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Handheld Explosive and Toxic Gas Detector Is Created
Engineers from University of Utah created a hand-held device that includes 16 sensors.
Water Leak Detection: The Inside Story
Inline leak detection systems rely on a sensor inside the pipe that passes over or close to leaks.
USGS: 7 Million Live, Work Near Induced Quake Zones
The USGS report notes that the central U.S. has undergone the most dramatic increase in seismicity—both overall and induced—over the past six years.
First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Begins to Take Shape
The wind farm is scheduled to come online at the end of 2016 and generate 125,000 megawatt-hours of electricity.
Alaska Airlines to Test ATJ Biofuel Blend
Alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) provides a "cost-competitive path" for commercial airlines to reduce their greenhouse gas footprint.
Sustainable Concrete from Captured Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide emitted by power plants is captured and ‘upcycled’ to create CO2NCRETE, a new building material.
Tough, Green Version of ABS Is Developed at Oak Ridge
ORNL team develops an ABS competitor based on lignin waste.
Pediatric Heart Pump Engineered by NASA
NASA scientists designed a conical heart pump for children born with only one heart ventricle.
Shipping Container Delivers Off-Grid Sterilization for Medical Instruments
A shipping container houses the equipment required to process surgical instruments for safe reuse.
Self-Monitoring Smart Motors
Smart motors could be networked, and a system could be designed in which one motor automatically takes over for a failed motor.
Rolling Out Nanobrushes Like Sod
Drexel University researchers say they have developed a more efficient way to create nanobrushes.
Hybrid Membrane Captures Carbon Emissions
The membrane could lead to more efficient ways of separating carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust.
Wrinkles in Graphene Add More than Character
A method to crumple graphene can enhance its electrochemical properties.
Pigs Power Waste Energy Drive
The plant is expected to produce more than 1 million MMBtus a year of pipeline-quality captured methane.
3D Graphene Aerogel May Overcome Use Barriers
Researchers have found a means to 3D print graphene aerogel without degradation.
"Supercar" Hybrid Technology Brought to the Mass Market
New innovations will put the performance and efficiency benefits of plug-in hybrids within reach for many more motorists.
Promising Bio-Gasification Technology Turns Coal to Methane
Bio-gasification, which transforms coal into methane biologically, is a mild process that doesn’t generate as many environmental problems as combusting coal.
Overhaul of Small-Plane Airworthiness Standards Proposed
FAA's proposed rule change has two principal components: establishing a performance-based regulatory regime and adding new certification standards for loss of control and icing.
Venture Aims to Standardize Subsea Oil Processing to Cut Costs
The partners expect to increase predictability in the value chain, lowering transaction costs and improving the speed of implementation.
GE Partners with American Water on Big Data Project
The project aims to identify and explore advances in the Industrial Internet of Things to help solve challenges in the water industry.