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2 natural gas compressor emergencies alarm Boston suburb
Two unplanned gas releases have prompted additional opposition to the controversial facility.
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Fischer Connectors' new products push innovation - next level of SWaP, cable management, data transmission.
Top 10 risks of residential heating
Is your thermostat on yet? Read this before firing up the furnace this autumn.
Facility tests wind turbine blades under realistic conditions
The system excites wind turbine blades in two directions at a time, allowing larger blades to be tested more quickly and accurately.
Pack Expo going virtual
The annual international show transforms into a weeklong digital event.
Flame retardant tapes in ‘flyaway’ applications
When passenger safety is at stake, there is zero tolerance for defective or underperforming materials.
Pentagon, SpaceX to develop high-speed rockets that deliver cargo, weapons in one hour anywhere in the world
SpaceX and the Pentagon are planning to jointly develop high-speed delivery rockets for the United States Army that will transport weapons anywhere in the world in just one hour.
Over 700 CK modular actuators installed at Chinese wastewater treatment plant
These actuators contribute to 100,000 tonnes of processed wastewater per day.
Testing technique cracks metal failure mechanisms
A new method for testing metals at the microscopic scale entails rapidly imposing repetitive loads while recording how ensuing damage evolves into cracks.
New drone automates breaching operations
Battle drone can automate some soldier functions.
Third hurricane hits the US refinery coast
Hurricane Delta disrupted some oil refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Hyperloop certification center to be built in West Virginia
The center could help accelerate adoption of the so-called fifth mode of transportation.
Tiny sensors can be affixed to moths, small drones
Tiny drones or moths can be deployed to conduct research.
Fluorescence can "see" what you can't
Fluorescence targets selected compounds in liquids. Find out the basics of fluorescence here.
A role for microwave ovens in sustainable development
Rapidly reducing prices could lead to a meaningful role for microwave oven technology in a transition to cleaner energy.
Video: New approach to 3D printing microfluidic channels
The technique holds promise for synthesizing fluid channels at the micron scale for automated production of medical diagnostic and sensor systems.
Video: The youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion
The latest entrant into the Guinness Book of World Records was 12 years old when he demonstrated the merger of two deuterium atoms with a home-built fusor.
Video: Argonne releases GREET 2020
The 2020 version of the suite of GREET (Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) models and associated documentation has been issued.
Hygienic actuator for automation of rotary valves
The device is designed for food and beverage applications, including dairies, breweries and distilleries.
Checkerboard design ramps up solar cell performance
A grating line pattern increased the ability of a crystalline silicon cell to absorb light by 125%.