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Direct Patterning of Inorganic Nanomaterials
Patterned materials can be metals, semiconductors, oxides, magnetic or rare earth compositions.
Outlook Darkens for New Nukes Even as Toshiba Pledges Payments
SCANA and Santee Cooper accepted a payment offer from Toshiba but say that cost overruns and delays may sink one or both nuclear units under construction.
Advent of the Autonomous Wheelchair
The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) developed an autonomous wheelchair that was deployed this week.
These Risk Factors Worry Manufacturers the Most
The survey covers firms in the food manufacturing, transportation, fabricated metals, machinery, plastics and rubber segments. Factors are ranked by order of frequency cited in 10-K filings with the SEC.
Video: Pipe-Repair Method May Pose Health Risk
The cured-in-place pipe repair technique is associated with emissions of hazardous air pollutants.
Watch: Using a Shake Table to Test "Plyscraper" Concepts
The goal is to gather data to help design wood buildings as tall as 20 stories that do not suffer significant damage during large earthquakes.
Trump's Telling Tweets
New studies on the online personalities of high-profile entrepreneurs, CEOs and politicians yields some interesting conclusions about our 45th president.
Biochar Begets Air Quality and Health Benefits
A relatively simple means of reducing health care costs in urban areas is to use biochar in adjacent agricultural operations.
Planning the Largest Wind Farm in the U.S.
The wind farm will generate electricity from 800 state-of-the-art GE 2.5 MW turbines, becoming the second largest in the world.
Video: New Design Tool for Flexible, Elastic Mechanisms Produced Via 3D printing
Disney Research has created a device that automatically substitutes parts to do the same function but with flexibility.
Design This: College to Launch Competition for Tall Wood Tower
The Arbour, as the project is known, will be located on land George Brown College recently purchased from the City of Toronto.
Laser Optics Designed to Etch, Cut Thin Metals
Carbon dioxide laser optics are optimized for cutting and etching thin metals when fabricating filters, strainers and related applications.
Used Foil Becomes Biofuel Catalyst
A novel green route converts aluminum foil waste into highly active nano-mesoporous alumina.
The Safest Way to Transport Oil and Gas
Transporting oil by pipeline is more than twice as safe as using rail, and marine tankers are safer still.
3D Printed Spine Truss System Successfully Used in Surgery in the U.S.
4WEB Medical has announced that the first surgeries using their lateral spine truss system were recently performed in several U.S. hospitals.
Click Chemistry Speeds Polysulfate Polymer Production
A low-cost route to large-scale production of sulfur-containing polymers has been developed based on click reactions.
Fatal Ohio Accident Turns Spotlight to Amusement Ride Standards
News reports say that ride inspectors at the Ohio State Fair did not notice anything out of the ordinary when they conducted their inspections and cleared the Fire Ball for passengers.
The Textalyzer Being Considered for Use in NY State
A device able to detect if a person was using their cell phone in the moments before a serious car crash is being considered for use in the State of New York.
A Big Coal Utility Opts for Wind ... and Lots of It
The 2,000 megawatt wind farm, currently under development by Invenergy, will be one of the largest single-site wind projects in the United States when complete.
Age, Race and Sex Often Overlooked in Medical Device Safety Testing
Overall, the age and sex of study participants were reported in roughly two-thirds of all 2015 studies in support of medical device approval. Race or ethnicity was only reported in about half.