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IBM Opens Watson IoT Global HQ in Munich
The company has opened eight Watson IoT Client Experience Centers across Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Plasma Coating Spray Saves Engines, Emissions
Plasma-transferred wire arc coating technology applies a wear-resistant coating to the cylinder bore surface inside a worn-out engine block.
Baidu to Launch Self-Driving Cars, Buses by 2020
AutoBrain, the core of the company’s autonomous driving technology, includes positioning, smart decision-making and control, detection and highly automated driving maps.
Building an Innovation-Friendly Organization
Innovation can be nurtured with the right managers, the right working conditions and the right colleagues.
Synthetic Rubber Markets Enjoy a Bounce from Low Oil Prices
Demand focused on the original equipment market is growing, but sales into the replacement tire market are disappointing.
Chilean Regulators OK Pumped Hydro Plant in Andes
Developer plans to use solar power to pump Pacific Ocean water into reservoirs 600 meters above sea level.
Engineers Build Biologically Powered Chip
While other groups have harvested energy from living systems, Shepard and his team are exploring how to do this at the molecular level.
Clean-Diesel Production Method Detailed
"There has to be a minimum distance between the functions within a catalyst," says Professor Johan Martens. "This goes against what the industry has been doing for the past 50 years.”
Better Biofuels and Bioproducts from Photosynthesis?
The potential to produce acetic acid from photosynthesis could cut the nation's reliance on natural gas, NREL says.
FAA Requires Small UAS Registration
Registration is required for owners of small unmanned aircraft weighing more than 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and less than 55 pounds (approx. 25 kilograms) including payloads such as on-board cameras.
India and Japan Agree to Cooperate on Nuclear Energy
Memorandum enables India to import Japanese technology and services.
Dow and DuPont Merger Means 1 + 1 = 3, IHS says
Merger would combine two U.S. industrial and chemical icons in a deal valued at more than $130 billion.
FAA Updates Airspace Obstruction Standards
New lighting recommendations are specified for wind turbines and other structures.
Modest Global Economic Improvement for 2016, Says IHS
U.S. growth to remain solid, with increases in consumer spending, housing activity and nonresidential capital spending all contributing to growth.
Faraday Future Taps Las Vegas for EV Plant
Startup company plans to build a 3-million-square-foot automotive manufacturing facility in North Las Vegas with an initial investment of $1 billion.
HondaJet Receives FAA Approval
Company says the over-the-wing engine mount improves performance and fuel efficiency by reducing aerodynamic drag.
"Invisible Wires" Could Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
Nanopillars act as funnels that capture light and guide it to a silicon substrate.
Pneumatic Suit Operates Without Electronics, Tanks
The suit uses a pneumatic gel muscle as an actuator in a lightweight design intended to assist people of varying mobility.
HV Cable to Supply Power to Offshore Oil Platform
Electrification via the shore-linked cable will enable Eni Norge to use renewable hydropower and cut the platform’s carbon-dioxide emissions by up to 50%.
Brick Improves Seismic Wave Absorption in Buildings
Laboratory tests suggest that partition walls incorporating the product can better absorb horizontal movements.