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Online Program Proves More Effective than Traditional Treatment Methods for Addiction
Researchers from Yale University have determined that people who abuse alcohol and drugs have a better chance at completing alcohol and drug treatment if they are assisted by an online program that teaches users how to better control their behavior — even more than traditional therapy.
Technique Regenerates Dental Enamel
A new way to grow mineralized materials could regenerate hard tissues such as dental enamel and bone.
Nuclear Battery Prototype Packs High Power Density
The betavoltaic battery uses nickel-63 as the source of radiation and Schottky barrier-based diamond diodes for energy conversion.
Self-driving Uber Braked Just Before Fatal Accident, NTSB Says
The modified 2017 Volvo XC90, occupied by one vehicle operator and operating with a self-driving system in computer control mode, struck a pedestrian March 18.
Selecting and Applying Robot Flange Servo Gearheads
Selecting the proper flanged output gearhead can be a difficult undertaking that requires consideration of a multitude of variables.
Redesigning the Portsmouth Memorial Bridge for 21st-century Reliability
Since it's initial ribbon cutting ceremony, The Portsmouth Memorial Bridge has served as a landmark. It's recent redesign aimed to keep the classic architecture while increasing technology and overall reliability.
Swimmer Hopes to Bring Attention to Ocean Pollution By Swimming Across the Pacific
Hoping to draw even more attention to the issue of plastic contamination and ocean pollution, one man is preparing to swim across the Pacific Ocean.
Whale Dies After Ingesting 80 Plastic Bags
Located in a region well-known for its excessive use of plastic bags, the male pilot whale was still alive, although barely, when he was discovered in a canal close to the Malaysian border.
Boeing and Safran to Partner on Aircraft APUs
Both companies will have a 50 percent stake in the partnership, which will be based in the United States.
Grid Management Recommendations for North American Utilities
Utilities in North America need to better understand their customers' behavior and evolving needs if they are to mitigate the risks of congestion in the distribution network. A new whitepaper from OMNETRIC Group finds that the growing penetration of distributed energy resources at the grid.
This $700m Gas-fired Power Plant Just Entered Service
The utility closed two coal-fired units at the W.S. Lee Station in 2014 and converted a third coal unit to natural gas in 2015.
Report: Predicting Future Markets for Plug-in Electric Vehicles
A review of 40 automotive market diffusion studies from 16 countries provides an improved understanding of the plug-in electric vehicle market.
Google Not Expected to Renew AI Project with Pentagon
Tech giant Google will reportedly let a contract with the United States Pentagon’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Project expire after thousands of Google employees signed a petition to protest the company’s involvement.
Hotel’s Fuel Cells Use Hydrogen Made from Used Plastic
Hydrogen derived from used plastics is being supplied by Showa Denko to feed fuel cells at a newly opened hotel in Japan.
DNV GL Releases 2018 PV Module Reliability Scorecard
The 2018 edition shows that the reliability and durability of modules submitted for testing generally improved in several of the test categories.
Watch: Self-assembly of a New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Catalyst
The compound’s constituents are simply added to a flask, stirred and heated, after which the Lego-like chemical building blocks merge to yield cofacial cobalt porphyrins.
NASA Clean Rooms Found to Host Bacterial Intruders
Despite cleaning protocols, spacecraft assembly facilities possess a persistent and diverse microbiome.
Watch How Machine Learning Picks Up the Pace of Bioengineering
Machine learning has been demonstrated to markedly accelerate the design of microbes that produce biofuel.
PEM TSO4 Self-clinching Threaded Standoff Fasteners Securely Stack or Space Components in Ultra-thin Stainless Steel Assemblies
The standoffs will reduce the amount of required hardware in an assembly, promote thinner and lighter designs and minimize typical handling issues associated with loose hardware.
First Fire for Carbon Dioxide-Fueled Demo Power Plant
Carbon capture costs nothing in NET Power’s new plant, which uses supercritical carbon dioxide to drive a turbine.