October 11, 2007

Proton therapy is considered the most advanced form of radiation therapy, but size and cost of these giant machines have limited its use to only six cancer centers nationwide.

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A miniature, thin-film thermoelectric generator from Nextreme, Research Triangle Park, N.C., turns heat into electricity using what is called the Seebeck Effect.

It's not a matter of "if" but of “when” a wind turbine will see overvoltages and currents that must get bypassed to ground.

Faraday's law of induction states that a conductor moving through magnetic flux induces an electromotive force in the conductor.

Shipments of packaging machinery in the U.S. reached $6.1 billion last year, an increase of 6% over 2005.

Material-handling systems can be designed to move almost anything.

Engineering firm Hybricon Inc. in Ayer, Mass. used thermal simulation to predict cooling for an ATR chassis containing electronic equipment.

Special solar cells have a combined efficiency of 42.8% when illuminated by sunlight at standard terrestrial conditions, say researchers with a University of Delaware-led consortium of industrial companies, national laboratories, and universities.

If your company has any age on it at all, you’ve likely found that your “old way” of doing business fits about as well as the suit you wore 30 lb ago.

Imagine a virtual you that thinks like you and has your expertise.

U.S. shipments of packaging machinery in ’06 continued their upward trend for the fifth consecutive year, climbing 6% to an estimated $6.110 billion.

Oshkosh Truck, Oshkosh, Wis., is introducing a 33-ft-long, autonomous robot truck that could transport weapons and supplies in combat and across dangerous roadways.

Move over, carbon nanotubes.

Steroid use by Major League Baseball sluggers may only modestly boost muscle mass and bat and ball speed. But it's enough to produce 50% more home runs, according to a new study by Tufts University physicist Roger Tobin.

There was a lot of commentary about Toyota’s full-sized Tundra pickup when it debuted. It was supposed to hit American automakers where it hurt, competing with the likes of the Ford F150 and Chevy Silverado.

Networks of sensors mounted on commercial aircraft might one day check continuously for structural defects, reducing or even eliminating scheduled aircraft inspections.

Hydrogen holds the promise of being a clean, renewable source of power.

With more than enough room inside for five, this pickup is two vehicles in one — a luxury SUV on the inside with the towing and cargo capacity of a pickup.

New York City's Department of Sanitation and Baltimore's Bureau of Solid Waste will test hydrostatic regenerative brakes from Bosch Rexroth, Rochester Hills, Mich.