Engineering News

Prolonged exposure to loud sounds like gunshots and explosions can permanently damage a person’s hearing. Soldiers can protect their hearing with ear plugs at a gun range, but they can’t afford to take the risk of drowning out sounds in a battlefield where situational awareness is essential. To solve this dilemma, the U.S. Army has developed a hearing aid that protects the ears, filters out unwanted background noise, and boosts softer sounds.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a flight advisory in California for certain...

The United States Marine Corps is loosening restrictions on personal fitness trackers. Previously, this type of emerging technology was forbidden under blanket protection orders. Now, Marines are permitted to wear devices such as the Jawbone or Fitbit, even in areas that contain classified information.

An electrical engineer at the University of Queensland has developed a prototype for a terahertz laser imaging system that can identify tumors in their early stages.

Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain developed new synthetic models that simulate the electromagnetic properties of human tissues and organs. They will be used for developing and testing medical devices that use human tissue as a transmission medium for communication.

The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman to develop a ship-board laser weapon. The deal has three phases: initial design, ground testing, and finally, weapons testing aboard a ship. Northrop Grumman will design and demonstrate a 150-kilowatt-class solid state (electric) laser weapon system. The $53 million deal could extended to become a $91 million, three year project.

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a component that could make flexible OLEDs (organic light-emitting diode) displays actually work—a transparent electrode made from graphene.

The results of a breakthrough clinical trial for a wearable artificial kidney device have...

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has released new editions of parts 2 and 6...

A team of engineers at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division is developing a Divers Augmented Vision Display, which is a high-resolution, transparent head-up display embedded directly into helmets.