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Barcelona Attacks Highlight the Need for More Bollards and Terrorist Countermeasures
The terrorist attacks in Barcelona and nearby Cambrils on August 17, 2017, killed 16 people and left 136 pedestrians injured. What are the simplest, most effective and low-cost countermeasures to stop terrorism’s current weapons of choice, vehicles?
Harnessing Hydropower
Built in the Great Depression, the Hoover Dam is one of the greatest engineering marvels in modern history. It once exemplified best practices when harnessing hydroelectric power as well as formed the largest reservoir in the U.S., Lake Mead, which supplies sustenance to approximately 20 million people. The world may never see another dam as magnificent as Hoover Dam, but the Renewable Energy generation industry has found its new poster child for the future of hydroelectric power generation in in-pipe hydroelectric systems.
Logistics Complicate Puerto Rico's Electric Grid Recovery
Full recovery likely will take months, complicated by the U.S. territory’s financial straits, by the damage across an area the size of Connecticut and by the island’s distance from the mainland; San Juan is more than 1,000 miles from Miami.
The SELF DRIVE Act is approved
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill to regulate self-driving vehicles, known as the SELF DRIVE Act.
Breakthrough in Microchips that Mimic the Human Brain Developed
Using photonic circuits and phase-change materials, the chips could revolutionize the future of computing.
Evaporation: the Next Big Renewable Energy Source?
The total evaporative power available in the Unite States alone approaches 325 GW, which is over 69 percent of the national electrical energy generation rate in 2015.
China's Coal Use to Flatten Through 2040, EIA Says
As the country continues to replace older, less efficient generators with more efficient units, China’s power sector coal consumption is expected to peak as soon as 2018, at 4,800 million metric tons.
Gel Patch Heals Wounds and Prevents Scars
A specific protein reduces inflammation in the early phase of wound healing, promotes new blood vessel and cell growth and reduces scarring.
Coal Export Terminal Nixed by State Agency
The facility on the Columbia River in Washington State would have been one of the largest in North America. An appeal is expected.
Rumco: Empowering Innovation, Engineering Value
Rumco is a domestic manufacturer of a full line of cold-headed products including captive screws and bolts, specializing in the manufacture of SEMS type products captivated washers on screws, which can add value to your bottom line by reducing the need for multiple purchase orders, receivers, and lost time on the production line.
Twitter Expands Character Limit to 280
Have more to say and Twitter just doesn’t give you enough room with its 140-character limit?
Objects Able to "Talk" Using Stereophonic Device
Ever imagine what objects would say if they could speak? Well wonder no more thanks to researchers at NEC Corporation who have designed an acoustic augmented reality technology that gives a “voice” to typically voiceless objects for wearers of specially-designed wireless earphones.
A Control System for Quantum Computers
The era of quantum computers is coming soon. The sheer power of these machines is in direct proportion to the number of qubits. However, a probable break in the development is the difficulty in controlling a large number of qubits simultaneously.
'Bijels' Could Lead to Soft Robotics, Liquid Circuitry and More
Bijels, or bicontinuous jammed emulsion gels, hold promise for new materials and applications, but are notoriously difficult to make. Researchers at Berkeley Lab have found a way to make them with common organic materials.
Energy Harvesting System Generates Electricity by Attaching to Buildings or Clothes
The solar generator achieved a high temperature differential compared to other energy harvesters.
GPS Firewall Provides Security Against GPS Spoofing and Jamming Threats
The firewall filters GPS signals in real time checking for anomalies.
Researchers Find an Injection Alternative for People With Type 1 Diabetes Using a Computer Model
MIT researchers have created a computer model that should streamline the development process for insulin that is engineered to linger in the bloodstream and becomes active only when it is needed, like right after a meal.
EMI Filters for Industrial 277 V Single-Phase Applications Including LED Lighting
Three-phase power can be drawn by either the Delta configuration or the Wye configuration. In the Delta configuration, two of the power wires are combined to create a circuit that looks like an equilateral triangle (or Delta). A neutral is combined with any of the power wires in the “Wye” configuration.
Thinking Outside the Box Keeps Items Securely Inside the Carton
Companies involved in e-commerce and consumer packaged goods have long faced a number of problems and inefficiencies, and many of these are a result of tape issues.
Top Three Ways Vitrium3 Bond is Improving the Effectiveness of Aerospace Precision Grinding Applications
The Norton Vitrium3® bond is a revolutionary new bond platform that provides enhanced performance to meet the demands of the aerospace precision grinding market.