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Improving Multimedia Access for the Disabled
Multimedia content, information technology and communication services are central to our lives. International standards are being developed to help ensure access for people with visual or hearing impairments.
Put Some Hydrogen in Your Pocket
A flexible polymer could improve the portability and safety of stored hydrogen gas.
Cities Pledge to Ban Diesel Vehicles
The 2025 ban is seen as a commitment to improved urban air quality and the Paris Agreement.
Approach May Simplify Quantum Computer Construction
Scientists have devised a new method that may put the construction of large-scale quantum computers within reach of current technology.
Risky Decisions Increase as Day Wears On
A study that looked at chess players found that their decision-making edged toward greater risk-taking later in the day.
Graphene-coated Motorcycle Helmet Debuts in Europe
Researchers say that coating graphene onto the exterior shell of the helmet allows for better distribution of impact force.
Video: Robot Offers Improved Surgical Precision
The size of a soft drink can, this surgical robot overcomes operating constraints of larger counterparts.
Improved Hydrogen Fuel Storage for Clean Energy Vehicles?
New materials could enable more efficient storage of hydrogen fuel for cars.
Method Produces Hydrogen at Lower Temperatures
A faster more economical method to produce hydrogen could bring fuel cells for cars and home energy systems closer to reality.
Soda Blasting Can Be Done in a Safe and Healthy Manner
Sodium bicarbonate has a long, established history of safe use as a leavening agent, a mild disinfectant and deodorant, an antacid, a skin balm to treat itching, in toothpaste, and as a cattle feed.
Sensor Provides Immediate Detection of Lead
The technology can be used for one-time testing of lead in tap water through a handheld device.
Moving Walkways: An Urban Alternative to Cars?
A moving walkway can handle 7,000 passengers per hour, while a roadway can accommodate between 750 and 1,800 vehicles.
Messaging System Uses Household Chemicals
The chemical communication system relies on a binary code to relay messages. But instead of zeros and ones, it sends pulses of acid or base.
"Gremlins" Used to Test Assembly Line Quality Control
Ford employees are being tasked with secretly planting wrong and faulty parts onto the assembly line.
Binge-Eating Bacteria Extract Energy
By using a contact-stabilization process, up to 55% of the organic matter can be recovered from sewage.
Dual-Fuel Lift Truck May Improve Productivity
The trucks are available in LPG and dual fuel options, and offer lifting capacities of 4,000 to 6,000 lb. A 2.4 liter PSI engine provides up to 62 hp.
Smooth Auto Paint Process May Save Energy, CO2
BASF substituted paint primer by integrating its protective properties into a newly developed waterborne basecoat layer.BMW is using the process.
Island Trades Diesel Electricity for Solar Power
A microgrid of solar generation and battery storage provides almost 100% of the island's power needs.
Graphene Textiles Could Enable Wearable Electronics
Researchers have devised a method for depositing graphene-based inks onto cotton to produce a conductive textile.
Cement Materials: An Overlooked Carbon Sink?
The natural carbonation process of cement materials represents a large and growing sink of CO2.