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(2018-07-16)Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing enables the fabrication of metal parts with complex geometry and elaborates internal features, the simplification of the assembly process, and the reduction of development time. ...
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(2018)Hydraulic Wind Power Transfer System is a promising alternative to conventional wind turbines, and an increased research in this field indicates the ability of this technology to replace conventional wind turbines. This ...
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(2018-07)Transparent polymers with low-loss and high refractive index are critical components of integrated optical devices including filters, lenses, and polarizers. Current conventional mid infrared (MIR) polarizers are fabricated ...
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(2018)Articular cartilage (AC) is a strong but flexible connective tissue that covers and protects the end of the long bones. Although cartilage has excellent friction and wear properties that allow smooth joint function during ...
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(2018-07-25)A chemically reactive turbulent traversing hot-jet issued from a pre-chamber to a relatively long combustion chamber is experimentally investigated. The long combustion chamber represents a single channel of a wave rotor ...
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(2018-08)Requirements determine the expectations for a new or modified product. Requirements engineering involves defining, documentation and maintenance of requirements. The rapid improving of technologies and changing of market ...
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(2018-04-24)Since the conception of three dimensional (3D) printing circa 40 years ago, there has been the proliferation of several additive manufacturing (AM) technologies that enable its use in everyday applications such as aerospace, ...
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(2018-04-27)Recent innovations in portable electronics, electric vehicles and power generation by wind and solar have expanded the need for effcient battery storage. Lithium-ion batteries have been the frontline contender of battery ...
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(2018-04-27)Biological cells are constantly subjected to mechanical forces such as tension, compression and shear. The importance of these forces in mediating cell signals, maintenance of lineages, promoting embryonic cell differentiation ...
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(2018-04-09)Extrusion-based 3D printing is one of the emerging additive manufacturing technologies used for printing a range of materials from metal to ceramics. In this process, the required material is extruded from the extruder in ...
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(2017-12)Suspension has been the most important subsystem of the vehicle viewed as a system. The ride comfort and vehicle handling performance are affected by the suspension design. Automotive technology has been continuously ...
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(2017-12)Healthcare system in the United States faces multiple issues including quality, rising cost and outcome of the healthcare care delivery process. Systems engineering methodologies and tools have been proposed to address the ...
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(2018-12-08)Material jetting (MJ) additive manufacturing (AM) has experienced an increased adoption in several industry areas and as well as research applications. One of MJ’s distinct benefits is the ability to print tunable composites, ...
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Indentation protocol to determine viscoelastic properties of cartilage before and after crosslinking (2017-11-20)Osteoarthritis affects millions of people of different age groups around the world. With very few treatment options and the highly restricted capacity of cartilage to repair, new treatment options are needed. The objective ...
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(2017-12-07)Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) is an analytical technique for separation of charged particles in the gas phase. The history of IMS is not very old, and in this century, the IMS technique has grown rapidly in the advent ...
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(2017-12-07)Lattice structures have seen increasing use in several industries including automotive, aerospace, and construction. Lattice structures are lightweight and can achieve a wide range of mechanical behaviors through their ...
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(2017-11-17)Mass customization, small lot sizes, reduced cost, high variability of product types and changing product portfolio are characteristics of modern manufacturing systems during life cycle. A direct consequence of these ...
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(2017-11-21)The passenger safety is one of the most important factors in the automotive industries. At the same time, in order to improve the overall efficiency of passenger cars, lightweight structures are preferred while designing ...