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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.
As Economics Improve, Solar Shines in Rural America
Declining costs have helped some of the country's smallest electricity providers expand their use of solar in highly innovative ways.
The World's First Mobile Liquid Hydrogen Fueling Station
A Korean company, with the support of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), developed the world’s first mobile hydrogen fueling station. The five-ton truck is capable of storing 7,500 litters of low-pressure liquid hydrogen and can fuel up to 100 fuel-cell electric vehicles at 70 MPa.
Using Statistical Analysis to Determine Authorship of Beatles' Songs: Lennon or McCartney?
Sharing a mutual love of the Beatles, a pair of researchers set out to determine what has long escaped die-hard Beatles fans: whether a handful of songs written for the band were penned by either John Lennon or Paul McCartney.
Exelon Wants This Nuke to Run for Another 20 Years
An extended operating license would allow the two-unit nuclear plant to operate until 2053 and 2054.
AEP Scraps $4.5b Wind Project
The utility said that it needed "timely approvals" from a number of authorities in order to finish the project by the end of 2020 to make full use of federal tax credits.
Iowa's Only Nuclear Power Plant Is Set to Close
Duane Arnold entered operation in February 1975 in rural east-central Iowa, and uses a single General Electric boiling water reactor.
World’s Largest Solar Installation Set For Completion Next Year in Egypt
Egypt’s Benban solar park, the world’s largest solar installation, is on track to begin operation next year.
Researchers Using Cooking Oil to Prevent Bacteria from Growing on Food Processing Equipment
Industrial food preparation and clean-up can create scratches and grooves on machine components and food-prep surfaces, thereby also creating havens for harmful microorganisms such as E. coli and Salmonella Listeria. A new technique from the University of Toronto’s Department of Materials Science & Engineering has developed a safer, less expensive and more effective way to discourage such bacteria from taking up residence in those areas.
Video: Halliburton Introduces MicroScout® Plus Service
Microparticles allow deeper reservoir penetration and stimulation of previously inaccessible resources.
Bake a Fossil in 24 Hours
A new 'Easy-Bake' process entails use of clay and a hydraulic press to produce fossils in about 24 hours.