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Japanese Farmer Grows Banana with Edible Peel
Hoping to create a banana that was both pesticide-free and more flavorful than current offerings, Japanese farmer Setsuzo Tanaka instead created an organic banana encased in an edible peel
AEP Signals Move to Cut Emissions, Add Renewables
Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power says it plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its power plants by 60 percent from 2000 levels by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050.
An Accidental Record: Two Cosmonauts Take Longest Spacewalk to Date
Two Russian cosmonauts recently ventured out to replace an antenna, and they ended up setting a record for the longest spacewalk ever conducted by a Russian cosmonaut, surpassing the previous record by six minutes.
NRG Energy Sells Power Plant Assets
Asset sales include its interest NRG Yield, its U.S. renewables platform, development pipeline and fossil-fired power plant assets.
Climate Change Takes Aim at Golf
Experts predict that the game of golf could become a casualty in the war being waged by climate change.
Chinese Police Use High-tech Sunglasses to Capture Suspects
Using sunglasses enhanced with the latest in facial recognition technology, police officers in Zhengzhou, China, are adding yet another tool to China's ever-expanding digital surveillance system.
An Open Letter to an Engineering Student
Dr. Roger Pink, a senior engineer at IEEE GlobalSpec, offers some advice for would-be future engineers.
Vestas Debuts Anti-icing System for Cold Climate Wind Turbines
The Vestas Anti-icing System™ removes ice that accumulates on blades and undermines wind energy production.
Gallium Oxide May Offer Advantages Over Silicon in Power Applications
Researchers have revealed their findings for devices such as field-effect transistors.
New Yeast Platform for Starch-based Ethanol
The completely new yeast strain can reduce fermentation time by up to two hours compared to current yeasts.
Sensors That Sniff Out Disease, and More
New research with a material called MXene points the way to sensors that can pick up disease indicators in much lower traces than current devices.
Disruptive Innovation Faces An Uphill Battle in Building and Construction
Will building and construction ever experience disruption, or is it simply geared toward smaller, incremental developments?
Farmers Use Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things to Combat Pests
Hoping to reduce the costs associated with agriculture lost to crop pests and disease each year, digital agriculture company Agrosmart is working toward a solution using IoT technology and AI.
Fiber Optic Sensors Dissolve in the Body
New dissolvable fiber Bragg gratings can be used as sensors in the body and are safe even if the fiber were to accidently break inside the patient.
Construction-Based Games and Certain Video Games May Lead to Success in STEM Fields
According to research from a CIRES-led study, playing Legos and certain video games as a child can help develop some of the skills necessary for success in the science and engineering fields.
Ricardo Spinoff to Commercialize Cryogenic Split-cycle Engine
CryoPower engine technology is suited for application in heavy-duty trucks and in stationary distributed power generation systems.
Tiny Microplastics in the Ocean Also a Threat to Whales, Sharks: Study
Amid concerns for how microplastics are affecting the smallest organisms in our oceans comes new research revealing the impact on some of the ocean’s largest marine creatures as well.
Architect Scale vs. Engineer Scale
Architects and civil engineers: While the two professions are closely related their job functions are unique and the tools they use to evaluate their design proposal are unique as well.
Self-Assembling 'Hairy' Nanoparticles Can Fight Cancer, and Much More
A new technology combines water-absorbing materials with light-sensitive, water-repelling materials to create photo-responsive gold nanoparticles. The research provides a basic template for a technique that can be modified in a variety of ways, and adapted to a wide range of applications.
Case Studies Confirm Success of Renewable Natural Gas as a Transport Fuel
The projects were among the first to produce renewable compressed natural gas vehicle fuel by using anaerobic digesters to capture biogases from decomposing organic waste.