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This Big City Utility Is Adding Solar and Energy Storage
The $16.3 million system will consist of distributed solar and a lithium-ion battery energy storage system.
Sprawling Wind Farm Gets the OK to Proceed
The facility will include up to 950 wind turbines spread across more than 300,000 acres in the east-central part of New Mexico.
Titanium Dioxide Spheres Enhance Photocatalytic Degradation of BPA
Micron-sized titanium dioxide particles are engineered to trap and destroy bisphenol A (BPA), a water contaminant with health implications.
India Planning to Use Facial Recognition Tech at Airports
Passengers flying domestic flights in India will soon be able to leave their ID cards and boarding passes at home thanks to an announcement from the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Revolutionary Fingerprint Drug Screen Test Works on Both the Living and the Deceased
Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a new kind of drug test capable of detecting four different classes of drugs in the traces of sweat found in fingerprints — a technology that has been successfully demonstrated on both the living and the deceased.
Robotic Stuffed Bear Coughs When Air Pollution Levels Reach Certain Point
In an effort to demonstrate the physical toll air pollution takes on human health, makers of the Toxic Toby bear have mounted the stuffed animal on a pole near Brixton Road in London, where it coughs and cover its mouth when air pollution levels in that region reach and exceed levels set by the government.
Automation in the Aerospace Industry: The Challenge and Promise of Integrating Robots Into the Production Process
Aircraft manufacturers are increasingly adopting automated, robotic solutions in place of traditional machining and manual assembly techniques, but the process is not without its challenges.
Watch: In Search of the Oldest Operating Compressor in the U.K.
To commemorate its centenary, Atlas Copco U.K. is looking for something almost as old as the company.
New UN Report Again Warns of Risks from a Changing Climate
Limiting global warming through public policy and technology would give people and ecosystems more room to adapt and remain below risk thresholds.
Seawater Can Replace Freshwater in Bioethanol Production
A marine biorefinery system can markedly reduce the freshwater footprint of the bioethanol production industry.
Solar Power Plant Rises at Chernobyl Reactor Site
The 1 MW Solar Chernobyl project covers 1.6 hectares, located just 100 m from the former location of infamous Reactor 4.
Watch How a New Font Helps You Remember What You Read
Sans Forgetica is a new publicly accessible font designed at Australia's Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology to help readers remember what they read.
Grinding Theory and Adaptive Control Optimization
Adaptive control grinding measures and controls grinding forces, wheel and work rotational speeds, depth of cut and infeed rates to optimize the grinding process.
New Gold-Nanoparticle Anti-Inflammatory Promotes Muscle Fiber Growth
Researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute have developed a gold nanoparticle anti-inflammatory that reduces inflammation and promotes the regeneration of muscle fibers.
Printing Perovskite Solar Cells on a Large Scale
Screen-printed modules on conductive glass substrates - the size of A4 sheet paper - delivered power conversion efficiencies of 6.3% against the one sun standard, on an unprecedented 198 square-centimeters active area.
Innovative Ball Valve with Integrated Seat Technology
The Grove IST ball valve's integrated seat technology provides superior sealing performance in a reduced footprint, with operating pressures up to 10,000 psi.
Sustainable Fuel Project Takes Flight
Virgin Atlantic’s VS16 flight from Orlando, Florida, to Gatwick Airport in London on Oct. 2 marks the first commercial flight to use an advanced aviation fuel produced by recycling waste industrial gases.
New Tool Predicts Height and Other Factors from a Person's Genome
A tool developed at Michigan State University has been proven to accurately predict height, bone density and even level of education using only a person's genome. The next step is predicting risk for serious illnesses.
Wanted: A 'Noah's Ark' Biobank for Microbial Diversity
A diverse, microbial vault could prevent future diseases by reintroducing lost microbes.
Celebrate National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
The date — October 8 — was selected in recognition of the atomic weight of hydrogen: 1.008.