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Wireless Banking Linked to Healthy Shopping Choices
New research links wireless banking to healthier shopping choices among food stamp recipients.
Platinum Improves Performance of Cancer Test Strips
Platinum-coated gold nanoparticles could make cheap and simple test strip detection a reality.
Developer Shelves Plans for Coal-Fired Power Plant
Tri-State G&T says the chances are "remote" that it will build an 895 MW coal-fired power plant in Kansas and plans to write off more than $93 million spent on the project.
Caring for a Sick Pet Just as Taxing on Mental Health as Caring for Sick Relative
As caring for a sick loved one or friend can increase feelings of depression and stress in a caregiver, so too can those feelings increase when caring for a family pet, according to research from Kent State University.
Houston Mayor Now Likes Ike Dike
“We cannot talk about rebuilding” from Harvey “if we do not build the coastal spine," the city's mayor was quoted as saying.
Preventing Roadkill with an Animal Detection System
A prototype of a roadside animal detection system from Brazilian firm ViaFauna includes a set of motion sensors mounted on poles that can be spaced 100 miles apart.
Appealing to Love of the Ocean to Curb Plastic Pollution
One solution, according to researchers, is to caution consumers in much the same way as cigarette companies warn about the dangers linked to smoking: with powerful images appearing on commonly used products.
New Approach to Ultrafast Light Pulses Discovered
2D materials called molecular aggregates are effective light emitters; however, their potential as components for new kinds of optoelectronic devices has been limited by their relatively slow response time. Researchers at MIT, the University of California, Berkely and Northeastern University have found a way to overcome this problem.
Transparent and Translucent Technical Ceramics: Thinking Outside the Bulb
A common misconception of technical ceramics is that their physical color is a basic opaque shade of white. This article explores a family of technical ceramics that is optically translucent to nearly transparent.
Hi-Performance Fastening Systems’ MAThread® Option Brings Level of Ease to Any Application
These fastening systems have an anti-cross threading feature, and there are various styles of point options for customers to choose from with all head styles available.
Researchers Develop a Way to Convert Traffic Energy into Power
Environmental researchers are shifting their focus to using advanced materials for roads and pavements that could generate electricity from passing traffic.
Dubai Awards $3.9b Contract for Solar Energy Tower
The country’s state energy utility awarded the contract to build and run a 700 megawatt solar power plant to Shanghai Electric and Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power.
Research Finds Cells Can be Programmed to Fight Disease
A team of researchers led by Professor Alfonso Jaramillo from the School of Life Sciences has discovered that a common cell—ribonucleic acid (RNA), which is produced abundantly by humans, plants and animals—can be genetically engineered to allow scientists to program the actions of a cell.
Watch: China Plans Combustion Engine Car Ban, Researchers See the Future of A/C and Refrigeration, and a Better Way to Extract Sugar from Wood
Watch: China Plans Combustion Engine Car Ban, Researchers See the Future of A/C and Refrigeration and a Better Way to Extract Sugar from Wood
Activated Carbon Injection Led Mercury Compliance Tech, EIA Says
EIA says the strategy has been to maintain the availability of coal-fired generators by seeking extensions to compliance deadlines and investing in flexible, low-cost environmental control technology.
Tech Transfers Enable Growth, Economist Says
Simply transferring technology from leader countries to follower countries is an important way for follower countries to grow.
Northrop to Buy Orbital ATK for $7.8b Plus Debt
Orbital ATK designs, builds and delivers space, defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both as a prime contractor and merchant supplier.
Simple Test to Assess Bridge Integrity After a Disaster
Impulse-response tests, originally used for foundations, has been adapted to assess bridge decks, columns and other infrastructure types.
Engineers Show How to Share Renewable Energy During an Outage
Algorithms would allow homes to use and share power from their renewable energy sources during outages by disconnecting solar inverters from the grid.
Sawdust to Help Fight Future Food Shortages
As concerns for future food shortages grow, thanks to a combination of increased population and a decrease in the availability of farmable land, Luke's Research Scientist Risto Korpinen believes that one solution could be found in a material occupying space in sawmills -- sawdust.