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Ceramic Implant Gets Through Thick Skulls
A new ceramic implant material will expand the use of ultrasound to treat brain disorders and cancers.
Household Pets Unexpected Greenhouse Gas Contributors
Think you are doing enough for the environment by simply cleaning up after your dog once they’ve relieved themselves? Not so, according to researchers from the University of California who have discovered dogs and cats to be unexpected greenhouse gas contributors.
Judge Kicks TVA's Ash
A federal judge ordered Tennessee Valley Authority to excavate an existing ash pond next to the Cumberland River and move the waste to a lined landfill.
Light Affects Financial Decisions, According to Research
Researchers observed the financial behaviors of over 2,500 study participants in relation to luminance, which is the measure of the amount of light falling on the earth’s surface due to factors such as cloud cover, humidity and time of year/day.
Invenergy Inks PPA for Illinois Wind Farm
WPPI Energy agreed to a power purchase agreement to buy electricity from the facility through mid-2040 to serve its 51 member utilities.
Cigarette Butts To Be New Pavement Ingredient
A team of researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, has discovered another purpose for discarded cigarette butts with the potential to solve a significant worldwide waste problem.
Design + Nanomanufacturing = Optimal Solar Cell Material
An optimal material for light management in solar cells has been fabricated with a streamlined and scalable nanomanufacturing technique.
Video: MIT Develops Algorithm That Bridges the Gap Between 3D Printing Hardware and Software
The system allows for precise control of an object’s physical properties.
Waveguide Switches Have Four Models Covering E-Band and W-Band Frequencies
Pasternack has released a new line of devices integrated with WR-10 and WR-12.
Ensure Accurate Flow Measurement in Sanitary Applications
There are certain applications where the turbine flow meter is best suited and provides the user with the best returns on their investment.
Video: The Most Powerful U.S. University Supercomputer
The newly-launched Stampede2 at the University of Texas at Austin is the most powerful supercomputer at any U.S. university.
VW Exec Pleads Guilty to Diesel Fraud Charges
Oliver Schmidt faces up to five years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the U.S., wire fraud and violation of the Clean Air Act.
Navy Ship Scrap Contract Is Let
The contract includes towing, equipment demilitarization, hazardous waste remediation and recycling of any remaining materials.
A More Efficient Method for Creating Carbon Based Fuels Discovered
A Caltech team performed chemical reactions in a lab, allowing the team to identify a new additive that helps convert CO2 into fuels with multiple carbon atoms.
Schottel ProAnode Prevents Thruster Corrosion
The first steerable thruster equipped with the SCHOTTEL ProAnode sets new standards in corrosion protection by extending the lifecycle of the thruster.
Facebook Using Machine Learning to Fight Fake News
Facebook is attempting to right some wrongs in the months after accusations that the site’s news feed is riddled with fake news stories.
Toyota and Mazda to Jointly Develop EVs and Connected Tech
The Japanese automakers plan to collaborate on electric and connected car technologies and build a $1.6 billion U.S. manufacturing plant.
More Wind Turbines for Iowa
Interstate Power & Light would spend $1,780 a kilowatt for 500 MW of generating capacity.
Mobile Sensors to Measure Worker Productivity
The system will be used to objectively measure the performance of employees in the work place based on factors like behavior and stress as obtained from the sensors.
Sempra Energy Unit to Enter Mexico's Liquids Market
A Mexican business unit will build three liquid fuel storage facilities in Veracruz, Puebla and Mexico City at a cost of $275 million.