Civil Engineering

MicroLEDs Moving From Lab to Fab

Semiconductor Engineering: Every disruptive technology has its “aha” moment — the time when everyone from engineers to investors realizes that, yes, this technology is the real deal and it won’t be scrapped on the R&D floor. For many, it was Samsung’s recent announcement of a 110-inch microLED TV that irrevocably…

Goodyear to Test First Airless 3D Printed Tire on Autonomous Vehicle in Florida

3DPrint.com: As part of a project to support urban autonomous vehicle transportation, the city of Jacksonville, Florida will test the autonomous Olli shuttle fitted with Goodyear’s innovative 3D printed…

Forth Bridge and Queensferry Crossing vibrations could be used for electricity generation

New Civil Engineer: Vibrations from the Forth Bridge and Queensferry Crossing could be harvested for energy under proposals put forward by academics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Heriot-Watt has teamed up…

Space tourism: rockets emit 100 times more CO₂ per passenger than flights – imagine a whole industry

The Conversation: The commercial race to get tourists to space is heating up between Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson and former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. On Sunday 11 July,…