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  • Curbell Plastics Releases White Paper Describing DuPont Vespel for Aerospace Valve Seats and Seals

    The plastics distributor highlights the use of high performance polymers that perform in high temperature, low temperature and vacuum environments.

  • DOE Updates Handbooks for Electric Outage Assessments

    The guidebook updates an older reference manual that set standard procedures for measuring electric utility customer interruption costs using generally accepted surveying techniques.

  • Watch: New Line of Video Games Teaches Players How to Run a Business

    New Zealand’s Ministry of Social Development has teamed with developers to create the game line.

  • BorgWarner Innovation Helps Hybrids Significantly Improve Fuel Efficiency and Reduce Emissions

    The Exhaust Heat Recovery System can improve fuel economy by up to 8.5 percent and reduce emissions significantly.

  • Safety Board Releases Fatal Duck Boat Accident Timeline

    The amphibious vehicle had 29 passengers and two crew members aboard when weather conditions deteriorated on a Missouri lake July 19. One crew member and 16 passengers died in the accident.

  • Ancient Sarcophagus Held Remains of Young Roman Woman...and Her Cosmetics

    If the recent discovery of a third-century sarcophagus containing the remains of a young Roman woman tells us anything, it is that humans have long been attached to material possessions.

  • JV Plans to Decommission Oyster Creek Nuke Within 8 Years

    The joint venture partners see a $14 billion market over 10 years as nuclear units age and close in the face of stiff competition from lower-cost energy sources.

  • Hotter than Lava Flow – This Printing Ink Can Withstand 1000° C

    Leibinger is introducing new pigment inks for industrial component marking with CIJ printers.

  • Maggots Nourished on Food Waste a Future Sustainable Food Option for Fish, Animals

    Nourishing maggots on rotting food waste could one day result in a sustainable food option for animals and fish, and could also be a solution for reducing dependence on proteins (fishmeal and soil) that sap resources.

  • Officials Seek Emergency Ban on 3D-printed Gun Designs

    Despite last-minute attempts to ban them, 3D-printed gun blueprints became available online four days earlier than announced, spurring government officials to action.

  • How Thermoplastic Materials Are Solving Challenges

    Every industry, from health care to renewable energy, has felt the impact of thermoplastics — plastic material that is pliable above certain temperatures, capable of being molded and re-shaped, but that can also solidify when cooled. The material is now found in just about every product imaginable. And yet, that hasn’t always been the case.

  • Biomimicry Spurs New Technologies

    Biomimicry is the design and production of materials, structures and systems that are modeled on biological parts and processes. As opposed to reductionism, biomimicry tries to understand how bio-complexity enhances a more fundamental model of a technology.

  • Tiki Torch Soot Serves as Surrogate for Diesel Engine Soot

    Engineers testing methods to improve efficiency of diesel engines while maintaining performance are getting help from a summer staple: Tiki torches.

  • Hackers Sending Malware via Snail Mail

    The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center - a government security organization - has issued a warning about a scam from China where hackers are reportedly sending CDs containing malware to state officials.

  • Nanowire Calculator Is a Step Toward Optical Computers

    Researchers have demonstrated nanoscale logical circuits that function just like a pocket calculator, except that instead of using electricity, the circuits use only light.

  • Location Governs Environmental Benefits of EVs

    Benefits can vary dramatically across the U.S. due to climate differences, whether producing the electricity to recharge them relies on fossil fuels and how far the vehicles are driven each day.

  • 5 Tips for Maintaining Efficient Parts Production

    Shortcuts and quick fixes may seem like the fastest way to produce a part, but they typically end up costing everyone more time. Here are some tips for more efficient part production.

  • The LHC Successfully Accelerated Its First Atoms

    For the first time, operators injected not just atomic nuclei but lead atoms containing a single electron into the Large Hadron Collider.

  • U.S. Energy Spend Hit Historic Low in 2016, EIA Says

    Data suggest that a five-year string of falling energy costs is at an end as gasoline, natural gas and retail electricity prices all have risen.

  • Merging Literary Classics with Minecraft to Encourage Students to Read

    Meant to encourage an interest in literature, developers have created a video game using the Minecraft platform where they can bring to life literary classics.

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