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Scientists are making a plastic alternative from lignocellulose
To develop an alternative to single-use plastic packaging and other plastic waste, a team of scientists from the Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) is turning waste into a fully biodegradable plastic alternative.
US cruises past oil and gas production rivals
The 2018 increase in the U.S. was one of the largest absolute petroleum and natural gas production increases from a single country in history, EIA said.
Earth-sized exoplanet found to have no atmosphere
This is the first time scientists have known anything in detail about an atmosphere around an M-dwarf planet.
Check out this interactive periodic table, courtesy of Idaho National Labs
Publication comes 150 years after Russian chemistry professor Dmitri Mendeleev and German chemist Julius Lothar Meyer independently published their periodic tables in 1869 and 1870.
Neural network camera system creates composite images of difficult subjects
For example, the portable optical array system reportedly can capture usable images of people inside moving vehicles. The system overcomes flaws such as low contrast, distance and glare, which are characteristics of subjects photographed outdoors, including through windshields.
Chemotherapeutic messages in nanoscale bottles
Tiny silica bottles could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs to targeted areas of the body.
Researchers develop robotic exosuit that assists the wearer with both running and walking
Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the University of Nebraska Omaha have created a portable exosuit to assist those with impaired mobility with walking and running.
Watch: Contract award for $600 million exascale supercomputer
El Capitan will have a peak performance of more than 1.5 exaflops and an anticipated delivery in late 2022. The total contract award is valued at $600 million.
Wearable skin sensors that analyze sweat
The team devised sensors that can monitor sweat rate and electrolytes and metabolites present in perspiration.
Spotlight on the civil engineer
This month, the Engineering360 spotlight will shine on the civil engineer.
Global offshore wind energy holds promise, but suffers a U.S. setback
Long-range predictions suggest worldwide generating capacity in excess of 500 GW by 2050.
Methane leaks from offshore oil and gas rigs are quantified
An overlooked source of methane is leakage from oil and gas wells, a phenomenon which was quantified at eight oil and gas production platforms in the North Sea.
Refinery explosion stalls 10-year growth trajectory
The PES refinery had the largest refining capacity among East Coast facilities.
NOAA: July 2019 was the warmest month ever
July 2019 was the warmest month in the 140-year NOAA global temperature dataset dating back to 1880.
Kinder Morgan plans Houston terminal investments
Kinder Morgan plans a series of projects worth more than $170 million at its terminals on the Houston Ship Channel.
Video: Extracting rare earth elements from electronic waste
The Department of Energy has developed a process to make recovering materials easier.
UPS invests in TuSimple to expand self-driving partnership
The goal will be to develop Level 4 automated vehicles for the UPS fleet.
Europe's onshore wind energy potential is vast
A spatial analysis of geographical information system-based wind atlases reveals a nameplate capacity of 52.5?TW of untapped onshore wind power potential exists in Europe.
The impact of sunscreens on coastal water quality
The ingredients in sunscreens which protect users from the harmful effects of UV radiation are also a source of coastal water pollution.
Snow brings microplastics to Earth's arctic
Snowfall is now implicated as an agent in the transport and deposition of this durable pollutant.