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We continue our interview with Preet Anand about the Refract House, which uses a holistic and environmentally conscious design to produce a contemporary architectural solution using highly efficient and sustainable systems and materials. The U.S. Department...
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For three weeks in October 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy will host the Solar Decathlon—a competition in which 20 teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient...
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Stan Farnsworth from Novacentrix demos the PulseForge 3100 for the manufacturing of printed electronics. The PulseForge 3100 uses rapid pulses of high-intensity light for high-speed drying, curing, sintering or annealing of high temperature materials...
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The PulseForge family of tools sinter or anneal thin-film materials in only milliseconds, and are able to do so on a wide variety of substrates, including low temperature, flexible materials. The use of PulseForge tools can save time and money, and enable...
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CEO Dan Johnson describes the various plugs and molds they've created for fabricating the carbon fiber bodies on the LH4 and LH3 vehicles. They have partnered with EBS Carbon in Boulder, CO, to create their unique composite car bodies. Lightning Hybrids...
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In Part 2 of our interview with MAG's John Hawthorne, John takes us through the steps to assembling wind-turbine blades. The new Rapid Material Placement System (RMPS) brings integrated manufacturing – with automation and repeatable process control...
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In Part 1 of this interview with John Hawthorne, Application Engineer at MAG Industrial Automation Systems, John discusses new systems that automate composite wind-turbine blade fabrication. The company's new Rapid Material Placement System (RMPS...
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The Power Wave AC/DC 1000 inverter power source from The Lincoln Electric Company enabled T Bailey (a Washington-based construction and fabrication company) to significantly increase productivity and reach the higher deposition rates on its wind turbine...
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Essential to wind power generation is fabrication of wind towers capable of enduring the extreme conditions in which they are placed. Environmental exposure and high quality material requirements are two of the many challenges presented in wind tower...
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Electroactive polymers (EAP) are an emerging class of materials with many new revolutionary properties. One of the main advantages of electroactive polymers is the possibility to electrically control and fine-tune their behavior and properties. Using...
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The Paragon Dive System isolates a diver in a “space-suit like environment”, incorporating a Return Surface Exhaust design and upgraded materials, completely protecting divers from contaminants and hazardous materials present in their surrounding environment...
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At the World Energy Engineering Congress, Engineering TV talked with John Van Dine, SAGE Electrochromics President and CEO, about the benefits of using electrochromic technology in commercial and residential buildings. With SageGlass windows and skylights...
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At the touch of a button, SageGlass windows can be tinted to block the heat and glare of the sun, or untinted to let the sun shine in and provide a clear view of the world outside. SageGlass is manufactured by coating ordinary glass with five layers of...
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Dermasol is a new thermoplastic elastomer that feels remarkably like real human flesh. It can be made in any color (including clear), any shape and almost any durometer (hardness). It is especially useful for simulating tissue in organs and body structures...
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Plextronics, Inc. is an international technology company that specializes in printed solar, lighting and other electronics. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, the company's focus is on organic solar cell and OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) lighting...