Skin-drive bone conduction devices (BCDs) are indicated for individuals with conductive or mixed hearing loss. For individuals who are not surgical candidates (i.e., young children), non-surgical skin ...

Wrapping closure systems are alternative footwear lacing methods that could influence perceived fit and movement biomechanics, yet their performance during prolonged running and impacts on muscle ...

To further elucidate the dynamics of electrical and mechanical vortex filaments, we conducted computer simulations of scroll waves in excitable and contractile cardiac tissue (see Methods). Figure 2c, ...

You know you never hit bottom, but suddenly hatch hinges clatter while underway, and a tingle starts in your feet and travels all the way through your spine. Jeff Fay, owner of Fay’s Boat Yard on New ...

The alignment of turbine-generator sets poses unique challenges that only the best laser shaft alignment systems can overcome. Not the least of these is the difficulty of turning the shafts (either ...

Accurately aligning vertical shafts in hydro turbine-generator units requires precise measurements, skilled personnel, and the ability to make sound engineering judgments. Hydro Tasmania shares ideas ...

Proper shaft alignment of directly coupled machines has proven to be one of the greatest money savers for machinery-intensive industries over the last 25 years. When poorly done, usually for lack of ...

Most motor bolt bound issues I see today are from pipe strain. The pipe has moved over time and reinstalling the pump leaves the pump centerline off-center to the base centerline. The pump should be ...

Pumps are one of the most ubiquitous items of equipment found in chemical processing plants. Often, they are used to transfer hazardous liquids, such as flammable, combustible, toxic and corrosive ...