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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.
Video: Efficiency Gain for Emerging Photovoltaic Material
Researchers have broken the 10% energy conversion efficiency barrier for the promising solar cell material sulfide kesterite.
This Utility Has a 10-Year Vision for Renewables, Efficiency, Cyber Security
The utility asked state regulators to approve a series of programs, investments and costs as part of the first three years of a 10-year initiative to add 3,000 MW of renewables and upgrade the grid.
Singapore to Consider Using Drones for Medication Delivery
A 13-member private consortium will soon begin exploring how drones might be used to deliver life-saving medications during emergencies in Singapore.
Researchers Develop 'Crime-fighting' Algorithm
Researchers from the University of Surrey and Georgia Tech have joined forces to create a crime-fighting algorithm of sorts.
Does Your Roughneck Know Linux and Python?
Digital oilfield vendors provide new toolsets, and whereas roughnecks were once valued for making and breaking pipe, the next-generation oilfield worker is valued for his or her ability to program and debug artificial intelligence solutions.
Hydro Power Dam Collapse Leaves Thousands Homeless
A hydroelectric power dam under construction in southeast Laos collapsed and sent flood waters through at least six villages.
Ghafari Wins Design and Engineering Contract for Auto Plant
The nearly six million-square-feet complex will include a press shop, welding shop, paint shop, general assembly facility, test track, ancillary support building and an administration building with offices, locker rooms and cafeteria.
EDF Adds Storage to Southern California Solar Farm
The PPA structure is designed to shield the power buyer from exposure to merchant prices through a long-term hedge, along with a 35 MW, four-hour energy storage system.
This Utility Is Adding $3B of Wind Turbines, Plus Transmission Lines to Haul It
PacifiCorp will add 1,150 MW of wind energy capacity across three projects in Wyoming, build a 140-mile high-voltage transmission line and repower 900 MW of existing wind resources in Wyoming and Washington.
Spain Home to First Furniture Store Without Set Hours of Operation, Sales Staff
Imagine being able to enter a store whenever the urge hits, moving among its products, uninterrupted by sales staff.
Another Efficiency High for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Technology
A record conversion efficiency of 27.1 percent for a four-terminal perovskite-silicon tandem photovoltaic cell outpaces the most efficient standalone silicon solar cell.
Western NY School District First in the U.S. to Employ Facial Recognition Tech
As concern mounts for student safety in the classroom following February’s school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, one western New York school district is adding a high-tech layer of security to the schools in its district with the goal of keeping its students safe — facial recognition technology.