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NREL Launches Sustainable Mobility Initiative
The laboratory’s initiative looks at transportation as an integrated system, where travelers and transportation resources are seen as a dynamic network.
Scientists Create Process for Circular Polarization
The goal is to create a portable sensor device that could be worn by cancer patients to quickly analyze blood samples.
SMR Can Reduce Plutonium Stockpiles
The primary advantage of using MOX fuel is to use the energy content of plutonium and degrade its isotopic composition.
Challenger Disaster: Heeding the Ethical Lessons 30 Years On
Thirty years after the disaster, engineers across all disciplines continue to learn lessons from the tragedy.
Waterless Toilet Could Benefit Developing Countries
The waterless toilet is powered using a modular hand crank or bicycle power generator.
Snow Removal Just the Tip of a Storm's Economic Costs
In 2015, it cost New York City $2.5 million an inch to remove snow.
Glucose Monitoring Without Needles
The research seeks to integrate low-cost printed glucose sensors into a breathalyzer to measure volatile organic compound levels.
Businesses Lose $700B a Year to IT Downtime
The cost of ICT downtime can range from $1 million a year for a typical mid-size company to over $60 million for a large enterprise.
3D Platform Releases SurePrint Upgrade Package
The upgrade package offers a higher print detail, faster printing speeds and higher print accuracy.
Leaf-Mimicking Membrane Uses Light to Purify Water
The three-layer membrane is made up of titanium dioxide nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles and anodized aluminum oxide.
Next-gen Fuel Cell Stacks Made of Steel
The technology generates power from widely available fuels and at a high efficiency.
Norway Tests Guardrails with Built-in Noise Barriers
Panels no more than 75 cm high lower traffic noise and also maintain guardrails' ability to absorb the force of a vehicle impact.
Refinery Installs Compact Plunger Pumps
The pumps use an in-line gearbox and B5-flange mounted motor.
Robotic Help for Fukushima Nuclear Cleanup
Radiation levels inside the building make it impossible for humans to safely monitor removal of the 566 fuel-rod assemblies.
Smart Pill Sheds Light on Intestinal Ailments
The smart pills helped pinpoint where gases are produced and shed light on microbial activity in these areas.
Imaging Modalities Merge in Biopsy Robot
The approach combines the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for localizing target tissues with ultrasound and pressure sensing to help navigate the needle.
Marvin Minsky, “Father of Artificial Intelligence,” Dies at 88
Minsky was a pioneering thinker and a foremost expert on the theory of artificial intelligence.
Hydraulic Fracturing Pump-Protection System Completes Test
The VorTeq system incorporates isobaric pressure exchangers into the manifold trailer and handles treating pressures to 15,000 PSI and flow rates up to 110 barrels/min.
LIDAR Gives Sight to Autonomous Vehicles
Laser-based imaging and ranging provides vision for autonomous vehicles, but their mechanical scanner is a throwback that many engineers would like to replace.
Vertical Sealless Mag-Drive Pumps Headed to Texas Chem Plant
The pumps are expected to provide the plant with leak-free performance.