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ORNL Licenses 3-D Printing Patents to Strangpresse
Strangpresse may make, use or sell the lab’s patented developments of materials, processes and controls that enable the manufacture of parts that are larger than current standards.
Current Construction Costs Fall to Lowest Level in Four Years
Underlying detail shows falling prices for all components tracked by the ECCI survey.
Bomber Contract Awarded to Northrop Grumman
The competition featured Northrop Grumman against a team of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Biodegradable Electronics Explored by Research Team
Using peptides, researchers were able to show that these structures could be used in displays.
Netherlands Facility Opens to Test Infrastructure Resiliency
The Delta Flume creates some of the world's largest man-made waves, enabling engineers to test the performance of dikes and other structures.
Transatlantic Telegraph Cable: Engineering Innovations Still Used Today
Reports that governments may be conjuring up ways to cut Internet cables in future conflicts calls to mind the engineering effort behind laying the first undersea telegraph cable.
Westinghouse Buys CB&I, Taps Fluor for Nuclear Construction
Westinghouse will acquire CB&I Stone & Webster Inc. in a deal that is expected to close by December 2015 and end litigation.
Self-Driving Vehicles? A Non-Event for Insurance Firms, Report Says
Most insurance carriers surveyed believe the change will happen far into the future, if at all.
Spring-Mass Technology Bids for the Future of Walking Robots
The system is based on a concept called "spring-mass" walking that combines passive dynamics of a mechanical system with computer control.
Efficiencies Found for Aircraft Seat Production Line
One area of focus was on the process flow for constructing seat components made from phenolic panels with honeycomb cores where adhesives are required.
Method Helps Improve Safety, Operations of Machines that Use Fuels and Lubricants
An ASTM standard provides a test method to determine the amount of fuel present in an in-service lubricant line.
3D Printing Could Replace Transplants with Organ Rebuilding
Carnegie Mellon researchers developed a method of printing soft materials inside a support bath material.
Panasonic and Teledyne Team Up on Aircraft Data Transfer
The companies plan to provide real-time flight data transmission, which they say is essentially the live streaming of flight data that could help determine an aircraft’s operational status.
Acoustic Monitoring Can Offer Early Warning of Trouble
Acoustic monitoring has become an essential part of early tube leak detection for utility boilers.
Animated Projections Could Help Reduce Nighttime Accidents
The system projects large animated illuminations onto road surfaces to help pedestrians understand the driver's intentions.
Making Knowledge Management a Part of Your Organization’s Culture
Knowledge loss doesn’t occur just due to turnover—a good deal of valuable information is lost because it’s not well-organized or classified.
Mercedes to Use CO2 System for Air Conditioning
Mercedes says that CO2 require designs and components that can handle the increased pressure safely.
States File Lawsuits Challenging EPA Rule on Climate Change
A group of 24 states and a coal mining company filed lawsuits October 23 to challenge a piece of the Environmental Protection Agency's climate change rule for power plants.
Mexico to Spend $46 billion on Wind Energy Push
Mexico aims to install 20 gigawatts of renewable generating capacity by 2030.
Slowing Economy Means Mixed Outlook for Asia’s Chemical Industry, IHS Says
Starting in 2017, the global market will have to accommodate material from new coal-based Chinese plants and ethane crackers expected online in the U.S.