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Source: ESAPeople Mover for LAX Moves Forward as Financing Is Announced
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Reducing Diesel Engine Emissions with the Aid of Bombardier Beetles
Thanks to Swedish researchers and the bombardier beetle, a cleaner way to use diesel fuel is under development.
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Plant Gene Shortcut Could be the Key to Producing Effective Biofuels
Researchers from the Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI) have found that an amino acid-producing enzyme has another use, for producing biofuels.
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Video: Recycled Plastic as Raw Material for New Volvos
At least 25 per cent of the plastics used in every newly launched Volvo car will be made from recycled material after 2025.
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Aiming to Produce 10,000 Barrels of Algae Biofuel per Day by 2025
Algae biofuel is a renewable fuel source with a low carbon footprint. Initial findings from a joint research team suggest that the fuel source is both viable and scalable and their plan for a large-scale commercial facility could produce 10,000 barrels per day by 2025.
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Researchers Find Pesticide-free Way to Reduce Mosquito Populations
On the lookout for pesticide-free ways to reduce mosquito populations and thus the spread of West Nile virus, researchers from the University of Waterloo are one step closer thanks to an unlikely weapon: minnows
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Give 'em Credit: American Express Cards to be Made of Ocean Plastic
The financial services giant is collaborating with Parley, a group devoted to combating marine plastic pollution, to issue American Express Cards fabricated from plastic retrieved from oceans.
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Apple Vows To Solve Problems with Locating 911 Calls
Because the system that handles 911 calls was designed for landlines roughly 50 years ago, it is thought to be vulnerable to errors. Now, Apple is hoping to help correct those errors with a new feature built into the upcoming iPhone operating system.
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Watch as Ferry is Intentionally Submerged to Artificial Reef Below
Joining a decommissioned destroyer and a former harbor tug, which already make up an artificial reef off of the coast of Delaware, is a 320-foot-long ferry.
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The Hidden Costs of Computer-aided Design (CAD)
Since its inception, CAD (computer-aided design) software has improved the lives of engineers, manufacturers, designers and architects — to name just a few — the world over. Replacing manual drafting, CAD lets users create detailed and precise renderings of parts and components with ease, all without having to manually input design details.
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4 Common Home Heating Problems (And How to Solve Them)
Labor Day may be the unofficial end of summer and the autumnal equinox the official end, but for many of us in colder climates the true end of summer that we feel in our bones happens whenever we first turn on the furnace for another year. Other than that initial tinge of sadness (or maybe happiness) at the acknowledgement that winter is not far off, as long as the furnace kicks on the way it's supposed to, there's no need to give it another thought. But what about when the furnace doesn't work?
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When Machines Meet Markets, Sparks Can Fly
State and federal agencies have long fiddled with energy markets to achieve a broad range of goals. As a result, power plants are as much a part of public policy as precision pieces of engineering.
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Machining vs Molding: Which is Better for Fabricating Plastic Parts?
DESIGN AND ANALYSISThere is a common misconception that certain methods of fabricating a plastic part are superior to all other methods. Although it is known that molded plastic parts generally require secondary processing to remove flashings that are non-existent in a machined part, this may or may not affect the quality of the finished part and there truly is a place for each method as they each carry their own advantages and disadvantages.
