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Unique and Robust Umbilical Systems
A bundle of cables and conduits referred to as an umbilical links surface components to seafloor oil and gas infrastructure. As more and more offshore developments tackle challenging environments, including ultra-deep waters and extended-reach wells, there lies a growing demand for robust umbilicals.
Building in China Includes its Own Waterfall
Competition to create unique architectural designs, particularly for buildings in large cities overrun by them, is steep. As such, one building in southwest China now stands out from the rest with its own waterfall.
Texas Deals a Blow to a 2 GW Wind Project
Regulators rejected the $4.5 billion project, saying it doesn’t offer enough benefits for Texas consumers as currently structured.
Amazon Considering Scheme to Store Consumer Goods in the Clouds
The skies above will soon become even more crowded if the online retail giant Amazon gets its way and is able to erect production-distribution-warehouses-in-the-sky.
Ban on Seafood Caught Using Nets Responsible for Harming Tiny Porpoises
The import of seafood captured by Mexican fisheries using nets also responsible for killing tiny porpoise is facing a U.S. government ban.
Electronic Data Scanned in Search for Missing Jogger
In an effort to locate a missing 20-year-old jogger from Brooklyn, Iowa, investigators are turning to technology to discover her whereabouts.
Despite Unpredictable Weather, Europe Can Prosper on Renewable Energy
A new study shows that at least 35 percent of electricity could be generated from wind and solar power alone.
Video: Watch Lockheed Martin's Airship Repair Robot
Lockheed Martin is hoping their hybrid airship is the future of remote cargo delivery. One of the challenges with the fabric skin covering the airship is that it is susceptible to pinholes. Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works developed an autonomous robot named Spider to locate and patch these holes.
A Battery Breakthrough of Biblical Proportions
The energy storage breakthrough is attributed to a newly discovered long-lived, high-performing organic molecule nicknamed the Methuselah quinone — after the longest-lived biblical figure.
Facial Recognition Tech Incorrectly Identifies Members of Congress as Crime Suspects
In an attempt to demonstrate the perceived flaws inherent in facial recognition technology, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) measured images of U.S. Congress members against a database of public mug shots using Amazon’s facial recognition tool, Rekognition.
Factors to Consider When Beginning Your EPC Project
Here are some things to consider in conducting the detailed engineering design of a project, procuring the equipment and materials necessary, and delivering a functioning facility or asset to your client.
Quality Defects Will Delay This Nuclear Unit's Startup
Repairs to correct welding defects will push back fuel loading to late 2019, some 12 years after construction of the 1,650-megawatt nuclear unit began.
Teaching College Students Math Through Knitting
For anyone who has ever struggled with math, Sara Jensen, an associate professor at Carthage College, offers students a unique way of explaining the subject: through knitting.
Federal Pilot Program to Investigate Relaxed Drone Regulations
While everyone from retailers to farmers is considering how to use drones in their day-to-day operations, federal aviation officials are exploring avenues to help relax the tight regulations that currently govern the technology.
'Cornea-on-a-Chip' Designed to Advance Drug Development
In addition to improving the cost-effectiveness of new drug development, the chip might also find use in furthering our understanding of ocular wound healing.
Fiat Chrysler CEO Has Died
Sergio Marchionne died July 25 in Zurich at the age of 66, after unexpected complications from shoulder surgery led to fatal cardiac arrest.
Machine-Learning Algorithm Can Distinguish Between Live Irises and Dead Ones
Following news from last year that a group of hackers, called the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), successfully hacked a smartphone’s iris-recognition security feature using an artificial eye, a team from the Warsaw University of Technology in Poland has been working to find a solution to the security threat posed by such a breach.
Heathrow Testing Scanner that Might Ease Airport Liquid Ban
A ban on liquids at airports around the world, in place since 2006, might soon be lifted following news that Heathrow Airport is testing scanners capable of taking 3D X-rays of the contents of passengers' carry-on luggage — thus possibly ending the practice of having travelers remove such items.
Now Available: a Digital Data Archive for Environmental Research
The Environmental System Science – Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem (ESS-DIVE) system serves as a repository for hundreds of DOE-funded research projects.
Video Game Teaches Teens About Electricity
Hoping to encourage a greater interest in engineering among teenagers, researchers at the University of Cambridge have designed a new video game that explains the ins and outs of electricity through a series of puzzle-solving exercises.