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EPA May Crack Down on Four Chemicals Found in Household Products
Baby Bottle The EPA may also move to regulate Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used to make the linings of baby bottles and other products. More than 80,000 chemicals are used or produced in the U.S.,...
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DARPA's Economic Fix: Run All Industries Like the Semiconductor Industry
U.S. Industry United we fall. Divided we flourish. Uwe Hermann Ask a GM employee, any barstool economist, or your dad, and they'll all likely tell you the same thing: American manufacturing ain't what...
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Officials Claim Chinese Rare Earth Metals Embargo Expands to Include to U.S....
Rare Earth Exports Held at Chinese Loading Docks Though Chinese officials deny it, sources in the industry say Chinese exports of critical rare earth elements bound for the U.S. and Europe are being...
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Single Stationary Microscope Lens Can Capture 3D Images
One Millimeter Ballpoint Pen Tip Viewed Through The Lens Courtesy Ohio State University Engineers at Ohio State University have created the first stand-alone, stationary lens that can create...
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New GE 3-D Printing Facility Will Manufacture Parts for Ultrasound Machines,...
GE 3-D Printer GE Global Research We frequently hear about the ways 3-D printing will change the manufacturing industry, allowing greater precision and lower costs in anything from airplane parts to...
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Inside the Factory: How a Chef's Knife Is Made
Knives Await Grinding Paul Adams View Photo GalleryLast week, I visited Solingen, Germany's "city of blades," where knives, swords, and the like have been made for centuries. In between sipping beers...
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Predictions for 2012: China Steps Up
Chinese Astronaut Todd Baxter The U.S. spent some $400 billion on research and development last year, well over twice the amount invested by China, its next closest rival. But as the U.S. rolls back...
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With New Technique, Tiny Robots Can Be Mass-Produced Like Pop-Up Books
Building More Mobees Courtesy of Pratheev Sreetharan/Harvard University A technique inspired by pop-up books could enable quicker production of tiny robots and other electrical devices, according to...
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FYI: What Material Is Water Most Afraid Of?
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An Open Hardware Company Manufactures Your Electronics Idea
Open Hardware Courtesy SeeedStudio.com You just designed the perfect circuit board but don't have the cash to fund its manufacture. Seeed Studio, an "open hardware" company in Shenzhen, China, helps...
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Who Supplies Apple With All Those Parts? [Infographic]
Global Map of Apple Suppliers ChinaFile In an interview with Tim Cook last December, Bloomberg Businessweek asked the Apple CEO what it would take to "get Apple back to building things in the U.S."The...
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China Makes 50% Of Your Stuff. How Many Chinese Brands Can You Actually Name?
Huawei Ascend P2 The recently-announced Huawei Ascend P2 is the company's flagship smartphone. Have you ever heard of it? Have you ever even heard of Huawei? Huawei China's version of Google has 580...
View ArticleSingle Stationary Microscope Lens Can Capture 3D Images
Engineers at Ohio State University have created the first stand-alone, stationary lens that can create microscopic 3-D images. Up until now, 3-D microscopes needed multiple…
View ArticleNew GE 3-D Printing Facility Will Manufacture Parts for Ultrasound Machines,...
We frequently hear about the ways 3-D printing will change the manufacturing industry, allowing greater precision and lower costs in anything from airplane parts to custom…
View ArticleInside the Factory: How a Chef's Knife Is Made
Last week, I visited Solingen, Germany's "city of blades," where knives, swords, and the like have been made for centuries. In between sipping beers and munching wursts, I paid a visit to the factory...
View ArticlePredictions for 2012: China Steps Up
The U.S. spent some $400 billion on research and development last year, well over twice the amount invested by China, its next closest rival. But as the U.S. rolls back…
View ArticleWith New Technique, Tiny Robots Can Be Mass-Produced Like Pop-Up Books
A technique inspired by pop-up books could enable quicker production of tiny robots and other electrical devices, according to Harvard engineers. Usually, building a micro…
View ArticleFYI: What Material Is Water Most Afraid Of?
Researchers have been trying to create ultra-hydrophobic materials--materials that repel water--because condensation of vapor can interfere with the energy efficiency of…
View ArticleAn Open Hardware Company Manufactures Your Electronics Idea
You just designed the perfect circuit board but don't have the cash to fund its manufacture. Seeed Studio, an "open hardware" company in Shenzhen, China, helps tinkerers move…
View ArticleWho Supplies Apple With All Those Parts? [Infographic]
In an interview with Tim Cook last December, Bloomberg Businessweek asked the Apple CEO what it would take to "get Apple back to building things in the U.S." The question…
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