A new technique maintains structural integrity by essentially hiding openings in materials from surrounding forces. Rather than reinforcing an opening, such as a hole or a window, to protect against a ...

Asymmetries in wafer map defects are usually treated as random production hardware defects. For example, asymmetric wafer defects can be caused by particles inadvertently deposited on a wafer during ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to grow graphene that deliberately adds structural defects to enhance its usefulness in electronics, sensors, catalysts, and more. Using a specially shaped ...

A single pulse of ultrasound fired into the polymer encapsulant of a TO-247 device travels through the polymer at a speed around 3,000 m/s. Its mission is to characterize any internal material ...

Structural problems discovered on some Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft and reported last month now have led now the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a historical review of quality-control ...

Structural issues with a parking garage in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan prompted an engineer hired by the building owner to call 911 to report it, leading city officials to issue a ...

“Structural heart disease” is an umbrella term that refers to conditions that affect different structures within the heart. Some of these problems can be present at birth, while others develop later ...

Whether designing a window in an airliner or a cable conduit for an engine, manufacturers devote a lot of effort to reinforcing openings for structural integrity. But the reinforcement is rarely ...