Beam Us to the Board RoomIowa State, Ames Lab engineers develop real-time, 3D teleconferencing technology
Fri, 12/06/2013 - 15:44
Nik Karpinsky quickly tapped out a few computer commands until a bust of Zeus, in all his bearded and statuesque glory, appeared in the middle of a holographic glass panel mounted to an office desk.
The marble eyes stared back at Karpinsky. Then a… Lasers Light the Way for Cleaner, Greener Fuel PerformanceParticle image velocimetry helps reduce emissions on next-generation aircraft
Wed, 01/12/2011 - 04:30
A green laser flashes across a high-pressure spray that fuels a jet engine. Those flashes, some just 50 millionths of a second apart, freeze the droplets of fuel for a camera to record and a computer to analyze.
This is particle image… Iowa State Establishes Wind Energy Manufacturing LaboratoryGoal is to develop new, low-cost manufacturing systems that could improve productivity by as much as 35 percent.
Mon, 09/14/2009 - 15:05
(ISU: Ames, IA) -- It’s not easy to make machines that convert wind to electricity. Just consider the turbine blades that spin in the wind: a single blade can be 40 to 50 meters long and 10,000 to 15,000 pounds. It has to be built within…
