HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • GM to Offer Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in 2016

    General Motors says it will offer both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in many of its vehicles beginning from 2016.

  • Huawei Partners for Connected Car Technology

    Huawei says it plans to collaborate with Volkswagen and Audi Group on connected car technology.

  • Low Oil Prices Led to Flat Control System Markets in 2014, IHS Says

    Growth of the global distributed control system market was flat in 2014 as lower oil prices caused oil companies to cut back on mega projects and investments.

  • ASTM Standard Proposed for Porcelain Enamel Lined Pipe

    A proposed ASTM International standard will provide best practices for companies that coat pipe with porcelain enamel (glass) lining.

  • Energy Storage System Targeted for Ontario Grid Operator

    General Electric (GE) says it will supply Convergent Energy + Power with a 7 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system for the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO).

  • EPA Rolls Back Air Emission Exemptions for Industry

    A U.S Environmental Protection Agency regulation would roll back exemptions that 36 states have offered—some for years—to industrial facilities, allowing them to exceed without penalties or fines emission limits during startup, shutdown and malfunction periods.

  • Falling Steel Prices Weighed on May Construction Costs, IHS Says

    Construction costs fell in May, according to IHS and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG).

  • GM Plans $1.2 billion Investment at Indiana Truck Plant

    General Motors (GM) plans to invest $1.2 billion in new technology for a plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., which produces full-sized pick-up trucks.

  • Proposed ASTM Standard for Additive Manufacturing

    An ASTM international standard for guidelines on evaluating mechanical properties for additively manufactured materials is under development.

  • Researchers Develop Lower-Cost Chemical Catalysts

    Yale University researchers have developed palladium-based catalysts, which may provide a less expensive and more sustainable alternative for producing industrial chemicals.

  • Semiconductor Chip Made from Wood-Derived Material

    Chinese and U.S. researchers from the Department of Agriculture and University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison has developed a semiconductor chip that is made almost entirely out of wood-derived material.

  • Study Shows Microbes Could Help Remove Contaminants from Water

    Researchers have found a way to remove organic pollutants from water using microbes.

  • The Slow Emergence of Mechatronics as an Engineering Discipline

    Used in everything from anti-lock brakes and smart phones to robotic systems and biomedical devices, the field of mechatronics is gaining a foothold in engineering.

  • 304 MW of Utility-Scale Solar Added in Q1'15

    With 304 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity added to the grid from 38 solar farms, the first quarter of 2015 had the least amount of utility-scale solar capacity completed since the third quarter of 2012, when 251 MW was installed, according to SNL Financial.

  • European Countries Partner for UAV Development

    An alliance has been formed in Europe in an effort to reduce dependency on the U.S. and Israel for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology.

  • Russia Approves 802.11ac, ad Standards

    The Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media has adopted a regulation on the use of wireless equipment on the band 30 MHz to 66 MHz.

  • Electric or Pneumatic Actuators? Factors That Could Influence Your Choice

    Engineers often grapple with the question of whether electric or pneumatic actuators are the better choice for their applications. The inherent advantages and disadvantages of each option relative to the other are well known.

  • Researchers Develop Heat-Triggered Self-Destructing Electronic Devices

    University of Illinois researchers have developed heat-triggered self-destructing electronic devices, which they say is a step toward reducing electronic waste and boosting sustainability in device manufacturing.

  • Researchers Use AI Concepts to Enable Robots to Adapt on Their Own

    Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error.

  • Areva to Engineer and Operate Texas Nuclear Waste Facility

    Areva Inc. is taking a lead role in designing, constructing and operating a proposed interim storage facility for used nuclear fuel in Texas.

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