HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • HVDC line could export Iowa wind energy to eastern markets

    The project would cost around $2.5 billion and could enter service by 2024. Local, state and federal approvals would be required before construction can begin.

  • Online reviews can help in future urban planning

    The vast amount of reviews can complement the work done by planners who interview and do surveys.

  • Video: The role space will play in 5G roll out

    The European Space Agency’s 5G initiative would use satellites to extend coverage and data transfer for next-generation wireless communication.

  • Bel Power Solutions to exhibit at the 2019 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit

    Bel Power Solutions has announced their participation at the upcoming Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit from March 14 to 15 in San Jose, California.

  • SpaceX’s Crew Dragon completes successful landing and recovery

    The success of capsule’s test flight bodes well for human spaceflight launched from U.S. soil.

  • Advanced composites production for automotive, aerospace engineering

    New approaches to the manufacture of carbon fiber reinforced polymer offer comparable performance to existing composites solutions at reduced cost.

  • Beresheet blasts closer to the moon

    Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft successfully bumped itself into a longer orbit around earth, bringing the plucky craft closer to the moon.

  • New flow control valve to be showcased at Bauma 2019

    Webtec will be showcasing their new hydraulic combination valve for mobile machinery applications at the world’s leading trade fair for the construction, building material and mining machine industries from April 8 to April 14 in Munich, Germany.

  • US attempts to calm fears over 'killer robots'

    Following word that it is searching for a partner to help upgrade its current aiming systems, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced that humans will continue to make the final decision surrounding whether armed robots can shoot at a target.

  • Laser probe uses optical polarization to pinpoint melanoma

    The inexpensive tool provides the required measurements without needing complex lenses or cameras, and generates an easily interpreted numerical result similar to that of a thermometer.

  • Low-temperature, low-pressure geothermal technology receives funding from BEV

    A modular geothermal system with lower thermal requirements than conventional systems may help geothermal technology increase its market share. The manufacturer is now backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), a reputable venture capitalist firm.

  • Researchers to test if waste materials could insulate buildings

    In an effort to help the U.K. construction industry cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2025 per a government directive, researchers from the University of Bath are attempting to determine if certain waste materials could be a suitable alternative for building insulation.

  • NYPD using pattern-detecting algorithm to help solve crimes

    The New York Police Department (NYPD) is solving crimes with help from pattern-recognition software, according to a number of reports.

  • Armstrong unveils new IPS 4000 controller for multi-pump installations with variable load demands

    The automation solution is designed for commercial HVAC pumping stations of up to 8 pumps and 16 zones.

  • Watch: Smart house for a smart mouse; team creates smart home to study mice behavior

    The house, called Autonomouse, was created to help the researchers study how the mice react to living in a smart home.

  • NASA plans first all-female spacewalk

    Astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain will exit the International Space Station on March 29. This marks 35 years after the first woman, Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya, performed a spacewalk.

  • Jammed flight control led to aborted takeoff, accident report finds

    High winds caused an elevator control to jam, preventing the aircraft from rotating as it rolled for takeoff.

  • Coalition proposes green infrastructure in place of a border wall

    A coalition of scientists and engineers are proposing an alternative to the much-debated wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

  • Thermal stress maps speed drought prediction

    A new monitoring method based on thermal stress identifies the onset of drought faster and more accurately than other methods.

  • A safer vehicle for vaccine delivery

    The self-sterilizing and dissolving nanosilver-loaded microneedle patch inhibits microbial pathogen growth at the insertion site.

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