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Overwhelming Rat Population Connected to Lack of Research in Urban Settings
In order to fight the worldwide rat population, researchers believe the battle starts with access to urban properties.
Task Force Report: Key Impact Areas of Shale Development in Texas
Seismicity, land, air, water, transportation and socioeconomic impacts of shale oil development are considered.
Online Database Could Reduce Chemical Tests on Animals
Scientists have developed a new online data sharing system that may reduce the number of animals being subjected to lab tests.
Antimicrobial Products May Be Doing More Harm Than Good
Thought your antimicrobial soaps were protecting you? Think again, according to findings published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
Micro-size Catalyst Support Spheres by Saint-Gobain NorPro Address Growing Industry Demands
There is a growing demand for small-diameter (less than 3mm) spherical catalyst carriers, which provide high-geometric surface area, uniform packing, and even flow distribution.
Tips for Building Your Own Blacksmith Forge At Home
In today’s age of technology you might be asking why someone would want a forge, a technology that is at least 6,000 years old and possibly much older. Building a forge can be a rewarding process, and DIYers can end up with a useful tool to add to the shop.
Is it Worth it to Use Corn as Biofuel?
A new study measures the environmental and monetary impact of whether corn should only be used for food
Bee Hive Thermal Industries Introduces Mighty Mite Killer
Bee Hive Thermal Industries is introducing the Mighty Mite Killer thermal beehive system which eliminates mites and hive beetles, including the Varroa mite that is decimating honeybee colonies.
A Breakthrough for Lightweight Steel Processing
Research on controlling brittle stages in lightweight steel production could lead to safer and greener cars.
Micro-size Catalyst Support Spheres by Saint-Gobain NorPro Address Growing Industry Demands
Accu spheres can now be developed, prototyped and taken to large-scale production with tight adherence to specifications and high-level quality control.
Ybrain Develops Wearable Headband To Treat Depression
South Korean startup Ybrain has commercialized Mindd, the first wearable headband device that treats depression.
A Laser-powder AM Machine of Notable Size
The world’s largest laser-powder additive manufacturing machine, tailored for the aerospace sector, is under development by GE Additive.
Patents Issued for Novel Oxidant Chemistries
Patents cover the only known production processes for large scale quantities of reactive oxygen species in easy-to-use, liquid formulations.
Engineering Insight: Flow Sensors and Media Type
Engineering360 users who self-identified as members of the agriculture & forestry, Chemicals & Plastics, and Food & Beverage industries show highly positive search tendencies for flow meters that measure solids vs gas or liquids, while all show slightly negative tendency for gas specific flow meters.
Find Your Ideal Graduate Degree
Liaison International and ASEE have launched a new centralized application service for graduate engineering programs.
A New Method for Reducing Lawn Watering
Because 50 to 90 percent of household water usage alone goes toward watering lawns, it is critical to find a way to conserve water. Commonly used methods to conserve water include implementing watering restrictions such as watering only on certain days or during specific times.
Achieving Near-Zero-Emissions Takes a Number of Tools
The study, which was conducted by 21 of the nation’s top energy experts, details how in order to achieve a near-zero-emissions energy system, we must depend on a variety of energy technologies such as nuclear energy, bioenergy and carbon capture technology in combination.
A Fix for China's Air Quality Problems: Renewable Power-by-Wire
Bringing renewable power ‘by wire’ from western China to its eastern cities could provide local air quality benefits.
Turning Food Waste into Green Energy
The joint process first involves extracting all of the energy from food waste by pressure cooking the waste to create crude bio oil, eventually refining that oil into biofuel — a process called, hydrothermal liquefaction.
Biofuel for Conventional Diesel Engines
A new process yields biofuel that can be used undiluted in modern diesel engines or mixed in any ratio with petroleum diesel.