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Proper Power Plant Layups Are Critical to Reliability
Improper or non-existent layup practices continue to plague the U.S. coal fleet and contribute to boiler tube failures and steam turbine pitting or cracking.
Resin Permits 3D Printing of High-Strength Ceramics
The approach overcomes the limits of traditional ceramic processing and enables fabrication of high-temperature, high-strength ceramic components.
International Standards and the Quest for Safe Shipping
Maritime navigation and communication equipment rely on International Standards and multilateral cooperation.
Tasting Device Monitors Sodium Intake in Hypertension Patients
The technology measures the concentration of sodium ions being consumed and transmits the data to a smartphone or other monitoring system.
Metallic Graphene Could Find Use in Electronics
Scanning tunneling microscopy revealed that ribbons longer than 5 nanometers exhibit metallic behavior.
Subsea Camera Offers Extended Range Compared with Existing Systems
The camera uses range-gated laser imaging to reduce the effect of backscattering in turbid subsea environments.
Ford Open to Experiment in Automotive Sector
Ford chief exec Bill Ford tells Reuters that the automaker is open to more than one approach to building its businesses based on mobile internet connections and alternatives to traditional car ownership.
Metallic Glue Displays Strength, Conductivity of a Weld
As a heat conductor, MesoGlue could replace thermal greases currently in use, and as an electrical conductor, it could replace today’s solders.
Seabed-Mining Robots to Be Tested
Rock will be dug up on the seafloor by two robotic machines that excavate material by a continuous-cutting process.
Sensor Can Tell Chemical Makeup of Materials, Products
The basis for this material analysis method is that each type of molecule vibrates in a unique way, and these vibrations interact with light to create a unique optical signature.
Child's Nose Restored with 3D Implant
The patient will not have to deal with standard issues of transplantation, such as tissue rejection or a lifetime of immunosuppressive therapies.
Device Harnesses the Energy of Bending Motions
The system uses technology similar to that in lithium-ion batteries, so it could be produced inexpensively at large scale.
Nuclear Safety Mission Arrives in Japan for Review
The 24-member international team is to meet with staff of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, observe regulatory activities and visit nuclear-related sites.
Reverse Osmosis Fundamentals for Process Industries
Many water treatment operators often do not understand important aspects about RO operation, and that proper pretreatment of the RO influent is essential to unit reliability and availability.
Desert Sand as an Alternative Thermal Storage Material for CSP
Replacing typical heat storage materials with sand can increase plant efficiency and reduce costs.
Treating Water Using Nails? Now That’s a Sharp Idea!
An Engineers Without Borders chapter teamed up with a rural town in Mexico to solve a water purification problem in an innovate and sustainable way.
3D Printing to Control Energy Released by Reactive Materials
Researchers found that by creating reactive material architectures, they could direct and manipulate the energy released in ways that previously were not possible.
Lightweight Gold Aerogel Made in a Lab
The aerogel has visual properties practically identical to bulk gold, but offers densities that are lighter along with unprecedented physical properties.
Low-Cost Natural Gas Helps Drive Arch Coal to Restructure
The second-largest U.S. coal miner filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 11 with a plan to cut $4.5 billion in debt from its balance sheet.
Bridge Collapse Tied to Four “Fatal” Design Flaws
The collapse of a bridge on Interstate 10 in California occurred after nearly 7 inches of rain fell, causing floodwaters that exposed design flaws that led to the failure, an engineer says.