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Simplified Solution for Offshore Wind Turbine Installation?
The offshore wind turbine system can be pre-assembled onshore and towed to its final site.
Study Looks at Direct Potable Water Reuse
The study found that antibiotic resistance gene composition in direct potable reuse blends appears similar or better than in potable water tests.
Polystyrene Resin Is Aimed at Appliance Applications
The new product, according to Trinseo, with enhanced material performance and processing through its combination of high stiffness and high melt strength.
Blood-based Catalyst for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
Blood-based heme biomolecule improves the efficiency of a promising variety of batteries.
Battery-Powered Manned Helicopter Takes Flight
The company estimates the range of the proof-of-concept helicopter at 20 minutes, or approximately 30 nautical miles.
Thermoplastic Composite Welding Technique
AGC and its partners say they demonstrated that carbon/polyphenylene sulfide composite thermoformed components can be reliably welded.
PET Container Recycling Declines
Some 1.797 billion pounds were collected in 2015 through recycling programs and sold domestically or abroad, representing a recycling rate of 30.1%.
Trends in Off-road High-performance Vehicles
OEMs are working on manufacturing specialized suspension systems with high ground clearance to help off-road vehicles achieve greater approach, departure and break-over angles.
Hospital Features a Robotic Surgery Center
When used by a surgeon, the precision built in to robotics tends to cause less blood loss, less pain, and may leave a patient less reliant on postoperative narcotics.
Molten Silicon Explored for Thermal Energy Storage
Researchers are advancing an energy storage approach that converts solar or excess renewable energy into heat, which is stored in molten silicon at up to 1400°C.
Boeing Tests 3-D-printed Trim Tool
The tool will be used to secure the 777X aircraft composite wing skin for drilling and machining before assembly.
Implant Could Improve Breast Cancer Survival
The scaffold developed at University of Michigan is made of FDA-approved biodegradable material commonly used in sutures and wound dressings.
Soft Robots Are Being Developed for Patient Rehab
A soft-robot belt, constructed of several inflatable actuators, is designed to hold stroke victims upright and guide their movements during rehabilitation exercises.
Bacteria Linked to Acid at Mining Sites Identified
Acid-rock drainage harms plants and aquatic life by raising the pH levels and dissolved metal content in surface and groundwater.
Process Turns Wheat Flour into CO2-Capturing Micropores
Potassium hydroxide was used to generate many small pores in the wheat flour inside a furnace at 700 degrees Celsius.
PhyloChip Helps Pinpoint Water Contamination
PhyloChip identifies microbes based on variations of a specific gene, with no culturing needed.
Non-Invasive Glucose Testing Uses Contact Lens
Glucose is a good target for optical sensing and particularly for what is known as surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy.
New York Bridge, Tunnel Upgrades Planned
Tunnels will be hardened to withstand a 500-year flood, with water-tight barriers installed to block floodwaters from entering.
Making Construction Sites Safer with Virtual Reality
The engineers are making the most of the fact that every large construction site today is first planned virtually before it is actually built.
Evidence of Deep-Sea Animals Ingesting Microplastics
Among the plastics found inside the deep-sea animals were polyester, nylon and acrylic.