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10 Books Engineers Should Read in 2018
10 great books that engineers should read in 2018 to achieve that New Year's resolution or just for fun!
Getting Dressed with the Help of Amazon
Can’t decide what an outfit you spotted online will look like on your frame until it gets delivered to your house? Amazon may be able to solve that problem with a blended-reality mirror it has recently patented.
Watch: Looking Back to Move Ahead
Our Engineering360 News Brief offers a few examples where drawing inspiration from the past is broadening the horizon of the future. Topics include CES 2018, the consumer technology show that runs next week in Las Vegas, drawing inspiration from an ancient technique to improve fuel cells and new evidence to believe that life on other planets is likely.
Dominion to Buy SCANA in Wake of Nuclear Collapse
The stock-for-stock merger is worth about $7.9 billion. Including debt for two scrapped nuclear units, the price tag grows to around $14.6 billion.
Nuclear Power Plants Come Online in China and Russia
Three Russian-supplied reactors connected to the grid at the end of December, boosting generating capacity in both countries.
Oil-by-Rail Exports Grow as Pipeline Capacity Tightens
Canadian crude-by-rail exports reached a six-month high of 137,000 barrels per day in October, according to data from the National Energy Board.
Facebook's Role in the Fight Against Disease Outbreak
Imagine a scenario where an outbreak of some disease occurs and not enough vaccines are available to inoculate the entire population. In that scenario, did you once imagine the role Facebook might play in keeping people healthy?
'Raw Water' Trend Taking Off...and Shouldn't
"Raw water" is gaining in popularity as a number of startups have been cropping up in Silicon Valley pushing the untreated, unfiltered and unsterilized spring water to consumers.
Larson Davis HMV200 for Human Vibration Measurement
When people are exposed to mechanical vibration, the forces caused by these vibrations can affect the human body. This effect is referred to as human vibration. What is human vibration and why is the measurement of it important?
Cookstoves in Asia Have a Higher Environmental Impact than Once Thought
Previous research, mostly based on lab experiments, has shown that smoke emitted from stoves used for cooking and heating, has a definite, detrimental environmental impact, particularly in India.
Augmented Reality Comes to the Rose Parade
The most futuristic technology in the Rose Parade came from Singpoli American BD, a real estate development company, whose float incorporated augmented reality (AR) to make a Chinese legend come alive.
Organ-On-a-Chip Device Models Heart Disease
A new device that models atherosclerosis can help researchers better understand the disease, develop therapies and diagnose blood health.
Scientists Prep to Battle Impending Chocolate Shortage
With warmer temperatures threatening the consistent humidity, rain and temperatures necessary to grow the cocoa plant, experts warn that chocolate could go extinct by 2050.
Year In Review: Graphene Advancements in 2017
Two hundred times stronger than steel, yet extremely flexible and ultralight, graphene is the world’s first 2D material. Developments throughout 2017 have advanced graphene research and furthered its steps toward commercialization.
Iberdrola Unit Eyes 800 MW of Wind in Rough Waters
Vineyard Wind says it is on track to complete the permitting process in time to begin construction in 2019.
Airbus Finalizes $50b Deal for 430 Aircraft
The 430-aircraft order is made up of 274 A320neos and 156 A321neos for airlines in the U.S., Chile, Mexico and Hungary.
Wet Wipes Responsible for Most Sewage Blockages
A popular household product is responsible for 9 out of 10 sewage blockages, and it isn’t the product you might suspect.
NJ Transit to Buy More Locomotives from Bombardier
The dual-power locomotives are capable of operating under both diesel power and alternating current electric power from overhead sources.
Wind Project Secures Financing
The project is one of the largest wind projects in Ontario and will feature some of the highest hub heights in North America.
Facial Recognition Tech to Be Used at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Participants in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics — including athletes, officials and the journalists covering the games — will be identified using facial recognition technology from the NEC Group.