HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Modular, Scalable Narrow Belt Sorter Solution

    The sorter optimizes material flow and sorting accuracy in production operations and distribution center environments.

  • Moving Away From Metals

    Metal-to-plastic conversion is a growing trend, and while engineered thermoplastics have existed since the introduction of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and nylon in the 1950s, industries and applications that can benefit from today’s thermoplastics are still being realized.

  • Clean Coal Suffers a Blow as Southern Suspends Kemper IGCC

    Start-up and operations activities involving the lignite gasification portion of the IGCC are suspended, and Southern warned it could take a charge of up to $3.4 billion.

  • Tiny Houses Come to a Big Ski Market

    Sprout Tiny Homes signed a contract with Aspen Skiing Co. to build 34 commercial-grade tiny homes to help meet demand for affordable employee housing.

  • New Ball Bearings Stop Damage from Weather Exposure

    “CoRX” and “Twin-Ax” have labyrinth sealing systems that keep contamination out of the inside of the bearing. This feature of the system consists of a pair of specially-formed sealing rings.

  • Samsung to Build Home Appliances in South Carolina

    The $380 million facility will use an existing structure to produce washing machines. The plant could employ almost 1,000 people by 2020.

  • Heart Defects that Lead to Aneurysms Studied by Engineers

    New research lead by engineers at Washington University in St. Louis is taking a closer look at the genetic and mechanical attributes in order to understand disorders that affect elastin and collagen function.

  • West's Biggest Coal Power Plant Wins a Reprieve

    The three-unit, 2,250 megawatt coal-fired Navajo generating station in northern Arizona will continue to operate through 2019.

  • Women, Persons of Color and the Elderly Underrepresented in Tech Advertising

    Many major consumer tech companies underrepresent women, the elderly and people of color in their advertising.

  • Watch: Safer Road Trips with Distracted Driver App

    The app advises the driver not to use their iPhone when driving is detected, monitors their device to ensure it's not unlocked during the trip, and provides feedback at the end of the trip.

  • New Life for a Coalfield?

    Dominion Energy may invest more than $1.8 billion to build a pumped hydroelectric storage station in former coal mines in southwest Virginia.

  • Researchers Find Link Between Light Exposure and Migraine Intensity

    Although it is common knowledge that migraine sufferers are sensitive to light, researchers at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have determined an actual link between the two.

  • Mapping Certified Forests for Sustainable Management

    A new global map depicts certified forest areas at 1 kilometer resolution.

  • Study: Solar Cell Output Cut by Air Pollution

    Accumulation of dust and particulates on solar cells is cutting energy output by more than 25% in some regions.

  • Accelerating ISO 26262 to Create the Most Advanced Autonomous Driving SoCs

    Arteris and ResilTech S.R.L., the leaders in resilient computing and functional safety for automotive systems, have now teamed up to help semiconductor design teams efficiently validate ISO26262 functional safety levels for automotive systems-on-chip.

  • Dementia Patients 'Soothed' By New Technology

    Researchers, hoping to reduce the number of outbursts had by dementia patients in long-term-care facilities, have set out to evaluate and modify a tool that may soothe agitated residents.

  • Looking Forward: VR/AR Research Center, Jobs Creation

    New York University Tandon School of Engineering has been selected to develop and operate a hub for virtual reality and augmented reality.

  • Plastic Welding Techniques

    Plastic welding has replaced other joining methods in industrial manufacturing as it offers superior joint strength and reduced cycle times.

  • U.S. Navy Explores Using Blockchain to Control 3-D Printing

    3-D printing has its benefits in naval operations, but leads to vulnerabilities that could be solved with the technology.

  • Chemists Create 3-D Printed Graphene Foam

    Researchers from Rice University and Tianjin University in China have successfully printed graphene foam via 3-D laser printing.

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