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"Call to Arms" Issued for Electric Grid Resiliency
In a worst-case scenario the government could take over grid operations after a cyber attack to ensure national security, a PJM conference was warned.
Electrochemical Techniques Effectively Degrade Waterborne Atrazine
The techniques eliminated over 99 percent of the herbicide after 15 minutes of treatment.
Video: A Barrier Wall for Flood-Prone Regions
The flood wall can withstand forces up to a Category 5 hurricane and can be customized for flood prevention applications from 3 to 20 feet high. When not in use, the barrier is retracted into an underground concrete housing.
Millennials Think Big to Address Environmental Issues, Survey Finds
Millennials are pushing companies to make a positive impact on the world because they believe global problems are too big for individuals to solve, a new survey finds.
Watch How an Acoustofluidic Device Assays Whole Blood
The technology will be used to seek biomarkers that can reveal disease states.
Genetic Engineering on the Front Line of Disease Prevention and Cure
From CRISPR technology to cancer-fighting viruses, genetic engineering is on the front line of disease prevention and the search for cures. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
NASA's JPL Orders Aquabotix’s Unmanned Underwater Drone
The drone will be used as part of the Ocean World program for exploring the ocean depths
Practical Localized Air Quality Modeling
A Carnegie Mellon professor developed an air quality modeling tool that requires no expertise to use.
PrivacyStreams Limits Access of Sensitive Information to App Developers
Carnegie Mellon and Peking Universities have been collaborating to develop a service they are referring to as PrivacyStreams, which will help app developers and protect the privacy of smartphone users by providing app developers with the data they need for their apps to function, but not access to private information.
Wärtsilä Floats Hybrid Tug Designs
Diesel-mechanical hybrid and diesel-electric hybrid propulsion systems offer reduced emissions and maintenance.
Designing Next Generation HVAC Using "Green" Cooling Systems
The challenges and solutions needed to make the switch to ecofriendly refrigerants
Accelerating Automotive Assembly with Norbond® Foam Bonding Tapes
While alternative joining methods are available, such as mechanical fastening and liquid adhesive, foam bonding tapes have become the preferred technology for reliably, efficiently and cost-effectively bonding automotive exterior components.
Europe Supports Compact Gasification R&D for Drop-In Biofuels
A new biomass-to-liquid production concept will reduce biofuel production cost up to 35% compared to alternative routes.
Smart Traffic Signals Designed for Pedestrians with Disabilities
A system now being developed will relay information from a user’s smartphone to traffic signals, prompting timing adjustments to accommodate pedestrians with disabilities.
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.