Latest News & Analysis
HEADLINES ARCHIVE
A Possible Solution to the Offensive Odor of Wastewater Treatment
Using common and inexpensive chemicals, researchers discovered a possible solution to the toxic and smelly anaerobic digestion (recovering energy and nutrients from wastewater sludge via microorganisms fermenting organic waste) process often used in wastewater treatment facilities.
Teledyne e2v Sensors to Equip the LSST—One of the World’s Most Powerful Survey Telescopes
Teledyne e2v will supply customized Charge Coupled Device (CCD) image sensors for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) being constructed to carry out a 10-year survey of the sky.
Army Has Developed a New Material for Soldier Protection Systems
Researchers from the U.S. Army and MIT have created a unique experimental device to test the durability of high performance and robust polymeric materials that strengthen when they are under attack.
EU Biochemical Production Fueled by Wheat and Wood Waste
Biochemicals produced from just 48 million of the 144 million tonnes of wheat straw produced in the EU could displace 35 million barrels/year of fossil fuel.
Flexible Containment Enclosure
A versatile containment enclosure designed specifically to house automatic liquid handling robotics systems meets ISO Class 5 (Class 100) air cleanliness requirements. The Baker Company developed AeroPROTECT 360° to provide optimum personnel and environmental protection from aerosols and particulates.
Inside the Test Lab: The Development, Design and Testing of chainflex® Continuous-flex Cables
In this guide, igus cable experts reveal their tried and true development and testing methods used to create and perfect guaranteed chainflex continuous-flex cables.
Industry 4.0 — Emerging Technologies Embrace the Convergence of IT and OT
The internet of things (IoT) has penetrated the industrial sector, and as local area networks (LAN) are in large part inoperable with standard Ethernet, technology has adapted. Four key areas of development that foster Industry 4.0 and help manufacturers embrace change are dealt with by next-generation networking, processing, user interfaces and security platforms.
EPA Moves to Withdraw Clean Power Plan
Environmental rules on coal may be less important today given the dominant role of natural gas in new generating capacity and the advance of technologies like energy storage.
A Cost-Effective Alternative to Lithium Batteries
The sodium-based battery costs less than 80 percent of a lithium-ion battery with the same storage capacity.
Video: Balloons Are Headed to Puerto Rico for Telecom Service
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission granted a temporary license to Google to deploy the experimental high-altitude balloons, called Project Loon.
Siting Board OKs Gas-Fired Power Plants in Coal Country
The Ohio Power Siting Board authorized construction of combined cycle generation facilities that will add more than 1,950 MW of generating capacity.
Debut of Robotic Masseuse in Singapore
This week, a robotic masseuse began work at the NovaHealth Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) clinic in Singapore, alongside a physician and massage therapist.
Inline Hot Runner Tech Benefits Injection Molding Operations
The inline option allows for high cavitation molds with a small footprint, reducing cost while providing outstanding gate quality.
Enormous Energy Potential in Open Ocean Wind Farms
Researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science believe that future open ocean wind farms will be able to generate over five times the energy than land-based wind farms, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Seven Guidelines for Continuous-flex Cables
Cables designed for continuous-flexing last longer when compared to traditional cables because they are specifically designed to stand up to common failure modes.
Mexican Solar and Wind Assets in $1.35B Sale
The five wind and three solar projects are spread across six Mexican states and represent a total capacity of 1,712 megawatts.
Moscow Adds Facial Recognition Cameras Throughout City
With 170,000 surveillance cameras situated throughout the city of Moscow, granting law enforcement officials views of nearly 95 percent of Moscow apartment buildings, the Russian government hopes to nab wanted criminals.
Ironmaking 101 – From Ore to Iron with Blast Furnaces
The first step in the production of steel or cast iron alloys is the reduction of iron ore, which contains iron oxide and gangue or mineral impurities, to unrefined hot metal or pig iron. The blast furnace is currently the key tool for ironmaking.
Stratolaunch Reaches Another Milestone
Stratolaunch, funded by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has cleared another hurdle in its goal to provide routine, low earth orbit launches of space vehicles. For the first time all six Pratt & Whitney PW4056 turbofan engines completed the first phase of testing.
Engineering Bacteria to Create Devices
Researchers used a colony of bacteria and gold nanoparticles to create a working pressure sensor. A similar process could be used to create many more devices.