micro transposable element and its ...
Biotechnology
Jun 18, 2012
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Research improves the bolted joints in airplanes
A research project at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid that analyzes the bolted joints used in the aeronautical industry has determined the optimum force that should be applied so that they may better withstand the variations ...
Engineering
Jun 13, 2011
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DNA's twisted communication: Genome organization key element for control of gene expression
During embryo development, genes are dynamically, and very precisely, switched on and off to confer different properties to different cells and build a well-proportioned and healthy animal. Fgf8 is one of the key genes in ...
Biotechnology
Feb 28, 2013
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Researchers report reference genome for maize B chromosome
Three groups recently reported a reference sequence for the supernumerary B chromosome in maize in a study published online in PNAS. Dr. James Birchler's group from University of Missouri, Dr. Jan Barto's group from Institute ...
Evolution
May 31, 2021
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Draft sequence of monarch butterfly genome presented
Each fall millions of monarch butterflies from across the eastern United States use a time-compensated sun compass to direct their navigation south, traveling up to 2,000 miles to an overwintering site in a specific grove ...
Biotechnology
Nov 23, 2011
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