Today's Headlines

Nanotube Supply Glut Claims First Victim
IEEE Spectrum, 20 hours ago
Bayer Material Science closes carbon nanotube production to focus on core business
Invasive species: ''away-field advantage'' weaker than ecologists thought
Science Daily, 20 hours ago
For decades, ecologists have assumed the worst invasive species-such as brown tree snakes and kudzu-have an "away-field advantage." They succeed because they do better in their new territories than they do at home. A new study reveals that this fundamental assumption is not nearly as common as peopl...
New smartphone application improves colonoscopy preparation
Antarctic Neutrino Observatory Detects Unexplained High-Energy Particles
NASA''s Planet-Hunting Kepler Telescope Will Have Long Legacy, Despite Big Glitch

Editor Picks

Chemical and Material

Unusual Effect of an Electron Beam on the Formation of Core/Shell (Co/CoO) Nanoparticles Differing by Their Crystalline Structures
ACS - Chemistry of Materials, May 18, 2013
Chemistry of MaterialsDOI: 10.1021/cm4012266
Hydrogel Implants Slip Past Immune Defenses
ACS - Chemical & Engineering News, May 18, 2013
Stephen Lippard wins faculty's Killian Award
MIT News - Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, May 17, 2013

Civil Engineering

Benjamin Moore and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Develop Paint Palette Based on Historic Precedent
AZoBuild.com - Building News, 20 hours ago
Benjamin Moore, one of North America's most respected paint manufacturers and colour authorities, has joined with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's WILLIAMSBURG brand to launch The...
Exhibition Review: Los Carpinteros'' Playful Impertinence
Architectural Record - News, May 18, 2013
Architectural Record Named One of the Top Business Publications in the U.S. By BtoB Magazine
McGraw-Hill Construction - Latest Headlines, May 18, 2013

Electrical Engineering

It''s Still About the Battery
Design News - Electronics & Test, May 18, 2013
The Tesla Model S'' performance in Consumer Reports tests was a major victory for electric cars, but a bigger challenge still lies ahead.
Arduino board plugs DIYers into the cloud for $69
EE Times - News, 20 hours ago
The peripheral hub: backbone of efficient system-on-chip design
Embedded News, Tech Insights, and Embedded Pulse, 21 hours ago

Electronics

3-D Printing: If It''s Just A Fad, Why Is One VAR Drawing In Clients?
CRN - Breaking News, May 18, 2013
3-D printing is making headlines these days, and controversial ones. But going beyond the furor finds one solution provider spinning off a new 3-D business unit and taking home 30 percent margins.
Arduino board plugs DIYers into the cloud for $69
Automotive DesignLine - News, 20 hours ago
Arduino board plugs DIYers into the cloud for $69
Power Management DesignLine - News, 20 hours ago

General Engineering

Buggy hordes of cicadas sighted in Virginia ... but New York? Not yet
MSNBC Science Headlines, 21 hours ago
There''s been a groundswell of 17-year cicadas in Virginia and other southern states, as revealed by a fresh wave of photos and eyewitness reports. In some areas, the outbreak has been accompanied by the insects'' loud chorus call. And that''s music to the ears of University of Connecticut entomolog...
Actor Johnny Depp immortalized in ancient fossil find
Science Daily, May 18, 2013
Commander Hadfield returns to Earth
MSNBC Space Headlines, 20 hours ago

Manufacturing

Gauge Of U.S. Economy''s Future Health Up In April
Manufacturing.net - Headline News, May 18, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A measure of the U.S. economy''s future health rose solidly in April, buoyed by a sharp rise in applications to build homes and a better job market.The Conference Board said Friday that its index of leading indicators increased 0.6 percent last month to a reading of 95. That follo...
Lantronix Expands Line of Rugged Controller for Sensor Networks
Design News - Motion Control & Automation, May 18, 2013
Friday p.m. Wrap-Up:This Week on ControlGlobal and Elsewhere
Control Global - Industrial Networking, May 18, 2013

Mechanical Engineering

Controllers: More of Everything
Control Design - Motion Control, May 17, 2013
The List of User Requirements Continues to Grow Longer
Controllers: More of Everything
Control Design - News, May 17, 2013
Fatal Injury Causes Reevaluation of Shop Safety Standards
Control Design - Machine Safety, May 17, 2013

Software

Harvard, MIT Researchers Design 3D Printed, Self-Assembling Robots
Design News - Software & Hardware, May 17, 2013
Researchers from MIT and Harvard have designed a 3D printed robot that crawls like an inchworm and can self-assemble with an electric jolt.
At EMC, Scale Out Storage Grows Up
Network Computing - Top Stories, May 17, 2013
AspenTech Breaking New Ground in Simulation, Model-based Control
Control Global - Software & Integration, May 17, 2013

Sustainable Engineering

Fisherman''s home turned into ultra-modern 753 sq. ft. transformer apartment (Video)
TreeHugger, 20 hours ago
This small-but-dynamic, renovated apartment in Barcelona takes its design cues from boat design and hides some delightful surprises.
Mogadishu a Safer Place Thanks to Solar Powered Street Lights
The Green Optimistic, 21 hours ago
How Adding An Electric Car Cut Solar Payback Time In Half
Alternative Energy Technology, 21 hours ago

Technology and Research

Google''s $649 Galaxy S4: Raw Deal?
InformationWeek - All Stories, 20 hours ago
Google will begin selling a stock-Android variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4 in June. It is worth the hefty $649 price tag?
Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town
AP Top Technology News, 20 hours ago
2U programmable-supply family delivers 200 W to 800 W
Electronics Design, Strategy, News - Business Strategy, 20 hours ago