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Bombardier Unit Wins Monorail Contract for Chinese City
The deal is worth $270 million and includes a total of 240 cars.
Twitter to Better Police Abusive Content
Twitter users posting images or symbols of hate will be subject to stricter enforcement beginning this week thanks to new guidelines meant to help prevent the spread of hateful imagery.
Shrouded Wind Turbine Technology Is Acquired by Halo Energy
Halo plans to add this technology to its small-scale wind platform that offers sub-10 kW turbines for on-site power generation.
Robotic Cat Companion to get AI Upgrade
Toymaker Hasbro and scientists from Brown University have been awarded a three-year, $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to determine how to add artificial intelligence to a robotic companion cat already on the market.
GPS, Facial Recognition and Blockchain Ensure Chickens Are Raised Hygienically and Ethically in China
A new program called GoGoChicken promises to deliver Chinese consumers a means to track chickens on the farm to ensure that their future dinner has been harvested in an ethical, clean and sustainable way.
Designer Flows from Dams Favor Native Fish
Designer flows engineered downstream from dams might be tailored to meet the water needs of humans while promoting the success of native fishes over undesirable invasive species.
Watch: Ten Fold Engineering's New Take on the Portable Building
The term temporary or portable building usually calls to mind images of mobile homes, tent-like structures, inflatable buildings or even modular buildings. Ten Fold Engineering has a different take on temporary, relocatable buildings. Ten Fold uses patented counterbalanced folding linkages that are designed for mobility, ease of setup and breakdown, and reliability.
AI for Reliable Fusion Reactions
AI is being leveraged to improve predictive capability of disruptions that can halt fusion reactions.
'Origami Nanofactories' May Soon Be Delivering Medicine to Patients
A new nanotechnological approach enables the design and replication of DNA and RNA 'origami' with the potential for drug delivery and nanofabrication.
3D Printing the Future of Thermal Management
Thermal products like cold plates, heat sinks and other metallic objects were inherently difficult to produce using traditional additive manufacturing (AM) methods. Now, after a tremendous growth curve in the field of powder bed fusion technologies, mass production of metallic parts is not only possible, it also provides manufacturers with the added benefits of a shorter development cycle and lower parts volume in finished assemblies.
Economical Method Converts Captured Carbon into Syngas
An efficient process was developed to turn captured carbon dioxide into syngas that can be used to make fuels and chemicals.
Photoluminescence from Semiconductor Nanocrystals Activated by Change in Temperature
North Carolina State University researchers have found that the transfer of triplet excitons from nanomaterials to molecules creates a feedback mechanism.
Test Procedure May Improve Fast-charging Lithium-ion Batteries
Measuring lithium plating during charging provides insight into how the charging rate can limit battery service life and safety.
First Demonstration of Floating LNG Ship-to-Shore System
The plug-and-play platform maneuvers offshore to meet a vessel for LNG transfer, eliminating the need for costly LNG vessel harbor and jetty structures.
Tackling World Hunger with Indoor Farming
With a world population estimated to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, experts predict that food resources will be strained trying to accommodate such a number. Yet, Local Roots, an indoor farming company, is preparing for such a challenge with its efforts to increase the food supply.
Cost Savings in Process Environments with MECO Split Seals
Traditional seals often require the disassembly of large machines just to install them — a labor-intensive process that causes downtime and a corresponding hit to the bottom line. A fully split seal, in comparison, eliminates the need to remove the bearing or drive transmission, saving time, eliminating radical disassembly and re-assembly and reducing expensive downtime.
How Industrial Engineering Propels Tech Giants
Industrial engineering encompasses a wide range of practices and methods, many of which are useful to tech giants who may have only a small stake in actual manufacturing.
Insomnia Relief from Amber-tinted Lenses
With 90 percent of Americans admitting to using laptops and cell phones in the moments before going to bed — a behavior that is associated with symptoms of insomnia — researchers from Columbia University Medical Center are investigating whether a solution can be found in a method that would curb the negative effects of electronic device light exposure.
Video: PLAT-I Tidal Energy Platform Enters Operation
Sustainable Marine Energy announced its recently installed PLAT-I tidal energy platform started generating power at Connel Sound in Scotland.
Are Artificial Christmas Trees Better for the Environment Than Real Christmas Trees?
The American Christmas Tree Association, a trade group composed of Christmas tree growers and manufacturers, set out to determine whether artificial trees or real Christmas trees were better for the environment.