have been wrestling with for the past six months. Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., became concerned last October after simulations suggested that vibrations ...

Engineers in Germany are working on intelligent materials that can diminish vibrations and extract power from the environment. These electro-active elastomers could dampen annoying vibrations in a ...

The Vibro-Curb has integral, vibration-dampening spring isolators that provide mounting for rooftop HVAC units. Roofing may be completed at a later date without disturbing the unit, which eliminates ...

The majority of nuclear power plants in the United States are approaching 40 years of age and some of the components installed during initial construction are beginning to show signs of wear. This is ...

Traditional isolators are built with metal springs or rubber blocks. They have low internal damping and generally are only effective at frequencies near 10 Hz. They also offer little to no isolation ...