HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Bladeless Wind Towers Vibrate to Generate Electricity

    Spanish startup claims its technology will cost 40% less than conventional bladed turbines, largely due to reduced maintenance.

  • Innovative Foundation May Help Buildings Hover During an Earthquake

    System would enable a building to “decouple” from the ground with as little as one second advance warning of a tremor.

  • NASA and DLR Partner to Develop Aircraft Noise Reduction Technologies

    Dual research projects aim to cut rotor noise and improve efficiency.

  • Pratt & Whitney to Supply PurePower Engines to Airbus

    Aircraft for Korean Air, Turkish Airlines and SMBC Aviation included in the deal.

  • Electrodes Used to Record Brain Waves and Convert Them to Text

    Researchers decode speech from brain activity, possibly leading to communications with machines via brain activity alone.

  • Geofoam Blocks Used to Slow Highway Bridge Settling

    Test at Texas site shows the rate of settling slowed by two thirds since 2012. More tests may follow.

  • Growth Rates of 3% “Relic of Economic History,” IHS Says

    Advanced economies expected to grow 1.8% over the long term, analysis from Global Link Model reveals. U.S. growth forecast at 2.3%.

  • Jaguar Showcases Sensor Technologies for Autonomous Automobiles

    Engineers work to deliver a vehicle that can shift from autonomous mode to driver directed.

  • MEMS Suppliers Ride Automotive Safety Wave, IHS Says

    Bosch ranked as leading MEMS supplier in 2014 with revenues close to three times greater than its nearest competitor, Sensata.

  • OneWeb and Airbus Partner for Microsatellite Project

    900 microsatellites to beam Internet access from space starting in 2018.

  • PV Inverter Shipments Rise in China as Prices and Revenues Decline, IHS Says

    Sungrow and Huawei comprised 48% of all PV inverter revenue in China in 2014. The two also appeared among the 10 largest suppliers on a global level, a first.

  • The Urgent Need to Cut Oil Industry Costs: Is Standardization Key?

    Low prices are driving oil and oil services companies to reduce costs to maintain viable returns. Standards can help achieve those goals.

  • 3D-Printed Jet Engine Revved Up to 33,000rpm

    The foot-long engine was printed using direct metal laser melting.

  • Composites Made from Scrapped Wind Turbine Blades

    Damaged blades, 173 feet in length, were recycled for manufacturing applications.

  • Floatable Metal Matrix Demonstrated by Research Teams

    Composite has potential applications in boat flooring, automobile parts and buoyancy modules as well as in vehicle armor.

  • Follow These Steps to Machine Safety

    There are many machines in use today that look safe, but are not because of flaws in their design or implementation. The nightmare scenario is when a safety system fails and results in harm.

  • Korea Eyes Low-Cost and Ultra-Small Electric Cars

    Investment aims to create an EV that sells for less than $9,000.

  • Micro Grids Can Solve Macro Problems—Part 2

    Microgrids face technical challenges that include connecting to the utility grid and combining different generation sources and loads within an islanded microgrid.

  • Researchers Develop Bubbles That Could Boost Electronics’ Energy Efficiency

    Scientists use simple equipment and widely available materials to create skyrmion bubbles at room temperature.

  • “Designer Carbon" That Boosts Energy Storage Performance

    Framework using polymers and chemicals leads to improved storage capability, Stanford researchers say.

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