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Study analyzes economic and emissions costs of transportation biofuels
Process economics and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with conversion of 11 biomass feedstocks by fast pyrolysis were analyzed.
More graphene means less platinum in fuel cells
A platinum-graphene arrangement maximizes the surface area for catalytic activity while also reducing the amount of the metal required.
LSU students develop crime-predicting software
The team gathered crime data from the internet and used it as the foundation for constructing a national crime prediction map.
Amazon orders 100,000 electric vehicles from this Michigan startup
The first vans could be in service in 2021, with prototypes arriving perhaps as soon as 2020. The full deployment is expected by 2024.
Watch: Nail gun drone installs roofing shingles
The autonomous octocopter is reportedly capable of positioning a nail gun above a targeted nailing point, triggering the gun to insert the nail, and then moving on to the next point — all without human operators.
Machining complicated ceramic parts for the medical industry
Insaco developed unique capabilities to machine to very tight tolerances ceramic parts for the medical industry.
2018 saw an increase in CO2 emissions from aviation
A global aviation carbon dioxide inventory assembled for the 2018 calendar year shows that aviation emissions are increasing 70% faster than UN projections and could triple by 2050.
Team develops 'green' stone composites by repurposing stone waste
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan have developed a new technique for producing environmentally friendly stone composites by combining polymers and natural stone slurry waste.
Engineers and biologists collaborate on robot that mimics speed and movement of yellowfin tuna
Engineers from the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Engineering, in collaboration with biologists from Harvard University, have developed what they are calling the first-ever robotic fish to mirror the movements and speed of a live yellowfin tuna.
Watch: Where to park when you go to the mall
In their paper, the researchers mapped three simple parking strategies onto an idealized, single row parking lot. Their solution may surprise you.
5 key takeaways: New turbine oil for severe-duty applications
Evolving plant operations, with a focus on efficiency, require modern power turbines to operate under severe conditions marked by high energy output, increased cycle times and high operating temperatures.
Ruptured pipe is focus of fatal chemical plant explosion probe
The CSB said its investigation is focusing on a ruptured filtration strainer on the inlet piping leading to an isobutylene charge pump at the facility.
In conversation: A framework for designing for disruptive technologies
In this final part of our discussion series, Massoud Amin addresses engineering design innovation in a time of rapid technological change.
Team accidentally creates the darkest material yet
The new material is 10 times darker than any previous black and captures 99.995% of incoming light.
These acoustic tweezers ride evanescent waves
A new acoustomicrofluidic technology for manipulating micro- and nanoscale samples uses evanescent sound waves to attract fluids and living cells.
EOG will supply natural gas to LNG export facility
EOG will sell natural gas to Cheniere for 15 years beginning in early 2020. It will begin by supplying 140,000 MMBtu per day and increasing the amount to 440,000 MMBtu per day.
Simulation and design optimization of an electric delivery truck
Simulating the entire power train design with Simcenter saved significant time and reduced costs substantially.
Water treatment selectively removes nitrates
The remedial process relies on the use of ultramicroporous carbon as a capacitive deionization electrode for selectively removing nitrate from an anion mixture.
Emotional analysis via temporal-frequency domain disruptions
To develop EmoSense, researchers determined that gestures and movements impact wireless signals through shadowing and multi-path effects when antennas are employed to determine behavior.
Employee safety training is more effective with immersive VR
Participants are exposed to the smell of smoke, which emits from a nearby scent diffuser. Such simulated conditions, according to the researchers, work together to create a multi-sensory virtual environment.