For more than five decades, personal care and cosmetic products (PCCPs) have incorporated microplastics (MPs) into their formulations. Initially, naturally derived abrasives were employed; however, ...

Welcome to the GitHub Group for the Tribomechadynamics Laboratory at Rice University, Department of Mechanical Engineering under the direction of Matthew R.W. Brake. What is Tribomechadynamics? In ...

EVERYONE who has to cut microtome-sections of material embedded in paraffin-wax is frequently troubled by the electrification of the sections. The electrification causes the sections to adhere to the ...

IN elementary biological classes the measurement of microscopic objects is useful for training in accurate observation and for the intelligent use of the various parts of the microscope. In this ...

Ricardo, an independent engineering firm specializing in total vehicle fuel economy and efficiency, has unveiled a research prototype vehicle that demonstrates the company's patent-pending eAMT ...

WASHINGTON — Metro says it has begun replacing all the wheels on its 7000-series trains. It's the first step to returning more of the train cars to service following a Blue Line derailment in 2021.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has begun a wheelset retrofit program on its problematic 748-unit Kawasaki Rail USA 7000-series railcar fleet to return them to service and ...

Abstract: As the key component of the conductor of the gas-insulated power transmission equipment, the electrical connection structure bears high current, high stress, and high temperature for a long ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) opened the public docket for its ongoing investigation into the 2021 derailment of a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) train in ...

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials are altering the way they press wheels on its 7000-series rail cars in a multiyear plan that is estimated to cost tens of millions of dollars.