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Russia Approves $2.3bn for 1,200 MW Nuclear Power Plant in Finland
Russia's Cabinet of Ministers has approved up to RUB150 billion ($2.3 billion) in funding from the country's sovereign wealth fund for the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant project in Finland. Russian ministerial approval was granted in late December. The approval was published in mid-January.
Google Ends Sales of Its Glass Eyewear
Google is ending sales of its Google Glass eyewear. The BBC reports that the company says it is still committed to launching the smart glasses as a consumer product, but will stop producing Glass in its present form.
Software That Suggests Low-risk Alternatives
Imagine that you could tell your phone that you want to drive from your house in Boston to a hotel in upstate New York, that you want to stop for lunch at an Applebee's at about 12:30, and that you don't want the trip to take more than four hours.
DNA ‘Smart Glue’ May Help Build 3D Tissues, Organs
DNA strands can act as a glue to hold together 3-D-printed materials that could someday be used to grow tissues and organs in the lab, a new study has found.
Fostering Innovation Through Knowledge Management
The role of innovation in engineering is threatened on a regular basis by knowledge loss, unproductive information seeking and information gaps.
Google Driverless Cars Could Reach Roads in 5 Years
Pod-like driverless auto prototypes for testing are being developed and assembled and will undergo testing at Google facilities in California in the spring. The goal is to have driverless cars available on the market within five years.
Project Management Tips for Engineering and Construction: Part 1, The Bid Process
If you work in the engineering and construction industries, there’s a good chance you’ll be called upon to manage projects requiring significant coordination of ideas, materials and labor.
Energy Department Offers $125mn for Disruptive Technologies
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) is issuing its third open funding opportunity announcement, OPEN 2015, for up to $125 million.
IHS Automotive Honors Automotive Loyalty Award Winners
Thirty-three winners were honored for automotive loyalty and conquest efforts during the IHS Automotive Loyalty Awards in Detroit. The awards were presented during the Automotive News World Congress held in conjunction with the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
Laser-induced Graphene Shows Promise for Electronics
Rice University scientists in Houston say they have advanced their recent development of laser-induced graphene (LIG) by producing and testing stacked, 3D supercapacitors, energy-storage devices that are important for portable, flexible electronics.
NEMA Publishes Standard for Harmonic Emissions Limits
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has published ANSI C82.77-10-2014 American National Standard for Lighting Equipment—Harmonic Emission Limits—Related Power Quality Requirements.
2015 Chemicals Outlook: Can Demand Shrug Off Crude Price Shock?
While sharp declines in crude oil prices cloud the forecast for pricing and margins, demand for chemicals should grow solidly in 2015. That’s the assessment of IHS Chemical Week, which published its annual market outlook in a cover story on January 12.
Can a Rating System Ensure Infrastructure Sustainability?
In the last decade, major events such as the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn., and hurricanes Katrina and Sandy have highlighted significant problems in the United States’ aging infrastructure.
Ford, DowAksa Speed Up Automotive Carbon Fiber Research
Ford Motor Co. and DowAksa say that they are accelerating joint research to develop high-volume manufacturing techniques for automotive-grade carbon fiber. The goal is to make vehicles lighter for greater fuel efficiency, performance and capability.
Hydrofracturing Without the Hydro
Hydrofracturing needs water – lots of water. The typical North Dakota well requires 3–5 million gallons of water, and it must be reasonably clean. Recycling fracturing fluids is big business, but ridding water of dissolved solids is expensive and generates a waste stream of its own.
IEEE Introduces Uniform Test Plan for Power Grid Synchrophasors
IEEE announces the global availability of a uniform test plan for evaluating the conformance of synchrophasors to IEEE C37.118.1 , IEEE Standard for Synchrophasor Measurements for Power Systems.
Johnson Controls Unveils Start-stop Automotive Battery System
A start-stop system using two different battery chemistries is now in the prototype phase, Johnson Controls officials said at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Plastics Trade Group Launches Safety Program
The Plastics Industry Trade Association (SPI) launched its 2014 Safety Statistics and Awards program, inviting industry stakeholders to contribute their information to help SPI better understand the state of safety in the plastics industry.
57 Firms Join Advanced Composites Initiative
The White House says that 57 companies are participating in the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), a public-private partnership aimed at creating jobs and boosting manufacturing within the automotive, wind turbine and compressed gas storage industries.
IHS Identifies Technologies to Transform the World Over Next 5 Years
The Internet of Everything, cloud computing/big data and 3D printing are the three technologies most likely to transform the world during the next five years, according to IHS Technology.