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Charles G. Goulding explains how the convergence of AI data center energy demands and advanced nuclear engineering has turned additive manufacturing into a critical pathway for securing lucrative Federal R&D Tax Credits. The post 3D Printing the Nuclear Renaissance: How Additive Manufacturing Fuels the AI Power Grid and R&D Credits appeared on Fabbaloo .

Methanol has long shown promise as a marine fuel, but reliably igniting it in diesel engines has remained a challenge. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Caterpillar demonstrated a dual-fuel approach that enables diesel engines to operate on more than 75% methanol without sacrificing performance while maintaining fuel flexibility. The work could expand fuel options for commercial sh…

Heart rhythm disorders affect millions of people worldwide. When the heart beats too slowly or irregularly, patients may experience fatigue, dizziness, fainting, or even life-threatening complications. For many of these individuals, pacemakers provide a reliable solution by helping the heart maintain a stable rhythm. Traditional pacemakers have transformed cardiovascular care. However, they requi…

The deployment of 6G network requires multiple number of antennas at the base station with multiple signals that undergo constructive interference to create thinner beams with more energy so as to mitigate path loss. This will support higher data rates, lower latency levels, and improved energy efficiency. This paper proposes a phase-shifting technology for beamforming that focuses radio energy t…

Israeli firm XJet has formalized a Value-Added Reseller agreement with 3D-Werk Black Forest GmbH, positioning the Black Forest-based firm as the primary point of entry for German manufacturers looking to adopt the company’s NanoParticle Jetting technology.  The move grants manufacturers in aerospace, defense, and medical devices a local partner with hands-on evaluation capability, incl…

Norwegian additive manufacturer Norsk Titanium has signed a Cooperation & Research Agreement (CRA) with Airbus, moving their relationship from program-specific supply into a structured, multi-year industrialization effort. The agreement targets the qualification of Norsk Titanium’s proprietary Rapid Plasma Deposition technology for fatigue-critical structural titanium parts,  a category…

At the Baton Rouge refinery in Louisiana, ExxonMobil faced a recurring challenge: protecting instrument cabinets from oil contamination traveling up thermocouple wires. The component responsible — an anti-wicking device — had design limitations that made it expensive and slow to produce through conventional machining. Switching to Meltio’s wire-based Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) system, the…

Discover how Transfer Path Analysis (TPA) helps engineers solve NVH challenges by identifying noise and vibration sources, quantifying contributions, and enabling earlier, data-driven design decisions.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-56384-x Development of an RFID sensor tag reading method in shielded areas based on an extended antenna

UAV attitude control requires high-fidelity angular acceleration. Gyroscope differentiation introduces phase lags and noise. We propose a compact MEMS electrochemical accelerometer with 3D plate electrodes. It is implemented in a closed-loop INDI control loop for UAV flight stabilization.

Nature Water, Published online: 08 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s44221-026-00655-4 This study demonstrates a low-cost, self-powered capsule that integrates sensing and disinfection, achieving rapid water quality assessment and microbial removal without external power or chemicals.

A team of engineering students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, captured the overall championship at the NASA 2026 Student Launch Initiative (NSLI) after a nine-month engineering challenge that culminated in a final launch event, with the awards announced by NASA on June 3.

Mechanical engineer Scott Whalen is named the Department of Energy's Innovator of the Year for turning the patented metal extrusion invention ShAPE(tm) into an industrially relevant extruded metal product juggernaut.

Bug fixing is a complex and time-consuming task in software development. Bug localization research tends to focus on the accuracy of automated tools that suggest source code files for developers to look at. However, little is known about how developers use these tools in practice. This paper reports on an ongoing qualitative user study. Eleven participants worked through four realistic bug locali…

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft reached a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time.   The 81-minute flight achieved a speed of Mach 1.1 (approximately 713 mph) at an altitude of 43,400 feet, with the X-59 performing as expected. For NASA test pilot Jim “Clue” Less, the plane’s instruments were the only indication of flying supersonic — exact…

MAE alumni Juan Santiago and Scott Smith were inducted into the National Academy of Engineering – one of the highest professional accolades an engineer can receive – for their substantial contributions to academia, industry, and the world. Juan Santiago Juan G. Santiago, Ph.D., is the Charles Lee Powell Foundation professor and the vice chair of […]

Keeping apples in pristine condition as you bring them home from the store requires a gentle touch. Imagine keeping a whole orchard of apples from getting bruised as they’re harvested. The AgriDynamic Robotics Apple Harvester, developed under the leadership of Zhaojian Li, Red Cedar Distinguished Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State, gives growers the …

Researchers are developing a laser-based manufacturing technique that could enable astronauts to build tools, structures and infrastructure on the moon using materials already available there.

Researchers may have unlocked the future of computing by turning flat silicon chips into densely stacked 3D architectures. For decades, the semiconductor industry has boosted computing power by making transistors smaller and fitting more of them onto a single chip. That strategy has fueled remarkable advances in electronics, but it is now approaching fundamental physical [...]