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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.
Naval Academy to Reintroduce Celestial Navigation in Nod to Computer SNAFUs
Three hours of lessons on celestial navigation is now required for all 2nd class midshipmen.
NTSB Offers Details on Final Hours of El Faro Ship, Lost at Sea
Captain reported a hull breach, that a scuttle had blown open and that there was water in hold number 3.
China to Invest in New UK Nuclear Plants
Hinkley Point C will comprise two EPR reactors, with first operation scheduled for 2025.
Cold Ironing: The Drive to Make Commercial Shipping Cleaner
Electric power from shore will help cut harmful emissions from docked ships.
U.S. Offshore Wind Moves Forward at a Crawl
A contentious regulatory process has become the rule rather than the exception for U.S. offshore wind projects.
Project Aims to Have Robots Repair Urban Infrastructure
Robots would identify problems with utility pipes, street lights and roads and fix them with minimal disruption to the public.
Westinghouse Proposes UK Deployment of Small Modular Reactor
The SMR design is a 225 MWe integral pressurized water reactor with all primary components located inside the reactor vessel.
Pledges by Big 3 GHG Emitters Leave Much Work for the Rest of the World
MIT and Norwegian researchers find that carbon-cut pledges by the U.S., the EU and China fall short of being “fair.”
Chinese Nuclear Reactor Connects to the Grid
Unit 3 of China General Nuclear's Yangjiang plant is expected to enter commercial operation by the end of the year.