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Cryogenic Freezing Helps to Speed Cookie Production
Cryogenic processing with liquid carbon dioxide or liquid nitrogen may offer advantages in speed, space and efficiency over other chilling or freezing methods.
Technique Can Join “Un-Weldable” Metals
The pieces do not melt so there is no seam of weakened metal between them. Instead, the impact bonds the atoms of one metal to atoms of the other.
Engineering Is the Profession Most Vital to Economic Growth, Survey Finds
Profession eclipses business leaders, lawyers, doctors and teachers are most important, according to the Create the Future Report.
"Super Ceramics" Could Cut Jet Engine Weight and Boost Thrust
CMCs could allow designers to increase jet engine thrust by 25% and decrease fuel consumption by 10% by 2020.
Method for Packing Natural Gas Into Fuel Tanks Could Open Up Passenger Car Market
Chemists at the University of California Berkeley have developed a way to store methane that they claim could speed the development of natural gas-powered cars that do not require the high pressures or cold temperatures of the current compressed (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles.
Fundamentals of Cooling Tower Heat Transfer – Part 1
The first of a three-part series that examines the basics of cooling tower heat transfer and outlines methods to keep towers clean.
Printing Is Poised to Enter the Fourth Dimension
The worldwide 4D printing market could exceed $60 million by 2019 and experience a greater than 40% compound annual growth rate.
Entergy to Close Another Nuclear Power Plant
Entergy Corp. will close the single-unit, 838 MW James A. FitzPatrick nuclear station in New York in late 2016 or early 2017. The plant has operated since 1975.
Innovative Camera Can See Radiation Emitted by Nuclear Reactors
The state of nuclear reactors can be monitored in near real time, giving information on the state of the nuclear core that is independent of installed instrumentation.
Russia to Help Bolivia Develop Nuclear Energy Center
The $300 million center will include participation by Argentina, among other South American countries.
Engineers Use Google Street View to Assess Damage After a Disaster
The tool could help civil engineers assess the damage to buildings and improve resistance against future events.
Self-Healing Concrete Tests Are Underway in Wales
Goal is to find a single system that can repair concrete in the built environment without human intervention.
Some Hacking Is Now OK Under DCMA Exemptions
The U.S. exemptions allow for "good-faith security research" to be performed on computer programs.
Researchers Urge Aircraft Engine Hardening to Protect Against Drone Strikes
An 8-pound drone can rip apart the fan blades of a turbofan engine during take-off in less than 1/200th of a second.
Anti-Collision System Is Under Development by Bosch
System may help avoid 60% of collisions and could be available in 2018.
Zohr Discovery Offers New Hydrocarbon Potential for Eastern Mediterranean, IHS Says
Zohr has the potential to supply much of Egypt’s increasing domestic gas demand.