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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.
NIST Research Tightens Bounds on Quantum Information 'Speed Limit'
Research from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has narrowed the theoretical limits for where the “speed limit" lies for solving problems on quantum computers.
Delphi-Equipped Audi Drives Itself U.S. Coast-to-Coast
According to automated technology company Delphi Automotive, its first automated drive across North America went well.
Liquid Metal Property Could Lead to Shape-Shift Robots
A team of scientists at Tsinghua University in China has found a liquid metal alloy with self-propulsion and shape-shifting abilities.
Oil Spill Dispersant Found to Be Toxic to Coral, Researchers Say
A Temple University study finds that the dispersant used to remediate the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is toxic to cold-water corals.
Plant Cell Structure Could Improve Renewable Materials
An advance in the understanding of wood has led to an increased potential for using plants in renewable materials, energy and building construction.
Automotive Touch Panel Revenues to Hit $1.5 Billion in 2018, IHS says
Growing global penetration of touch-enabled smart devices and improvements in touch technology are driving demand for automotive touch screens.
China Introduces Hydrogen-powered Tram
China is investing in a hydrogen-powered technology in a major way—to the tune of 200 billion yuan, or $32 billion. A tram running on hydrogen power and reaching a top speed of about 43 miles per hour made its debut in Qingdao in April.