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  • Defects Could Be Used to Improve Lithium-ion Battery Design

    Twin boundaries—which are small, symmetrical defects in materials—may present an opportunity to improve lithium-ion batteries, according to researchers at the Michigan Technological University.

  • 533 MW of Wind Power Capacity Installed in Q1

    Following the 3,565 megawatts (MW) of wind-generating capacity installed across the U.S. during the fourth quarter of 2014, the first quarter of 2015 saw a drop, with 533 MW installed.

  • Duke Energy Plans to Build a 650 MW Gas-fired Power Plant

    Duke Energy Progress says it will shut down its 376 megawatt (MW) coal-fired Asheville power plant in North Carolina.

  • How Electric Current Sensor Technology Works

    Current sensors measure AC and/or DC current levels. The technology used by the current sensor is important because different sensors can have different characteristics for a variety of applications.

  • Keeping the World's Maritime Industry Plugged in Via Standards

    Ships and offshore drilling units rely on electrical installations, which may be subjected to harsh conditions and environmental or chemical hazards. To continue operating, they must meet stringent standards.

  • Printable Graphene Moves Closer to Commercial Viability with Antenna Success

    Researchers from the University of Manchester, in collaboration with U.K.-based BGT Materials, have printed a radio frequency antenna using compressed graphene ink.

  • Airbus Orders Engine Software Checks After A400M Crash

    Airbus Defence and Space has ordered engine software checks on the A400M aircraft following a recent crash of Europe's new military transporter.

  • China Announces 10-year Plan for Manufacturing

    The Chinese State Council has announced a new 10-year plan that promotes advanced domestic manufacturing in 10 sectors, including robotics, aerospace and new materials.

  • Power Management Semiconductor Market Posted Growth in 2014

    The market for power management semiconductors surged in 2014, following less-than-stellar growth in 2013.

  • Regulators Approve Line to Import Renewable Energy

    Minnesota Power has cleared a regulatory hurdle for a proposed 500kV transmission line to import hydroelectric power from Canada, news reports say.

  • Seashell Strength Inspires Mechanical Stress Tests

    Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science and Rice University in Texas are learning how shells stand up to extraordinary pressures at the bottom of the sea.

  • Utilities Endorse Novel Nuclear Fuel

    A group of U.S. electric utilities represented by the Nuclear Utility Fuel Advisory Board (NUFAB) has expressed interest in a metallic fuel design.

  • Device Could Diagnose Heart Attacks Inexpensively

    Scientists have developed a new way to diagnose heart attacks—with a simple, thermometer-like device, doctors could diagnose heart attacks using less materials and with a lower cost.

  • FERC Proposes Reliability Standard on Geomagnetic Upsets

    A reliability standard requiring transmission planners and owners to assess the vulnerability of their systems to a “one-in-100-year” event caused by distortions of Earth’s magnetic fields has been proposed for approval by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

  • Floating Solar Field Enhances Efficiency, Reduces Water Need

    An Australian company, Infratech Industries, has built a field of solar panels on top of a wastewater pond in Jamestown, South Australia.

  • IEEE Releases “Building Code for Medical Device Software Security”

    IEEE has released a set of guidelines that establish a baseline to enable secure software development and production practices of medical devices.

  • Nissan Pledges Autonomous Cars by 2020

    Nissan has joined the list of auto-makers who plan to have autonomous cars on the road by 2020.

  • The Proving Ring: How Innovation Led to a Simple Tool to Verify Weight

    Every engineer who uses instrumentation for test and measurement eventually faces the question: "How do I know if my results are really what the readout says they are?"

  • Google Shares Auto Fender-bender Lessons Learned

    Google said in mid-May that its fleet of autonomous cars has been involved in 11 accidents over the past six years, and not once was the self-driving car the cause of the accident.

  • MHI Books Orders for Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has booked orders for two Sayaringo STaGE liquefied natural gas carriers (LNG), to be delivered in 2018.

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