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Coal Could Offer a Source of Lithium
Researchers writing in the International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, say that lithium has been found commonly in coal deposits and is potentially extractable.
Grant Awarded to Examine Advanced Manufacturing in Construction Supply Chain
BRE is part of consortium awarded a £22m grant from the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) to look at advanced manufacturing in the construction supply chain.
Space Telescope's Tower Assembly Is Delivered
Deployable tower assembly (DTA) for the James Webb Space Telescope delivered in mid-April to Northrop Grumman's Space Park facility.
Toyota Plans New Manufacturing Plants in Mexico and China
Toyota Motor Corp. says it will build new factories in Mexico and China, ending a self-imposed expansion freeze.
UK Research Program Tackles Built Environment Resilience
The BRE Trust announces a three-year funding program to improve the resilience of buildings and infrastructure to the growing threats of flooding, wind damage and overheating associated with climate change.
3D Printed Parts from General Electric Set for Retrofit in 400 Jet Engines
GE Aviation is working with Boeing to retrofit more than 400 GE90-94B jet engines with a 3D-printed part, known as T25.
Flood-Related Guidance Development for Water Resource Practitioners
This article provides context and a high-level overview of a CSA Group document that provides specific guidance on the derivation, interpretation and use of IDF information: “Development, interpretation and use of rainfall intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) information: Guideline for Canadian water resources practitioners (second edition)”, CSA Group, 2010 (v1), 2012 (v2).
Honeywell Partners to Develop Aircraft Internet Connectivity System
Honeywell and Inmarsat have teamed up with Kymeta to design a Ka-band wireless antenna for commercial and business aircraft.
Moore's Law at 50
"Moore's law" is one of the few phrases from the engineering and electronics domain that resonates with the general public.
Turkey Breaks Ground for First Nuclear Power Plant
Turkish government and company officials launched construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.
U.S. Airliners Could Be Vulnerable to In-flight Hacking, GAO Says
A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is warning that domestic commercial airliners could be hacked in-flight by passengers using a plane's wireless entertainment system to access its flight controls.
DOE Seeks Comments on Assessing Building Energy Code Cost-Effectiveness
Directed by statute to provide technical assistance to states to support the implementation of model building energy codes, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) conducts national and state-level analysis to assess the cost-effectiveness of building energy codes and proposed changes.
EPA Says Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Down 9% Since 2005
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 20th Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, showing a 2% increase in greenhouse gas emissions in 2013 from 2012 levels, but a 9% drop in emissions since 2005.
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Joins Keynote Speakers at IHS CERAWeek 2015
Henry Paulson, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, has joined the list of distinguished speakers at IHS CERAWeek 2015 April 20-24 at the Hilton Americas in Houston.
IHS Automotive Partners with HookLogic to Improve Digital Marketing, Vehicle Launch and Incentive Management
IHS Automotive has launched its Integrated Lead and Incentive Management solution, which will offer original equipment manufacturer national sales companies improved web-based lead performance and incentive management.
ISO Publishes Pump System Standard
The new ISO/ASME standard 14414, which sets the requirements for conducting and reporting the results of a pumping system energy assessment, considers the entire pumping systems, from energy inputs to the work performed as the result of these inputs.
Malaysia Airlines to Use Flight Tracking Software
Malaysia Airlines will implement global flight tracking using SITA OnAir's AIRCOM FlightTracker this summer, making it one of the first carriers to do so.
Technique Uses Carbon Nanotube Film to Heat and Cure Composite Materials
Aerospace engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) have developed a carbon nanotube film that can heat and solidify a composite without using ovens.
2015 ASME Verification and Validation Symposium
From May 11-15, ASME will mark the fourth year of its Verification and Validation Symposium (V&V) at the Tropicana Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nev.
Fixed Broadband Subscribers to Approach 1 Billion in 2019, Led by China: IHS says
IHS unit Infonetics released excerpts from its new “FTTH, DSL and Cable Subscribers” report, which looks at global fixed broadband subscribers, like DSL, cable broadband, FTTH and FTTB+LAN subscribers.