U.S. invests in another step toward manless peace-war Aug 17, 2008
By 2006 they had an invitation to Washington to display their ware for the Army Research, Development and Engineering Center. Within a year, Maine senators helped the Howes get grant funds to build a prototype of the Ripsaw for the government. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Hydrogels provide scaffolding for growth of bone cells Aug 17, 2008
This work was funded by the National Tissue Engineering Center, the National Institutes of Health and a 3M Non-Tenured Faculty grant. About Carnegie Mellon: Carnegie Mellon is a private research university with a distinctive mix of programs in engineering, computer science, robotics, business, public policy, fine arts and the humanities. (EurekAlert!)
Terabit hard-disk technique uses 'density multiplication' Aug 15, 2008
"The demonstration that we've done so far is at a terabit per inch squared. But the really revolutionary aspect of the work is that you don't have to pattern every domain, you only have to pattern every fouth one," said UW professor Paul Nealey, director of its Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC). "We call it 'interpolation,' or 'density multiplication'.". (EETimes)
A step toward the invisibility cloak: Bending light Aug 14, 2008
Two separate advances are described in two scientific papers, both out of the research laboratory of Xiang Zhang, a professor at the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center in Berkeley. When a ray of light crosses the boundary from air to water, glass or other transparent material, it bends, and the degree of bending is determined by a property known as the index of refraction. (International Herald Tribune)
Scientists Find Ways to Cloak 3D Materials Aug 13, 2008
Researchers at the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at the University of California, Berkeley have for the first time found a way to. They did this with not only one, but with two different materials. (DailyTech)
Airless Tire Promises Grace Under Pressure for Soldiers [Slideshow] Aug 12, 2008
and the University of Wisconsin Madison's Polymer Engineering Center. With a four-year, $18-million grant from the Pentagon, Resilient is working to create a "non-pneumatic tire" (NPT) technology, called that because it doesn't require air. (Scientific American)
Party to mark Deere milestone Aug 12, 2008
Don't have an account. (older than 14 days). (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Invisibility Cloak One Step Closer: New Metamaterials Bend Light Backwards Aug 12, 2008
"What we have done is take two very different approaches to the challenge of creating bulk metamaterials that can exhibit negative refraction in optical frequencies," said Xiang Zhang, professor at UC Berkeley's Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and head of the research teams that developed the two new metamaterials. "Both bring us a major step closer to the development of practical applications for metamaterials.". (Science Daily)
• Invisibility shield appears possible Aug 12, 2008
The researchers, led by Xiang Zhang of UC Berkeley's Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, have created two composite materials that possess negative refraction indexes, meaning they bend light opposite to the way most natural substances do. If water exhibited negative refraction, fish swimming in a pool would appear in the air above the water. (Q13.com, WA)
Scientists Closer to Invisibility Cloak Aug 12, 2008
The research was funded in part by the U.S. Army Research Office and the National Science Foundation's Nano-Scale Science and Engineering Center. More from. (Time.com)
Invisibility cloak on the horizon, scientists say Aug 11, 2008
The research, which was funded in part by the U.S. Army Research Office and the National Science Foundation's Nano-Scale Science and Engineering Center, could have broad applications, including for the military. But the materials work in limited wavelengths, so they won't be used to hide buildings from satellites, said Jason Valentine, who is a co-author of one of the papers. (CNET News)
Extending EMC's reach into Asia Aug 10, 2008
Geographically, they're in India, which is one of our big engineering centers. They're in China, which is becoming an increasingly significant engineering center, and they're in Singapore, which is another one of our e-labs. (Boston Globe)
Cowlitz flood risk growing, study reveals Aug 5, 2008
The U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Board of Reclamation and Corps' Hydrologic Engineering Center in Davis, Calif. helped the Portland District do the study. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Ecological Impact of Plastic Lures Aug 4, 2008
The University's School of Business, Polymer Engineering Center, Innovation Service Center, and Extension Wisconsin Entrepreneur's Network all participated in the effort. By reinforcing the soft plastic with microfibers, the resulting lure was nearly unbreakable and reduces the amount of plastic entering the aquatic environment. (Suite101.com)
Cree Opens Engineering Center in Shenzhen, China, to Aid High-Quality LED Luminaire Design Jul 31, 2008
DURHAM, N.C., July 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Cree, Inc. (NasdaqGS: - ), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the opening of the Cree Shenzhen Engineering Center in Shenzhen, China ... Co-located with the Cree Shenzhen sales office, the engineering center employs application engineering, technical and sales staff ... For more information about visiting the Cree Shenzhen Engineering Center, contact a Cree Sales office in China (). (Primezone Releases)
New States Of Electrons That Behave Like Light Jul 26, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 25, 2008) A team of researchers at Princeton University's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center has observed electrons moving through a crystal of bismuth metal behaving like light. See also. (Science Daily)
Princeton scientists spy an electron dance Jul 26, 2008
The research at Princeton was supported by the National Science Foundation through a Materials Science and Engineering Center grant to the Princeton Center for Complex Materials. . (EurekAlert!)
VA plans big Palo Alto, Menlo Park expansion Jul 24, 2008
In addition, the Menlo Park campus will get a new 120-bed nursing home and a 23,000-square-foot engineering center to replace a warehouse. A 9,000-square-foot radiology center will break ground in the fall and will be capable of pulling up records from anywhere in the country, Nietupski said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
China's Harbin to produce aircraft parts with Airbus Jul 16, 2008
The new manufacturing center will further enhance the strategic cooperation between Airbus and HAIG, already a qualified supplier for Airbus and one of the shareholders of Airbus (Beijing) Engineering Center, the Harbin company chief added. "This project demonstrates once again Airbus' commitment to the long term sustainable development of China's aviation industry," said Laurence Barron, President of Airbus China. (Xinhuanet, China)
Nanoscale Lithographic Technology: Finer Lines For Microchips Jul 13, 2008
5, 2003) Scientists at the University of Wisconsin's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Nanostructures, Materials, and Interfaces have demonstrated a technique that could one day. (Aug. (Science Daily)
New Process Creates 3-D Nanostructures With Magnetic Materials Jul 1, 2008
30, 2006) An international team of scientists affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center has coaxed a self-assembling material into forming never-before-seen. (May 17, 2008) Scientists are investigating the characteristics of various types of materials for their use in the generation and measurement of precise movements. (Science Daily)
Airless tire reinvents wheel Jul 1, 2008
together with the University of Wisconsin's Madison Polymer Engineering Center, are developing an airless tire to solve the problem with a four-year, $18-million grant from the Pentagon. "Developing tires that will allow vehicles to continue to roll no matter what is thrown at them--even roadside bombs--is a real priority for the military and could be the difference between life and death for our troops in the field," said Rep. (EETimes)
Roses n’ Raspberries Jun 27, 2008
We bid a solemn farewell to a generous OSU benefactor Martin N. Kelley, an Oregon engineer and OSU alumnus whose donation of 20 million in 2000 built the state-of-the-art Kelley Engineering Center. Kelley died at his Lake Oswego home on June 18 at the age of 80. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Oregon State benefactor Kelley dies at age 80 (52) Jun 26, 2008
Kelley always was generous where his alma mater was concerned, but never more so than in 2000, when the philanthropist gave 20 million for The Kelley Engineering Center, which bears his name on the OSU campus ... I always felt that the Oregon State education did a good job of preparing me for my career in civil engineering construction, he said at the opening of the Kelley Engineering Center ... For the 2005 article on the opening of the Kelley Engineering Center, see. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Flooding delays construction on $6.2 million rowing facility Jun 25, 2008
This machine is being designed by the Hydroscience and Engineering Center - a division of Iowa's College of Engineering. The team currently uses the east wing of the Iowa Advanced Technology Labs. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Solar technology company opening Houston engineering office Jun 23, 2008
Solar technology company LXE Corp. is locating its engineering center in Houston to be close to the local talent pool and local companies. Florham Park, N.J.-based LXE provides chemical companies with technology packages for the manufacture of trichlorosilane, or TCS, a chemical used to make polysilicon, the key ingredient in solar panels. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
As Chinese costs soar, manufacturers expand elsewhere in Asia Jun 18, 2008
Nissan is expanding a vehicle engineering center nearby. Hanesbrands, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is building two new factories here. (International Herald Tribune)
New Satellite Remote Sensing Tool For Improving Agricultural Land Use Observation Jun 9, 2008
12, 2007) Integrating studies of the Earth with those of the atmosphere and beyond, the Environmental Remote Sensing Center (ERSC) recently joined the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) in the. (Jan. (Science Daily)
New superconductors present new mysteries, possibilities Jun 5, 2008
In an article published today in the journal Nature, the team, led by Chia-Ling Chien, the Jacob L. Hain Professor of Physics and director of the Material Research Science and Engineering Center at The Johns Hopkins University, offers insights into why the characteristics of a new family of iron-based superconductors reveal the need for fresh theoretical models which could, they say, pave the way for the development of superconductors that can operate at room temperature. "It appears to us that... (EurekAlert!)
AMSC_civilian appointed to Baldrige quality award board May 30, 2008
Awards have been presented to 74 organizations, including the 2007 award recipients: PRO-TEC Coating Co., Mercy Health System, Sharp HealthCare, City of Coral Springs, and U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center. Information about the Baldrige National Quality Program and the application process is available from the Baldrige National Quality Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Bldg. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Scientists Develop Environmentally Friendly Bombs May 28, 2008
The research was financially supported by the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, the European Research Office of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, and the Bundeswehr Research Institute for Materials, Explosives, Fuels and Lubricants. Copyright. (Fox News)
N.C.teamisgoingforthemoon (1) May 27, 2008
Among the first sponsors from private business is Insight Technologies, already experienced in two "DARPA Challenge" races for self-guiding robots, the Advanced Vehicle Research Center and ASTREC, the "Advanced Space Technology Research and Engineering Center.". Financial support has been received from the Engineering Foundation of the North Carolina State. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
First Room-temperature Semiconductor Source Of Coherent Terahertz Radiation Demonstrated May 21, 2008
The authors also acknowledge the support of two Harvard-based centers, the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center and the Center for Nanoscale Systems, a member of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Emerging-Market M&As Reflect Global Changes • No Movie, Technology Creating 'Iron Men' May 16, 2008
Jack Obusek, a former colonel now with the Army's Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center in the Boston suburb of Natick, foresees robot-suited soldiers unloading heavy ammunition boxes from helicopters, lugging hundreds of pounds of gear over rough terrain or even relying on the suit's strength-enhancing capabilities to repair tanks that break down in inconvenient locations. Could Help Fight Fires. (Investors Business Daily)
Robotic suit could make soldiers into 'Iron Man' May 16, 2008
But the technology already offers evidence that robotics can amplify human muscle power in reality not just in the realm of comic books and movies like the recently debuted Iron Man" about a wealthy weapons designer who builds a high-tech suit to battle bad guys. "Everybody likes the idea of being a superhero, and this is all about expanding the capabilities of a human," said Stephen Jacobsen, chief designer of the Sarcos suit. The Army's exoskeleton research dates to 1995, but has yet to yield... (USA Today -- Tech)
MIT crafts bacteria-resistant films May 16, 2008
Maricela Delgadillo, a senior in materials science and engineering, and Takehiro Nishikawa, a former postdoctoral researcher at MIT, now at the Advanced Medical Engineering Center in Osaka, Japan, are also authors of the paper. . (EurekAlert!)
OSU students share innovations May 9, 2008
The event, from noon to 5 p.m., will be held at Kelley Engineering Center. The expo will include more than 100 displays, including robot races, a concrete canoe, student-built race cars and more. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Scientists demonstrate method for integrating nanowire devices directly onto silicon May 9, 2008
The authors also acknowledge the support of two Harvard-based centers, the National Science Foundation Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) and the Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS), a member of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN). . (EurekAlert!)
Martin Engineering opens research center May 8, 2008
The new Martin Engineering Center for Bulk Materials Handling Innovation holds the promise of improved productivity and profitability in these industrial operations where the clean, efficient handling of a bulk material is a key to the production process. The Center for Innovation (CFI) is a facility with the goals of improving bulk materials handling through collaboration, innovation and education. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Northrop Grumman Receives Contract to Develop 360-Degree Warning System to Detect Ground-Based Threats May 6, 2008
The 20-month, $6 million contract was awarded by the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center as part of the Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate. The Army has the option to exercise an additional three-year contract valued at $17 million to continue development. (Primezone Releases)
Deans of construction take a look back May 5, 2008
com Bob Stamm, whose company is building UNM s Centennial Engineering Center, says safety in construction has improved significantly. Related News. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Coxsackie Rotary Club raises $20K at auction May 4, 2008
The Daily Mail Online. Serving Greene County since 1792. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
US: Ex-Army engineeer in NJ slipped secrets to Israel Apr 23, 2008
Kadish worked at the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center at the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. On numerous occasions between 1979 and 1985, the agent provided Kadish with lists of classified documents he was interested in, according to the complaint. (NJ.com)
General Dynamics C4 Systems to open engineering center in South Florida Apr 23, 2008
An Arizona branch of a major defense contractor is locating a new engineering center in South Florida. General Dynamics C4 Systems said Tuesday it was opening a technology and engineering operation in Broward County, Fla. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
N.J. Army Engineer Arrested On Spy Charges Apr 23, 2008
" Court records suggest CC-1 left the U.S. in 1985. He had lived in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.Investigators tell NBC News Kadish's contact was also linked to spy Jonathan Pollard, who was convicted of passing U.S. defense secrets to Israel. A spokeswoman at the Israeli Consulate in New York said she was unaware of the charges and would look into the matter.Kadish, an engineer now in his 80's, worked at the U.S. Army's Armament Research and Engineering Center in Dover."He's always... (WNBC.com, NY)
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Stopping Iran Before It s Too Late - HUMAN EVENTS. Once again Iran has voiced its determination to defy the United Nations Security Council, vowing to press ahead with plans to expand its nuclear program. (Human Events Online)
• American accused of spying for Israel in 1980s Apr 23, 2008
Kadish worked as a mechanical engineer at the Army's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center at the Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, N.J., from 1963 to 1990. The center housed a library of documents, many with classified information related to national defense. (Q13.com, WA)
Lessons In Green Apr 21, 2008
This month, Barnard became just the second building in the state (Yale's Daniel L. Malone Engineering Center was the first) to earn Gold LEED certification meaning it is truly "green.". LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a rating system administered by the U.S. Green Building Council that awards buildings that incorporate energy efficiency, water conservation, indoor air quality, recycled materials and other eco-friendly values. (FOX61, CT)
No Consumer Linux from Novell or Red Hat Apr 18, 2008
As it turns out, Red Hat's top rival, Novell, is in During a tour of the company's new engineering center in India, CEO Ron Hovsepian said, "The market for the desktop for the next three to five years is mainly enterprise-related.". Novell maintains the project, a community-developed version of Suse Linux that consumers can download for free. (PC World)
Boeing IDS leader headed to California Apr 17, 2008
The Wichita operation, a military modification and engineering center, has 3,000 employees. A unit of Chicago-based Boeing, Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Cat dies when artillery round hits home Apr 13, 2008
Picatinny is the site of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, which conducts research, development and engineering for weapons systems. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Misfired artillery crashes into home Apr 12, 2008
Picatinny is the site of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, whose mission is to conduct research, development and engineering for weapons systems. . (NJ.com)
Colonel killed in Green Zone Apr 10, 2008
He worked with the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center on Redstone Arsenal, said his longtime friend Al Reed. Scott served as a battalion commander in 2002 and worked with the Secretary of Defense staff to provide immediate response to soldiers' needs. (AL.com)
City hopes to become capital of aircraft industry Apr 2, 2008
General Electric has a large engineering center for jet engines in Quertaro, 130 miles northwest of Mexico City. Spain's ITR turns out parts and overhauled engines here. (AZCentral)
One-Shot Turkey Hunt another success for state Mar 28, 2008
"Now two weeks ago, the announcement of what we started three years ago has yielded in a win for Mobile, a win for Alabama and a win for the United States Air Force. This is the culmination of the type of relationship the Governor is referring to. We do feel at home here. Mobile already has benefitted, even before we won this competitive award under Northrop Grumman's leadership. Already put in place as a result of what we started three years ago is an engineering center that will have 150... (Alexander City Outlook, AL)
Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Names Terri Zinkiewicz Vice President, Sector Controller for Its Space Technology Sector Mar 27, 2008
The missiles business includes the inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) Prime Integration program, the Kinetic Energy Interceptors program and the Missile Engineering Center, and employs approximately 750 people with operations in Utah, Alabama, Virginia and California. The realignment is effective July 1. (Primezone Releases)
What economic slowdown? Some spots still boom Mar 24, 2008
The Airbus North America Engineering Center recently opened here. If Congress does not impede a recent Air Force decision to award a major contract to Northrop Grumman and EADS, which is Airbuss parent, parts of a new refueling tanker will be built in Mobile. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Cycling For Food: Engineers Work On Pedal-powered Grain Crusher Mar 22, 2008
28, 2006) Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) in the School of Computer Science's Robotics Institute is unveiling a unique unmanned ground vehicle that offers new strength. (Jan. (Science Daily)
A good match Mar 21, 2008
On Wednesday, U of L and Haas opened the Haas Technical Education Center in the university's Vogt Engineering Center, located at Third Street and Eastern Parkway. The center will give U of L engineering students the opportunity to use some of the most advanced computer numeric-controlled (CNC) machine equipment in the industry, said Tim Gornet, director of the university's J.B. Speed School of Engineering Rapid Prototyping Center, which shares space in the Vogt building with the Haas center. (Louisville Business First, KY)
CU-ICAR Partners With First Asian OEM: Mazda Mar 20, 2008
will be the first Asian Original Equipment Manufacturer to partner with CU-ICAR. The announcement was made at the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center on the CU-ICAR campus in Greenville, S.C., with Mazda representatives. The Mazda Foundation will provide an initial pledge of $30,000 to CU-ICAR for the Mazda Annual Graduate Fellowships program. (PR Newswire)
Rayovac plant in Fennimore adding jobs Mar 19, 2008
This technology is an outgrowth of a multi-year joint research project between Rayovac and the U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center. The selection of the Fennimore plant was based on its ability to produce higher quality batteries than many of those available from China and other developing world economies. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Governor Rendell Announces $9.8 Million for Targeted Nanotechnology Projects Statewide Mar 15, 2008
Lehigh University will also receive $900,000 for the PA Materials Research Science and Engineering Center which will focus on economic development, research and education in advanced materials synthesis, nanocharacterization, Interfacial Kinetic Engineering and Mesoscale Interface Mapping. Penn State University was allocated $2. (PR Newswire)
Linnenkamp/45 (1) Mar 8, 2008
Mr. Linnenkamp is retired from John Deere Product Engineering Center. Mrs. Linnenkamp is retired from the Waterloo Schools Food Service and is a homemaker. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Army Rolls Out New Combat Rations Fit for Gourmets Mar 6, 2008
The Army knows that food and mail delivery have the biggest impact on soldiers' morale, so the Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center conducts continued testing on new and improved ways to feed the force. "When you're eating the same things, three times a day, taste and variety is a big thing," said Sgt. 1st Class James Laverty, who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan multiple times with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. (ABC 7 News, DC)
New Type Of Tiny Optical Tweezer Developed Mar 4, 2008
The work was supported by the Microsystems Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Harvard Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center of the National Science Foundation. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)
