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  • Retailer Adds Rooftop Solar and Energy Storage

    The projects will reduce electricity grid demand by as much as 30-35 percent annually at each store. The average store roof, at approximately 104,000 square feet, will hold 1,000 panels.

  • Discarded Office Chairs Now Repurposed Backpacks

    By dismantling the office chairs, student Thomas Howell-Jones determined that the backrest of the chair could be converted into a durable, water- and impact-proof bag that can be carried like a backpack or attached to a bicycle (bicycle panniers).

  • Making Spray-on Electrochromic Rainbow Inks that can be Applied Safely

    A water-based ink could allow industries to use these films that have not been able to before.

  • Tough, Self-healing Rubber Developed

    The breakthrough could create a new generation of automotive tires.

  • More Beautiful Solar Panels May Increase Adoption

    Existing black and blue solar panels, which are ubiquitous on roofs nationwide, are not aesthetically pleasing. Now, we might have better-looking panels.

  • How I DIY'd It: Replacing a Deck

    The challenge: Remove and replace my sagging, poorly-built front porch. The team: Yours truly and a retired neighbor who is handy at these sort of things.

  • Four Important Considerations When Choosing the Right Convolute Wheel for Your Next Abrasives Project

    There’s always demand for a long-lasting, quicker-cutting wheel to match the efficiency needs in today’s manufacturing environments.

  • Shipwrecks to Steer Renewables Growth Off Wales

    Marine surveys of shipwrecks will generate data on the fate and durability of structures placed in similar areas of the seabed.

  • Probiotics Help Poplars Purify Superfund Toxins

    Researchers have demonstrated the use of probiotics in fortifying the power of trees to phytoremediate environmental contamination.

  • SolarReserve to Build $510m Solar Thermal Power Station

    With 1,100 megawatt-hours of energy storage capability, Aurora will be one of the largest projects of its kind in the world.

  • Crop Yield May Decline Due to Climate Change

    "Each degree Celsius increase in global mean temperature is estimated to reduce average global yields of wheat by six percent," said the report.

  • Center to Study Chemical Water Contamination

    Researchers from the University of Rhode Island and Harvard University are joining forces to establish a center focused on investigating how chemicals linked to cancer and other illnesses are getting into water at sites around the U.S.

  • Bringing STEM to Developing Countries

    Started by a Peruvian college sophomore, United Technologies for Kids is an NGO startup that promotes science and technology education in developing countries.

  • Method to 3D Print Laboratory Grown Cells

    The breakthrough could yield substantial improvements in regenerative medicine

  • Release Liner Selection for Drug Delivery and Medical Device Design

    Release liners provide several functions in medical device manufacturing and pharmaceutical packaging. They package and protect a wide range of products.

  • Silver, Electricity Zap Bacteria on Plastics

    Application of a small electric current and silver nanoparticles stems bacterial growth on conducting plastics.

  • Fundamentals of Resistance Spot Welding

    The main purpose of resistance spot welding (RSW) is to join metal sheets together. This includes flat and formed pieces of bracing, stiffeners, brackets, hinges and other parts. Spot welding is also used in the fabrication of entire sheet metal assembles such as enclosures and cabinets. RSW is used for joining sheet metal because it is fast, reliable and economical.

  • Solving Jet Engine Test Problems Using Ruggedized Test Equipment

    Selecting the right type of data acquisition hardware and software is a critical step in ensuring accurate data for any test routine, but jet engine testing poses unique requirements that the test engineer must address.

  • Built in the U.S.A: Denver Airport Upgrade Cleared for Takeoff

    The Great Hall contract marks Denver city government’s first major public-private partnership at a city-owned building.

  • EPA Seeks to Revise Power Plant Wastewater Rules

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it will seek to revise 2015 guidelines mandating increased treatment for wastewater from steam electric power-generating plants.

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