HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Data Collection System Supports the Smart Grid

    A real-time, brokerless and message-oriented middleware system interfaces and interconnects the digital and physical assets of a smart building.

  • Video: Utility Given Green Light for Vehicle Electrification Pilot

    The pilot projects are worth about $4 million each and are part of a larger plan by a California utility to expand the electrification of cars, buses, trucks, and industrial vehicles and equipment.

  • Florida Power Plant Could Switch to Natural Gas

    The $1 billion project could take up to 10 years to complete and involve four units at a Tampa Electric power plant.

  • Control up to 62 Axes Across a Reliable Motion Network

    A highly configurable machine controller that is available with one or three option modules features a built-in web server, programmable amplifier outputs and a choice between eight different option cards to accommodate most machine requirements.

  • Is Your Portrait in a Museum? Google has the Answer

    Although already two years old, the Google Arts and Culture App is gaining attention recently due to the addition of a selfie feature.

  • A-380 Production Could End, Airbus Says

    The European aerospace group had expected a big order from Emirates in November, but the airline decided instead to buy 40 Boeing-787 aircraft.

  • China to Plant Forest the Size of Ireland to Aid in Conservation Efforts

    In an ongoing effort to tackle environmental issues, the Chinese government announced plans to plant enough trees to cover an area of land the size of Ireland.

  • Carillion Failure Shakes U.K. Construction Sector

    An 11th-hour effort to secure a deal with the U.K. government and creditors on behalf of the company, Carillion, failed in mid-January.

  • Video: Officials Probe Fatal Bridge Collapse

    Video shows the aftermath of the collapse of a 450-meter-long highway bridge that was under construction.

  • The Evolution of Your Carbon Monoxide Detector

    The vast improvement in sensor development in the 20th century now makes carbon monoxide detectors relatively inexpensive and very reliable.

  • Chernobyl Getting Second Life as Solar Farm

    Although uninhabitable due to toxic levels of radiation in both the air and the soil, Chernobyl, Ukraine — the site of the worst nuclear accident in human history — will play host to a future solar plant.

  • CES 2018: Imec’s SWEET study Collects World’s Largest Dataset on Stress

    Imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, announced today at CES 2018 that it has collected the largest multisensor dataset worldwide on stress detection. Imec’s Stress in the Work Environment (SWEET) study captured data from more than 1,000 people and is the first large-scale study that used clinical-grade wearables to establish the link between mental stress and physiological symptoms in daily life.

  • Pipeline Data Management System to Become Cloud-based Software-as-a-service

    The Integrity Management Solution will integrate Phillips 66’s current pipeline data management system with OneBridge’s Cognitive Integrity Management solution.

  • New SIL Inline Single Stage Centrifugal Pump Range from Sulzer

    The equipment is ideal for pumping mainly clean and slightly contaminated liquids, viscous liquids up to 250 cSt and fibrous slurries up to a consistency of 1 percent.

  • Hydroacoustic Surveys Show That Fish Flourish in Protected Areas

    Hydroacoustics technology, widely used in fisheries research, was tested as a method for comparing the abundance of fishes within and outside marine protected areas.

  • Energy-saving Tool Available for Small Businesses

    The public tool generates a benchmarked annual energy cost for building owners and operators.

  • Watch: Seeing Beyond: The World of Telescopes

    Some of the most interesting things happening in the world of telescopes is the subject for this edition of the Engineering360 news brief.

  • Iron-based Catalyst Improves Hydrogen Economics

    A new strategy replaces expensive noble metal catalysts with an iron catalyst for hydrogen production.

  • IRENA Analysis: Renewable Energy to Be Cost-competitive with Fossil Fuels by 2020.

    All renewable energy technologies are predicted to compete with fossil fuels on price by 2020.

  • Wearable Shield Provides Protection from Harmful Gamma Radiation

    The 360 Gamma is the world’s first wearable shield that provides meaningful protection from harmful gamma radiation.

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