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Jim Rogers: An Appreciation of the Former Duke Energy CEO
As CEO of Duke Energy, his actions helped move energy efficiency into the mainstream of utility resource planning.
Bearing tolerances explained
Bearing tolerances are an important concept for design engineers to understand. The American Bearing Manufacturers Association (ABMA) developed the ABEC tolerance standards for bearing manufacturers to follow when producing radial ball bearings.
Researchers to Create Algorithm for Detecting and Eventually Predicting Crime at Sea
A surprising amount of crime takes place at sea, ranging from illegal fishing to drug smuggling and human trafficking. To detect, locate and eventually predict such activities, researchers from Oregon State University are developing new algorithms based on artificial intelligence and big data.
Plastic Pollution Discovered in Marianas Trench, the Deepest Spot on Earth
Researchers are suggesting that it might be “one of the largest sinks for microplastic debris on Earth."
New Zero-Leak Check Valves Operate Reliably in Tough Conditions
As companies involved in oil and gas exploration and production continue to push boundaries into deeper wells, a major challenge is the reliable operation of drilling, completion and production equipment under extreme environments.
Sempra Signs Taker for Proposed LNG Export
The agreement is for 2 Mtpa of LNG, enough to meet about 15% of Poland's daily needs.
Engineers and Designers Manufacture Dress from Sustainable Wood Fibers
The process, called Ioncell, creates textile fibers from materials such as wood, recycled newspaper, old cotton textiles and cardboard. These fibers are sewn into jackets, dresses, scarves and iPad cases.
Acquisition Expands Autodesk's Construction Offering
BuildingConnected helps real estate owners and general contractors find and hire contractors for their projects.
Triangle Pump Components Introduces Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Spherical Valves
Triangle Pump's WG Sphera series valves are built to last.
Database Maps Photovoltaic Installations in the Contiguous U.S.
The database includes location, size and type information for 1.47 million solar power systems.
Researchers Discover High Levels of Carcinogenic Chemical in Everyday Products
Everyday products, such as drinking glasses, beer bottles, certain paints and second-hand toys, contain high levels of the cancer-causing chemical cadmium, according to a report from the University of Plymouth.
Tea Maker Attracting Criticism for Faulty Biodegradable Tea Bags
The makers of Yorkshire Teas had set out to make all of their tea bags biodegradable before the end of 2019 with a version that doesn’t include plastic.
Engineers Present Root Cause of Transit Center Cracks
Engineers said that cracks formed at what they said were elevated temperatures, possibly during welding.
Report: Planning for Power Reliability Under Accelerated Generation Retirements
Accelerated generation retirements could have implications for North American resource adequacy, transmission adequacy and grid reliability.
Video: Watch a 3D-Printed Robotic Hand Play Jingle Bells on the Piano
The mechanical design uses passive movement but was able to mimic different piano styles.
Watch: Motion Capture Through AI
An artificial intelligence project at Princeton takes the motion-capture concept a step further with a new tool that can be trained to track individual moving parts over millions of video frames with high accuracy.
Nvidia Making Fake Faces with Machine Learning
Using a new type of generative adversarial network (GAN) technique, a team from tech company Nvidia created images of people who do not actually exist.
Bioprinting Making Science Fiction a Reality
3D printing and other technological innovations have revolutionized design and manufacturing. Now bioprinters and other technologies are poised to significantly impact and “digitize” medicine.
Browse a Megalibrary to Quickly Discover New Materials
A megalibrary tool developed with the aid of polymer pen lithography offers the potential to rapidly test millions of nanoparticles and optimize material selection.
Report: Pumped Storage as the World's Water Battery
Pumped hydropower storage capacity is projected to increase by almost 50% to 239,000 MW by 2030.