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DOE Report: Fuel Cell Cost Decreased by 60 Percent Since 2006
Many cost reductions have come from early-stage research and development of catalysts and durable membrane electrode assemblies, as well as increased electrode performance.
Model Could Help Rebuild Louisiana's Eroding Coast
The simulation system could help engineers determine what factors to consider to rebuild land in this fragile wetland.
Southwest Airlines Plane Suffered Substantial Damage, NTSB Says
The NTSB says that the majority of the inlet cowl was missing, including the entire outer barrel, the aft bulkhead, and the inner barrel forward of the containment ring. The April accident killed one passenger.
New Microscope System Allows Researchers to Observe Animal’s Brain Activity in Natural Environments
The ability to track the interactions of brain cells in animals in their natural habitat has been long sought after by neuroscientists and doctors. Researchers from The Rockefeller University have developed a system that is a huge step closer to this dream.
Google Rebrands Its Research Division
To underscore how significant it is to the future of the company, Google has rebranded its Google Research division and will be referring to it from here on out as Google AI.
Ditch the Dyne Pens for Quick and Accurate Wettability Results from KRÜSS
The process of determining free surface energy of solid surfaces is susceptible to human error and often produces less-than-reliable results, leading to inaccurate statements about the surface’s wettability. But all of that is changing rapidly.
3 Robots Will Work Construction Starting This Fall
The robots include a Robo-Carrier, a Robo-Welder and a multipurpose robot that handles construction work for ceilings and floors.
U.K. to Consider Wet Wipe Ban
Amid mounting concern for plastic pollution levels, the U.K. is considering an eventual ban on wet wipes containing plastic — the kind used for personal hygiene and those used to clean surfaces.
Paper Suggests That with Advances in 3D Printing Come Unexpected Threats
Advancing industries such as the aerospace industry with jet engine parts or the medical industry with prosthetic limbs, additive manufacturing — better known as 3D printing — is making more and more things possible.
Marines Place Order for Throwable Robots
The robots can scan tight spaces, detect IEDs and crawl over small obstacles.
Fluid Lensing Generates Clear Underwater Images Through Ocean Waves
The technique removes optical distortions like caustic focusing and refractive lensing to provide a clear view of submerged objects from above the rippling water surface.
This Landmark Skyscraper Is Getting 80 New Elevators
The modernization project will provide more efficient elevator service for tenants and visitors, reducing travel time during peak hours by up to 30 percent and cutting energy costs by an estimated 35 percent.
Improving Measurement at the Nanoscale
A new technique using photons, fundamental components of light, could make measurements at the nanoscale 100 times more precise.
Discovery of a Mechanism That Worsens Climate Change
Researchers believe they may have discovered a new greenhouse gas “feedback loop” -- a mechanism with the potential to cause increasingly more methane to be released into the atmosphere, further warming the planet.
Surge in Gas-Fired Power Plants Is Expected in 2018
The Energy Department expects about 21 GW of natural gas-fired generators to come online in 2018. If that happens, 2018 will be the first year since 2013 in which renewables did not make up a majority of added capacity.
Amazon Wants to Scan Customer Bodies for a Better Fit, Fewer Returns
The biggest drawback to online shopping as anyone will tell you is not being able to actually try on the clothes to gauge how they fit and feel. Retail juggernaut Amazon is hoping to remedy that problem, thereby limiting the amount of clothing that goes returned every year, with the help of a body scanner.
These Three Ventures Were Shortlisted for $3.3bn Bridge-Tunnel Project
The project will build a new four-lane bridge-tunnel and widen the existing four-lane segments of I-64 to ease congestion between two Virginia cities.
New Study Suggests U.S. Users Still Loyal to Facebook
Despite a few scandalous, headline-making months, Facebook’s popularity among U.S. users is almost unchanged with reports indicating that loyalty to the brand has not waned.
Norway's Fjords to Become Zero Emission Zones
In eight years’ time, Norway’s fjords are expected to become zero emission zones — a move that would likely impact the cruise ships and ferries bringing tourists to one of Europe’s most popular destinations.
The Role of SOFCs in a Clean Energy Future
Solid oxide fuel cells are close to overcoming impediments that have held back greater adoption of fuel cell technology.