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MW-Scale Fuel Cell Power and Hydrogen Plant Planned for California Port
Toyota Logistics Services at California's Long Beach Port will become first Toyota facility in North America to use 100% renewable power.
Natural Folding Mechanisms Key to Climate-Friendly Architecture
Mobile components on buildings, like blinds, often have a design that was copied from naturally occurring solutions. This is the subject of the research by a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Freiburg and the University of Stuttgart.
Solar Energy Will Support EOR at California Field
Belridge Solar will consist of an 850 MW (thermal) solar thermal facility, producing 12 million barrels of steam per year, and a 26.5 MW (energy) photovoltaic facility.
Hybrid Lithium-ion Energy Storage System
A next-generation energy storage device addresses the pitfalls of both supercapacitors and advanced lithium-ion batteries.
Eye Implant Delivers Glaucoma Medication
A tiny implant that delivers medication directly to the inside of the eye, simplifying the administration of glaucoma drugs.
Watch: Why Did Scientists Create a Microscopic Fidget Spinner?
What would you build in a cleanroom equipped with a Nanoscribe and a laser 3D printer?
Battery Storage Will Offer Grid Support as Puerto Rico Recovers
Battery storage in the Dominican Republic helped that island grid survive a hurricane. Puerto Rico was a different story.
Wind Turbines Have Grown Taller, More Powerful
Wind turbines in the United States have grown in both average height and generating capacity over the past decade, according to the Energy Department.
Synthetic Protocol forms 3D Porous Organic Network in Seconds
A team of Korean researchers, affiliated with UNIST, has recently announced the principle of producing porous organic materials in the blink of an eye.
Emission Controls Didn't Save This Coal-Fired Power Plant
We Energies spent $325 million on pollution controls at Pleasant Prairie to meet air emission regulations. The two-unit plant will close in 2018.
ITUS Receives Notice of Allowance for Second Key Cancer Technology Patent
The company is developing a platform called Cchek™ from which it expects to launch a series of non-invasive, inexpensive diagnostic blood tests for early cancer detection.
Drones More Damaging Than Bird Strikes, According to Study
With close calls between drones and airplanes on the rise, a new study by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that drone collisions cause more damage to planes than collisions with similarly-sized birds.
New Method Can Map Chemicals in the Human Skin
Chemical imaging allows all layers of the skin to be seen and the presence of virtually any substance in any part of the skin to be measured with a very high degree of precision.
Drone Impacts with Aircraft Can Be More Lethal Than Birds, Study Says
The Federal Aviation Administration says it will use the research to help develop operational and collision risk mitigation requirements for drones.
Solar Powers Australian Deep-Space Ground Station
A solar farm completed in August 2017 generates 470 MWh of electricity annually, providing about 40 percent of the station's power needs.
First Oil Produced from North Atlantic Field
The Hebron platform will be able to produce up to 150,000 barrels of oil per day. It has a storage capacity of 1.2 million barrels of oil.
Airbag Prevents Tanker Truck from Tipping
Hoping to make the transport of bulk liquids much safer, Dr. Erik Eenkhoorn of the University of Twente has developed the "Cairbag."
'Metasurfaces' Can Bend Light, Produce Invisibility
A new 2D material can effectively control and bend the electric and magnetic components of electromagnetic waves such as light. Potential applications are numerous, and even include an invisibility cloak.
A Manufacturing Renaissance is in Sight
Jabil on the cusp of manufacturing revolution with HP Multi Jet Fusion technology.
As the Coil Turns: Plating Services for Springs
Zinc plating provides a protective barrier against corrosion without modifying the spring’s properties, and Capital Spring offers more than one option to help customers combat product corrosion.