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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.
Inexpensive Health Monitor Based on Graphene Emulsion
An electrically conductive liquid derived from an emulsion of graphene, water and oil has been used to design wearable health monitors for deployment in resource-limited areas.
Mobile Natural Gas Compressor Designed for CNG Fleets
The compression capacity of the self-powered GoFlo CNG-80 compressor makes it cost-effective for smaller fleets of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles.
Top 10 Tallest (Completed) Buildings in the World
Have you ever walked through a city, astonished by the tall buildings, and wondered just what the tallest buildings in the world are? Read this article to find out!
New Melter Pours First Vitrified Waste
A newly installed melter at the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site has poured its first canisters of vitrified radioactive waste.
World’s Deepest Oil and Gas Project
The world’s deepest oil and gas project is producing an estimated 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day at peak production, which is only made possible by deploying an innovative floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility.