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Video: Scania introduces next generation city buses across all fuel variants
The buses will also increase the maximum number of passengers to about 100.
Video: Robocar sets Guinness World Record for fastest autonomous vehicle
The vehicle reached an average speed of 175.49 miles per hour.
Researchers develop new tool for detecting malware
A new tool developed by researchers at North Carolina University will enable users to identify malicious websites and code, according to a new report.
Effective antibiotic delivery with a nanomesh material
The nanomesh concentrates the desired dose in a single site and paves the way for lower dose regimens with reduced potential for side effects and complications.
Lax procedures led to fatal crane collapse at Google work site
Errors included prematurely removing nearly all of the pins and sleeves that helped hold the crane together.
AI-based facial recognition tool can detect confusion, nervousness
Fujitsu Laboratories, in collaboration with researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, has developed artificial intelligence (AI)-based facial recognition technology capable of detecting more subtle emotions, such as confusion and nervousness, with improved accuracy.
Watch: NTSB cites multiple errors in fatal Florida bridge collapse
Key factors included bridge design errors, inadequate peer review of the bridge design, poor engineering judgment and response to cracking and lack of redundancy in the bridge design.
Recycling nuclear fuel with 3D-printed parts
About 95% of the actinide elements in spent nuclear fuel can be recycled, leaving only 5% to be stored as long-term waste. A process for tapping this remaining percentage and further closing the nuclear fuel cycle has been devised by Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), and demonstrated with the aid of additive manufacturing technology.
Team develops a use case for plastic waste within the chemical industry
Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia are turning plastic bottle waste into molecular filters for the chemical industry.
Emerging technologies show promise for monitoring oil and gas infrastructure
Conventional corrosion sensors identify deterioration, but in order to detect early corrosion onset and establish an effective corrosion mitigation management plan, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) suggests that emerging technology may be required.
Video: An electric Hummer? An electric Hummer
The idea is part of GM's foray into a promising market: electric passenger pickups and large SUVs.
Dubai unveils plans for floating, autonomous smart police station
Plans for an autonomous, floating smart police station (SPS) off the coast of Dubai were recently unveiled at an international tech event held in the United Arab Emirates.
An advanced gel-like thermal gap filler
The gap filler’s soft consistency gently conforms to uneven surfaces and components to efficiently transfer heat to a nearby heatsink.
Commercial fishing industry to ward off sharks using electrical signals
In a bid to prevent sharks from becoming bycatch for the commercial fishing industry, fishermen in North Carolina’s Outer Banks will test a new device designed to ward off sharks from commercial fishing vessels.
Fire blankets protect homes from wildfires
The team tested four kinds of materials: aramid, fiberglass, amorphous silica and preoxidized cotton, with and without an aluminum surface.
Video: The 2020 Corvette redesign includes supplemented engine noise
Chevrolet defended the system as the same in the previous generation C7 and 2019 sport models, and clarified that the engine noises are augmented, not faked.
Researchers build 3D-printed coral homes for fish
Placed in a fish aquarium among four 3D-printed artificial coral replicas and one coral skeleton of calcium carbonate, the damselfish did not indicate a preference for one habitat, nor did they prefer a material.
Female African refugees learn to code for future success
The idea of teaching refugee girls to code has taken hold for two common reasons: increase the number of women, especially minority women, in STEM fields, and give these women the skills to get good jobs.
Infrared reveals text of ancient Greek scrolls
Researchers gathered hundreds of images at different wavelengths to reveal the obscured words on the backs of the scrolls.
Denver airport names new contractors for terminal project
Phase I work primarily includes construction of airline ticketing pods in the center of the terminal, and also includes new restrooms and conveyances.