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Nondestructive Examination Tools: An Introduction
NDE methods play an integral role in the power generation industry, as well as in aerospace, automotive, chemicals, defense and petrochemical.
"RedEye" Could Give Wearable Computers Continuous Vision
The concept is to allow computers to assist us by showing them what we see throughout the day.
A Smoother Ride for Supercavitated Underwater Vessels
Supercavitation is used to significantly reduce drag and increase the speed of bodies in water.
Bioactive Film Improves How Implants Bond with Bone
The advance could improve the success rate of polymer implants, which are often used in spinal surgeries.
Chemical Sensing Technique Could Improve Downhole Drilling Analysis
For the first time, surface-enhanced near-infrared absorption (SENIRA) spectroscopy has been demonstrated for high-sensitivity chemical detection.
Engineers' Allegiances to Organization and Profession Need Not Conflict, Study Finds
Innovative people are more committed to their organizations, and less to their professions, when those organizations do well and the innovators know their work contributes to that success.
Compostable Closed-Cell Foam Is Created
A fully compostable particle foam is developed by BASF.
Method Turns Plastic Trash into Fuel
International team of chemists develops an approach to reclaim PE.
Polymer Is Created Using CO2 and Orange Waste
PLimC shows strong mechanical properties that may make it suitable for industrial applications.
Carbon Dioxide Could Help Control Invasive Asian Carp
Non-native Asian carp have the potential to damage ecosystems in the Great Lakes basin by competing with native fish and mussels for food.
FAA Finalizes First Operational Rules for Commercial Drones
One regulation states that pilots must keep an unmanned aircraft within visual line of sight and at a maximum groundspeed of 100 mph.
New Avenue for Converting Waste Heat to Electricity
To efficiently convert heat to electricity, materials need to be good at conducting electricity, but at the same time poor at conducting heat.
New Scottish Wind Farm to Power Nestlé's UK and Ireland Operations
Nestlé has signed an initial 15-year partnership deal with Community Wind Power to purchase electricity from the nine-turbine Sanquhar wind farm.
Noise Loggers Used to Pinpoint Underground Water Pipeline Leaks
Identifying the location of water pipeline leaks needs to be done as precisely as possible because excavation and resurfacing are costly undertakings.
Sainsbury’s Trials Truck Cooled by Liquid Nitrogen Engine
The zero-emission cooling unit replaces the traditional diesel engine used to chill the vehicle.
Sweden's "eHighway" to Test Viability of Electric Trucking
The core of the technology is an intelligent pantograph combined with a hybrid drive system.
U.S. Navy Tests Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells
The Navy's large-displacement UUV is a new class of undersea vessels designed to conduct intelligence, surveillance and mine countermeasure missions of longer than 70 days.
Graphene Device Can Convert Cars' Waste Heat to Electricity
The advantage of a graphene-based nano-rectifier is its high conversion efficiency from an alternating current to a direct current at room temperature.
Combined-Cycle Power Plants: Is Their Reign Assured?
Combined-cycle natural gas plants are emerging as the new pillar of power generation.
Managing Water and Steam Chemistry with Minimal Staff: Part 1
Money saved by minimally staffing a plant may be lost many times over if chemistry upsets cause boiler tube failures or other problems.