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Nation's First All-Wood High-Rise Building to be Built In Portland, Oregon
A 12-story high-rise building made entirely of wood, the first of its kind in the nation, will be constructed in Portland, Oregon.
Handheld Scanner Reveals Subcutaneous Secrets of Disease
A new scanner was used to study psoriasis, a problematic skin condition, by providing information on the structure of a patient’s skin and blood vessels.
Using Drones for Pipeline Inspections
Hoping to make the task of inspecting gas and oil pipelines for maintenance, security and safety issues more efficient, scientists at the University of Aberdeen believe employing aerial drones may benefit the industry.
Simulated Space Dirt Manufactured for NASA
‘Space dirt’ – asteroid simulants – is being formulated to advance extraterrestrial excavation and mining processes for NASA.
Advanced Wide View LCD Display for Industrial and Medical Applications
The TCG062HVLQAVNN-GN20 from Kyocera is an industrial grade TFT LCD display that incorporates Kyocera’s AWV Technology for superior viewing angles and mounting options.
Tomahawk Missiles: Everything You Need to Know
Part of the American arsenal since 1983, the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is a long-range cruise missile used for deep land attack warfare.
Safety Testing: Do More Than You Have To
As manufacturers design new products, they are challenged to make very certain that the product is safe. For some companies, this means simply being able to pass safety standards. But for some, more progressive companies, there is an opportunity to provide an enhanced level of safety for their customers.
Citizen Scientists Uncover a Cold New World Near The Sun
This tool was designed to help astronomers pinpoint new worlds outside of our solar system, and four users recently alerted NASA to just that. The users found a brown dwarf about 100 light years away from the sun. The object has since been confirmed by an infrared telescope.
Food Contact-compliant Positive Displacement Pump
EHEDG Type EL Class I - Aseptic certificationdenotes that the pump is self-draining, has a reduced clean-in-place cycle time, and requires lower volumes of cleaning agents.
Solar Conversion of CO2 to CO with Low-cost Catalyst
A catalyst based on copper-oxide nanowires modified with tin oxide could advance efforts to synthetically produce carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide and water.
New Study Proves Quantum Satellite Communications is Possible
Researchers from Quantum Computing (IQC) and Astronomy of the University of Waterloo, Ontario in Canada have reached a breakthrough in enabling secure quantum communication via satellites.
Skilled Workers are a Key to Smart Automation Success
Manufacturing managers will realize the best returns on smart automation tools if they ensure that their workforce has the skills to use the equipment.
Kemper County IGCC Faces Redesign Challenges
Mississippi Power says that major systems need to be redesigned for the plant to achieve long-term sustained operations.
Paraffinic Diesel Fuels Good to Go in More Cummins Engines
Cummins Inc. reports that the B4.5, B6.7, and L9 engine platforms are compatible with paraffinic renewable diesel fuels meeting the EN 15940 specification.
Jet Fuel Use Rose for Second Year in Row, EIA Says
Annual growth in jet fuel consumed by U.S. airline carriers was 3% in 2015 and 2% in 2016—the two highest growth rates since 2004.
Real-time Monitoring Tracks, Prevents Algal Blooms
A nitrate sensor is integrated with a solar-powered system for monitoring and controlling algal blooms.
Scientists Develop New Approach for More Stable Power Generation
Like an island, microgrids are isolated pods of power generation linking to the main power grid. If there is an interruption of power from the main grid, the microgrid can disconnect and continue to supply power locally.
Scientists Develop Algorithm That Could Create More Reliable Wind Power
A team of scientists from University of Connecticut and ABB Inc. has developed a new two-prong approach that ensures wind power won’t die down as a renewable energy source.
Fermilab Kicks Off Muon g-2 Project
On May 31, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Chicago kicked off its Muon g-2 experiment. The three-year experiment looks to explore the interactions of muons—short-lived, unstable subatomic particles similar to electrons—under a strong magnetic field.
Microchip Improves Circulating Tumor Cell Diagnostics
The array has approximately 200,000 holes with a slight negative air pressure to hold the cells in place, allowing a relatively large sample to be assayed.