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A Revolution in Tooling Qualifications
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Restoring Ecosystems Key to Fighting Climate Change in Cities
Instead of responding to predictions of increased flooding and extreme heat with hard infrastructure, Simon Fraser University (SFU) researchers are calling on cities and communities to maintain and restore ecosystems.
NLP Researchers Use Reddit to Teach Sarcasm
A paper published by researchers at Princeton University in April introduced a large data corpus of sarcastic statements for training and evaluating natural language processing (NLP) systems for sarcasm detection.
Wind and Solar Set a New Record in March
Monthly electricity generation during March from wind and solar exceeded 10% of total U.S. electricity generation, a first.
Robot to Inspect Ruined Fukushima Reactor
The submersible robot is 13cm in diameter and small enough and resilient enough to enter and inspect the nuclear plant's damaged primary containment vessel.
Blood Vessel Growth Guided by 3D-printed Patch
A 3D-printed patch infused with endothelial cells may promote growth of new vessels in ischemia patients.
Watch: Driverless Bus to Drive Helsinki Route This Fall
Two driverless minibuses have been tested in real traffic conditions in Helsinki and other Finnish cities since summer 2016.
Octopus Inspires Adhesive Material That Works Underwater
Researchers at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea have created an adhesive patch that can work even underwater.
Safer Nuclear Fuel Fabricated by Westinghouse
An accident-tolerant fuel solution is intended to offer design-basis-altering safety and greater uranium efficiency.
New Age-Progression Method May Help in the Search for Missing Persons
Researchers from Bradford University have designed a new face-aging technique that may aid in the search for missing people.
SPEC Pak® Connector Series
Anderson Power Products® (APP), a leader in high power interconnect solutions, introduces its SPEC Pak (Sealed Power For Environmental Connections) connector series, designed for use wherever a rugged or waterproof high power, signal and ground interconnect solution is required.
New Printed Sensors Monitor Tire Wear and Tear
If adopted, the sensor would increase safety, reduce fuel consumption and improve the performance of vehicles.
Biosensor Technology for Wearables that Monitors Health and Exposure to Dangerous Microorganisms
A new lab on a chip electronically barcodes microparticles for use in testing for health and disease indicators.
MultiMark the Smart All-In-One Marking Solution
MultiMark is a marker system which perfectly meets modern requirements in conjunction with tailored software and particularly efficient printer technology.
Axial Flow, Fixed-blade Industrial Turbine Generator
The generator includes a direct-drive, synchronous, permanent magnetized generator that captures the energy of moving water from gravity-fed pipelines.
Thief Hatch Reduces Fuel Storage Tank Emissions
The spring-loaded thief hatch reduces emissions from low-pressure storage tanks in oil and gas and other industries.
How to Follow a Smart Flexible Material Sourcing Path
Material sourcing is a challenging and time-consuming exercise. This is especially true in the flexible materials segment, as there are a number of new materials meeting rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Video: Assembling a Monster Cruise Ship
Sovereign-class cruise ships, the first “mega-ships” built for the cruising market, have now been eclipsed by Royal Caribbean’s enormous Oasis-class vessels.
Beetles Inspire Color-Changing Nanoparticles
Scientists have developed color-shifting nanoparticles that change hue after being embedded in a material. The inspiration for the new nanoparticles is from an unlikely source, beetles.
London Highrise Blaze Highlights Fire Systems and Codes
Multiple systems are typically used to detect, report, and suppress fires in commercial and residential buildings. In addition, multiple local and international building codes and standards exist and apply to virtually all new construction.