HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Company assigning "DNA" codes to valuables to prevent theft

    ProTech DNA has developed new technology to protect consumer items from theft.

  • Queqaio satellite bridges Earth and the dark side of the moon

    China’s Queqiao satellite is relaying communications between the Change'e-4 lunar rover and the Chinese space agency.

  • The US made big strides towards clean, independent energy in 2018

    In 2018 the U.S. increased its LNG export capacity, crude oil export capacity and crude oil production capacity, setting records on all fronts.

  • Team creates floating island park from river debris

    Researchers in the city of Rotterdam have transformed plastic waste collected from a river that runs through the city into a floating island park.

  • NREL floats an idea for solar PV

    As much as 2.1 million hectares of land could be saved if solar panels were installed on bodies of water instead of on the ground, researchers say.

  • Study: Beachgoers must be wary of beach debris

    A new study has revealed that almost 8,000 injuries occur on New Zealand beaches every year, with almost 600 caused by beach debris.

  • NYC's ban on polystyrene foam containers takes effect

    Effective Jan. 1, single-use polystyrene foam food containers were banned in New York City restaurants and food vendors.

  • Ultima Thule spins like a propeller: NASA

    NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft successfully transmitted the first close-up images of Ultima Thule at 12:33 a.m. EST Jan. 1, 2019.

  • Translating imperial units to metric sizes in O-rings

    Converting O-ring dimensions from metric to Imperial units, or vice-versa, isn't an obstacle if an engineer knows the conversions involved.

  • Experts want answers to questions concerning robots in the workplace

    Experts in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are calling for clearly defined answers to questions surrounding robots in the workplace amid news that AI-driven robots will be taking on an estimated 50% of workplace functions come 2025.

  • All about agile tooling

    Agile tooling is an important trend for modern manufacturing.

  • Researchers use laser diodes to detect counterfeit olive oils

    Fraudulent behavior in the olive oil industry has led researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the Scintillon Institute in the U.S. to develop a sensor capable of detecting counterfeit olive oil that has been mislabeled as extra virgin olive oil (EVOO).

  • Utilities complete asset sales worth $20 billion

    Two mergers prompted by troubled nuclear power construction projects have been finalized.

  • Wearable alerts emergency contacts of opiate overdose

    The Hope Band improves opiate overdose response times and increases survival rates by alerting emergency contacts that the wearer has suffered an overdose.

  • Metallurgical Furnace Advances Industrial Waste Recycling

    The pilot installation has the capacity to smelt up to 16,000 tons of metal per year while simultaneously generating electric power.

  • China to Begin Tracking Students Using "Smart" Uniforms

    Known for high-tech surveillance of its citizens, China is taking its efforts one step further with “smart uniforms” for school-age children, which are designed to track and monitor student locations to improve school attendance rates as well as to better monitor student safety.

  • Researchers Catalog Debris Washing Up on Gulf Coast Shorelines

    Researchers from the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve have conducted a joint two-year study cataloging the debris washing ashore along the Gulf Coast states.

  • Scientists 3D Print Tissue Using Seaweed

    Scientists from Penn State University have recently demonstrated that it is possible to 3D print breathable tissue using an unexpected ingredient: seaweed.

  • Cactus Spines and Beetles Inspire Water Collection Techniques

    Researchers looked to a trio of desert denizens — a cactus, desert grasses and a beetle — to see how these organisms collect water from nighttime dew.

  • NASA’s Space Network Ground Infrastructure Overhaul Passes Key Milestone

    The Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) project has successfully passed its final laboratory System Acceptance Test (SAT).

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