R&D through the Decades

Apr 20 | Featured Articles

As the April issue went to press, entries for the 2012 R&D 100 Awards were streaming in as the April 30 deadline approached. For the editors, this is both a busy and exciting time.

Dual-charged Approach to Battery Testing

Apr 20 | Featured Articles

Separators for lithium-ion batteries can be evaluated effectively when scanning probe microscopes are used in conjunction with tensile testing instruments.

Putting Data in Its Place

Apr 19 | Featured Articles

If an R&D organization isn't careful, data can cost money rather than enhance productivity or competitiveness. A new wave of informatics tools can bring it back under control.

New Life for 3D Printing

Apr 19 | Featured Articles

Mature additive manufacturing technologies present new opportunities for R&D prototypes, high-end manufacturing facilities, and hobbyists alike.

Flight Testing 3D Printing

Apr 19 | Featured Articles

Lockheed Martin extends 3D printing to manufacturing and custom vehicles.

Nature-inspired, 3D-Printed

Apr 19 | Featured Articles

The first 3D-printed car body may set the pace for a new mode of manufacturing.

A True Picture of a Product

Apr 19 | Featured Articles

3D laser scanning technology captures comprehensive dimensional data for R&D, simulations, product testing, and quality control.

Simulate First; Build to Last

Apr 19 | Featured Articles

Analyzing and modifying design parameters early and often can help companies engineer better products.

Secured Gas, Safe Lab

Apr 19 | Featured Articles

Compressed gas cylinders are everywhere, but their use entails a high level of responsibility.

Simpler, Easier Indenting

Apr 19 | Featured Articles

With a new series of materials testers, instrumented indentation breaks free from the confines of visual measurement.

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R&D 100: Now and Then

Apr 16

As R&D Magazine prepares for the 50th annual R&D 100 Awards, the editors take a stroll through the awards history, and invite former winners to join them.

R&D 100 Awards: Final Deadline is April 30

Apr 3

The editors of R&D Magazine have extended the submission deadline for the 2012 R&D 100 Awards to April 30, 2012, at 11:59 pm, eastern U.S. time. This is the FINAL DEADLINE. We cannot accept entries after that time.

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CC Radio - Episode 99

May 23

NIH bikes to work. For transcripts of this and other NIH Clinical Center podcasts, visit http://www.cc.nih.gov/podcast/

Blueshift - May 21, 2012: Astrophysicist to the Stars, Dr. David Saltzberg

May 21

In a follow-up to our previous interviews with co-creator of "The Big Bang Theory," Bill Prady, we interviewed Dr. David Saltzberg, the show's resident astrophysicist and science consultant. Find out more about his research, adventures in astrophysics, and how he keeps the science of the...