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President Joe Biden speaks about the government's COVID-19 response, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022.

Biden to Double Free COVID Tests, Add N95s to Fight Omicron

The federal government has a stockpile of more than 750 million N95 masks.

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Protect Uptime with Smart Maintenance

Digital transformation is just as relevant to maintenance as it is to operations, and could help solve uptime challenges stemming from the global skills shortage.

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Humble Lizards Offer Surprising Approach to Engineering Artificial Lungs

The brown anole lizard solves one of nature's most complex problems with ultimate simplicity.

One ‘mechanical tree’ is about 1,000 times faster at removing carbon dioxide from air than a natural tree. The first is to start operating in Arizona in 2022.

These Machines Scrub Greenhouse Gases from the Air

Nanostructured wrinkled Teflon surfaces were developed by the team to effectively trap a lubricating layer.

Nanobubbles Provide Path to Better Medical Devices

As the current forging industry skilled labor shortage continues, proactive suppliers will increasingly automate processes using companies like Ajax-CECO-Erie Press to reduce their reliance on manual labor.

Skilled Forging Labor Shortage: Automation Can Bridge the Gap

New York Jets Brandin Echols, left, and Quincy Williams, right, tackle the Buffalo Bills' Stefon Diggs during the first half of a game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2022.

NFL Taps Data Science to Track Head Impacts

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Today in Manufacturing Podcast

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Optomec Receives $2M Order for Electronics 3D Printers

A leading electronics OEM is using the Aerosol Jet HD2 for advanced 3D semiconductor packaging.

Lake Mead along the Nevada-Arizona border.

Arizona Gov. Calls for $1B Desalination Plant

The project aims to secure the state's water future for 100 years, but there's no clear plan for how it would be built.

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What Is Wishcycling?

That's when you put something in the recycling bin and hope it's recyclable — and it's a problem.

In the first first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, the Environmental Protection Agency is denying requests by three Midwest power plants to extend operations of leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash storage ponds.

EPA Moves to Crack Down on Dangerous Coal Ash Storage Ponds

Plants in four states will have to close the coal ash ponds months or years ahead of schedule.

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Processing: Electric Boilers Suddenly in Vogue Again

With zero emissions, economical electric steam and hot water boilers deliver maximum thermal output in minimum spatial footprint.

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation has licensed a novel method to 3D print highly resistant components for use in nuclear reactor designs. USNC Executive Vice President Kurt Terrani, formerly of ORNL, said the novel method will allow the company to make parts with desired complex shapes more efficiently.

Company to 3D Print Nuclear Reactor Components

They are highly resistant to extreme heat and degradation.

Robotic ankle assistance device invented by NAU mechanical engineer Zach Lerner.

Mechanical Engineer to Launch Exoskeleton Clinical Trial

The lightweight, wearable robotic device provides neuromuscular training while making walking easier.

Members of the surgical team show the pig heart for transplant into patient David Bennett, Baltimore, Jan. 7, 2022.

In 1st, Surgeons Transplant Pig Heart into Human Patient

The procedure showed that a heart from a genetically modified animal can function without immediate rejection.

Electric powered shredders like those from BCA Industries feature design advances that can deliver the necessary torque and chamber size to quickly shred bulky, recyclable materials as used in the largest home appliances.

OEM Recycling: Large Chamber, Electric Shredders Make Quick Work of White Goods

Designed to handle large, bulky recyclables like home appliance metals and plastics, electric shredders are cost effective, quiet and eliminate the potential for hydraulic fluid leaks.

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Automatic Scraper Strainers Protect Critical Membrane Systems

Automated scraper strainers pre-filter water and wastewater to protect fragile membrane systems from damage caused by large, suspended particles, reducing maintenance and replacement costs.

GM will be the first company to use the Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon Ride Platform for advanced driver assistance technology, which features an industry-leading 5-nanometer Snapdragon SA8540P SoC and SA9000P artificial intelligence accelerator.

GM, Qualcomm Unveil Hands-Free Driving Hardware

The car maker will be the first company to use the technology.