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Redesigning Enzymes, via Computer
After biotechnologists in the Netherlands taught a computer how to redesign an enzyme into a specific type of chemical catalyst, their colleagues in China used it to produce large quantities of very pure pharmaceutical building blocks.
Hotter But Lower Cost Concentrating Solar System in the Works
Researchers at U.S. Sandia National Laboratories are seeking to heat up the technology to 700 degrees Celsius to raise efficiency and lower the cost of electricity produced.
A More Precise Analysis of the Organic Fraction of Smog
A new, extremely precise method has been developed for the chemical analysis of suspended particulate matter comprising smog.
Instagram to Offer "Mute Button"
Following in the footsteps of Facebook’s “snooze button,” where users can quiet some of their louder Facebook friends by putting a moratorium on that friend’s posts showing up in the user’s newsfeed, Instagram will soon offer a mute button that will work essentially the same way.
fNIRS System Can Read Pilot’s Minds in an Emergency Situation and Understand Cognitive Overload
A system that can read a person’s mind in real-time and measure the pilot’s brain activity with near-infrared spectroscopy.
Researchers Develop App to Determine Why Baby is Crying
Designed by a team led by Ariana Anderson, assistant professor in residence of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, the app is called Chatterbaby, and it uses artificial intelligence to determine why the baby is crying.
Car Dealerships in Some Countries Refuse to Recommend Electric Vehicles to Customers
Despite the promise that electric vehicles will play a significant role in lowering CO2 emissions, researchers found that car dealerships — particularly those located in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Finland and Norway — are discouraging consumers from purchasing them, according to new research.
Researchers Develop a Secure Way to Hide Information in Text
Computer scientists at Columbia Engineering have developed a way to manipulate text in order to protect its validity or provide additional information, without changing its appearance.
New Energy Storage Prototype Uses Seawater and Compressed Air
The system could be used with renewable energy sources as well as oil and gas applications.
High-temp Electrolysis Combines with Solar-thermal Steam
Simulations show that hydrogen can be generated in a renewable manner at an overall efficiency of between 20 and 25 percent if high-temperature electrolysis and solar-thermal energy are combined.
Fuel Cells that Drive Industrial Mobility
Fleets of forklifts, pallet jacks and other material handling trucks hit shop floors with an economical and viable power source that helps operators maximize uptime and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Floating Russian Nuke Arrives for Fueling
En route to Murmansk, Lomonosov sailed over 4,000 km and traveled four seas -- the Baltic, Northern, Norwegian and Barents.
A Commercial Floor-cleaning Robot
One job most of us would only be happy to have robots take off of our plates would be cleaning. As such, robotics company Avidbots has developed Neo, a robot capable of taking over commercial floor cleaning duties.
Southern Sells a Utility for Nearly $6.5B
Gulf Power serves approximately 450,000 customers in northwest Florida, has roughly 9,500 miles of power lines and 2,300 MW of electric generating capacity.
Watch: NASA and Uber Team Up, Hybrid Engines Merge Fuel Cells, Artificial Intelligence Degree
NASA and Uber team up; hybrid engines merge fuel cells; CMU offers an AI degree
"All Aboard!" as Wabtec Buys GE Transportation Unit
GE will receive $2.9 billion in cash at closing for its transportation business.
A Sampling of Hydraulic Rod Seal Solutions
The rod seal is a crucial element in fluid power systems, as it prevents fluid leakage from the hydraulic cylinder. Such leaks undermine equipment performance and service life but can be avoided by attention to seal characteristics that meet the specifications for a given application.
Utility Says It Will Buy This Big Wind Farm
Groundbreaking is expected in summer 2019. The wind farm will consist of 175 wind turbines that will stand more than 450 feet above the ground.
This Utility Is Investing in SMR Technology
The seed money is intended for work that could lead to commercializing the GE Hitachi small modular reactor.
Rethinking the Centrifugal Fan Selection
A very common type of centrifugal fan, typically referred to as a centrifugal blower, uses a squirrel cage type wheel with many forward-curved blades. The blades are shallow with a substantial curvature in the direction of rotation that results in a higher blade tip speed than a backward-curved blade.