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MIT Program Opens New Doors to Refugees
The ReACT Program is designed to bring location-based, university-caliber education to refugees and other displaced populations.
Five Important Considerations When Selecting a Heavy Industrial Fan
There are multiple basic considerations when selecting a custom, engineered-to-order (ETO), heavy industrial fan.
The Fight Against Tooth Decay Gets New Ally in "Smart" Material
Getting a filling is not always a quick solution for cavities. In fact, that solution can often result in additional problems for the patient with bacteria digging under these fillings and causing new cavities.
Suncor to Use Autonomous Trucks at Its Oil Sands Sites
Over the next six years, the company says it expects to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks.
Watch: Dubai Plans World's Largest Waste-to-energy Plant
The facility, expected to be operational in 2020, will process 1.82-million tons of solid waste annually.
Sixty Years Ago, America’s First Satellite Reached Orbit
Explorer-I discovered the Van Allen radiation belts surrounding Earth and established America’s position as a major player in space.
Google Flights Using Machine Learning to Predict Flight Delays
Tired of wasting time in airports waiting on flights that never seem to be on time? A new feature from Google Flights may be able to predict flight delays with some accuracy.
Chinese Solar PV Maker Plans U.S. Plant
JinkoSolar says it is finalizing plans for the construction of an advanced solar manufacturing facility in the U.S.
Wind Industry Added 7GW of Capacity in 2017, AWEA Says
The pipeline of wind farms under construction or in advanced development totals 28,668 MW, a 34 percent increase compared to the end of 2016.
Bananas, Grapes Among Worst Food Waste Culprits
To tackle the issue of food waste, everyone — from government agencies to citizens — has a role to play. And the retail industry is not exempt despite wasting less food than goes wasted in households. As such, researchers from Karlstad University have conducted research to determine what foods account for those wasted most by retailers
A New Use for 3D Printing: Manufacturing of High Fashion Dresses
A new use for the 3D printing technology was developed at TU Delft University in the Netherlands. The famous Dutch designer Iris van Herpen, popular with artists like Lady Gaga and Beyonce, in collaboration with TU Delft scientists Jouke Verlinden and Zjenja Doubrovski designed a dress made of plastic and standard fabrics completely manufactured with a 3D printer.
Rack Enclosures for High Frequency Military and Aerospace Applications Offer Improved Shielding
A new enclosure offers certified EMI/RFI shielding from the RF range through the microwave Ka band. With shielding effectiveness of over 75 dB at 40 GHz, the enclosure has been designed to protect the most sensitive equipment from any signal intrusions or leakage.
Fracking Keeps Its Hold on Well Drilling and Completion
Hydraulically fractured horizontal wells accounted for 69 percent of all oil and natural gas wells drilled in the United States in 2016.
Perovskite Solar Cells Developed that Holds 94 Percent Efficiency after 1,000 Hours
New materials were added to increase the stability of the material in the cell.
Finally! Beer Brewed Using 100 Percent Renewable Power
A new symbol will soon appear on the label of every Budweiser brewed in the U.S., the first country in which the beer will be brewed using 100 percent renewable energy.
Researchers Use Oxygen-filled Microbubbles to Weaken Tumors' Resistance to Radiation
A research team discovered that injecting breast cancer cells in the body with microbubbles that are filled with oxygen forces the tumors to become more sensitive to radiation therapy.
More Than 50,000 U.S. Bridges Are "Structurally Deficient"
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association says that if placed end-to-end, the bridges would stretch nearly the distance between Miami and New York City.
Airplane May Get Second Life as a Library
After narrowly escaping disaster earlier this month, a Pegasus Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 plane may get a second life as a library.
Process Heating – 2018 Predictions
The industrial sector accounts for an alarming portion of global total final energy consumption (TFEC). In the U.S. alone it accounted for approximately 24 quads (quadrillion Btu), or about one-third of the total U.S. energy consumption in 2016 with bulk chemical production, refining and mining dominating the consumption curve. These industries have been able to reduce their dependency on petroleum and coal, as well as significantly reduce their total energy consumption since peaking in 1997 at approximately 35 quads in large part due to efficiency gains.
The First Dent-proof Car Unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show
An innovative concept car was unveiled at the 45th Tokyo Motor show in October by Toyoda Gosei. The rubber manufacturer covered the vehicle – called Flesby II - with soft rubber strong enough to absorb a collision.