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  • Device Eliminates Switching-Related Derailments

    Repoint uses an arrangement of intermeshing rail ends combined with a lift-and-drop mechanism that provides a locking system with virtually no friction loss.

  • Chip-Embedded Carts Give Retailers Marketing Data

    The sensors that are installed in carts and baskets emit a short wave signal via Bluetooth to a set of receivers located in the ceiling, which in turn send the information to the cloud.

  • Autonomous Vehicles Adapt to Infrastructure Challenges

    Infrastructure owners can do a few things to make an autonomous car’s job easier, but the onus is on self-driving vehicles to adapt.

  • Wave Energy: Chasing the Big One

    The U.S. Department of Energy is trying to nudge wave energy toward a design convergence with its Wave Energy Prize program.

  • Nanotexturing Used to Double Graphene's Light Absorption

    Graphene is known for its electrical conductivity and mechanical strength, it also must harness light (and heat) effectively.

  • Europe’s Largest Floating PV Array Goes Up in London

    The energy produced will be used to help provide low-cost power for a nearby water treatment facility.

  • Citywide Building Energy Model Created for Boston

    Researchers have generated a model that estimates the gas and electricity demand of every building in Boston for every hour of every day of the year.

  • Airplane Lavatory Self-Cleans Using Far Ultraviolet Light

    UV Lights are positioned throughout the lavatory so that it floods all touch surfaces—toilet seat, sink and countertops—once a person exits the lavatory.

  • Three-Quarters of Americans “Afraid” to Ride in Self-Driving Car

    While only a small minority of Americans trust an autonomous vehicle to drive itself, AAA’s survey reveals that consumer demand for semi-autonomous vehicle technology is nonetheless high.

  • "Super Engine" Could Yield 50% Fuel-Efficiency Gains

    The new engine combines two technologies—gasoline compression ignition and opposed pistons—that could fundamentally change the way internal combustion engines work.

  • Carbon Nanotubes Improve Metal’s Longevity Under Radiation

    Even before exposure to radiation, the addition of this small amount of nanotubes improves the strength of the material by 50%.

  • Biofuels from Algae Boosted by NREL Refinery Process

    Economic production of algal biofuel is a major challenge, and the Department of Energy has made reducing the costs of algae production a priority.

  • World's First Floating LNG Facility Ready to Set Sail

    The ship is a game changer, as it paves the way for opportunities to monetize gas resources from remote, marginal and stranded fields.

  • Nepal to Build Earthquake-Resistant Structures with Bamboo

    Over the last 15 years, a number of modern bamboo building systems have been developed that meet ISO standards and have excellent anti-seismic properties.

  • Feasibility of "Printing" Replacement Tissue Shown

    The precision of 3D printing makes it a promising method for replicating the body's complex tissues and organs.

  • Carbon-Negative Electric Vehicles?

    The project builds upon a solar thermal electrochemical process that can create carbon nanofibers from ambient carbon dioxide.

  • Tidal Turbine's Modular Anchoring System Is Deployed

    The deployment was the last step of a project to develop a mooring system for floating tidal energy converters.

  • Bionic Fingertip Provides Tactile Feedback

    An artificial fingertip offers scope to restore prosthetic touch for amputees.

  • Coating Could Help Repel Ice Buildup on Surfaces

    The coating is made with commonly used rubber synthetics and is clear.

  • Bacteria Feast on Plastic Waste

    PET plastics are broken down relatively quickly by a recently discovered bacterial strain.

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