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  • Security Firm Discovers that Fax Machines Can Be Gateway for Hackers

    Think outdated electronic equipment is safe from hackers? Think again, according to recent findings from the cyber security firm Check Point.

  • Record Power Level Posted at the Spallation Neutron Source

    A complete neutron production run cycle at 1.3 MW has been achieved at the world’s most powerful pulsed accelerator-based neutron scattering facility.

  • Crows Added to the Cleanup Crew at Theme Park in France

    A French historical theme park is preparing to debut a new cleanup team next week - composed entirely of crows.

  • Machine Learning System Reveals Female Scientists Underrepresented on Wikipedia

    Thanks to a machine learning system developed at Primer, John Bohannon, director of science, is able to sift through different scientific works and contributions that were previously inaccessible through a traditional search of Wikipedia.

  • Watch the Launch of NASA's Solar Parker Probe

    A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket, carrying the spacecraft, lifted off at 3:31 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

  • Why Air Pollution from U.S. Manufacturing Declined During 1990-2008

    A 60 percent emission reduction is largely attributed to federal environmental regulations and attendant adoption of cleaner production methods.

  • Maersk and IBM Introduce TradeLens Blockchain Shipping Solution

    Using blockchain smart contracts, TradeLens enables digital collaboration across the multiple parties involved in international trade.

  • NTSB Offers Update on Bridge Collapse Probe

    The update details the examinations of the bridge’s construction materials and notes tests conducted, including multiple concrete-compression core and steel-sample tests.

  • New Tech Could Help Lower the Health Risks Associated with Exposure to Dangerous Metals

    The team is investigating how to use the portable technology to quantify other metals such as cadmium and aluminum.

  • New Zealand Announces Ban on Single-use Plastic Shopping Bags

    Following in the footsteps of over 60 other countries declaring war on single-use plastics, New Zealand announced this week that it will be phasing out single-use plastic shopping bags as a measure to reduce pollution.

  • University of Texas at Arlington Patents 'Hairy' Robot Tech

    The idea that one day robots might be more sensitive to touch is something that the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is banking on as evidenced by a recent patent for smart skin developed by a UTA researcher.

  • These Hydro Dams Could Fall Under $400M Proposal

    Removing the dams and power stations would reestablish a free-flowing river for the first time in more than 100 years.

  • New 3D Printer Allows for Bigger Desktop 3D Printing at Manufacturing Centers

    The new EVO 22 is outfitted with a cartridge-style planetary extruder assembly and a three-bolt-reinforced QuickChange hot end for faster extrusion of materials.

  • Autonomous Oil Platform Deployed on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

    Not all oil producers have embraced developing technologies, but one supplier is going all in and looks to prove what is possible. A fully autonomous oil platform deployed in the Norwegian Continental Shelf is made possible by integrating a fleet of robotic technologies backed by a cloud computing service provider.

  • Old Blue Jeans Can Be (Artificial) Hip Again

    Old denim jeans don’t have to fade away. They can be repurposed as synthetic cartilage for joint reconstruction.

  • 3D-printed Guide Could Empower Spinal Cord Injury Patients to Regain Partial Function of Their Bodies

    Researchers from the University of Minnesota have developed a 3D printed guide device that could change the lives of patients with spinal cord injuries.

  • Video: Enhanced Solar Cell Efficiency with ‘Funnel Vision’

    Photovoltaic technology developed at the University of Exeter, UK, offers the potential to harvest three times the energy compared with conventional solar cell systems.

  • Suicide Barrier Under Construction at the Golden Gate Bridge

    A $204 million steel mesh net will span 1.7 miles of roadway, and will be 20 feet down from the sidewalk and extend 20 feet out over the water.

  • SoCalGas Agrees to $120m Aliso Canyon Settlement

    The settlement with state and local governments aims to mitigate the greenhouse gases that vented from the Aliso Canyon well for nearly four months.

  • Watch: 3D Printers Create a Less Expensive, More Refined MFP Production Process

    NYU professors have teamed up and found that 3D printing can create cheap, functional and integrated microfluidic probes (MFP).

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