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  • New York Nuke Back Online After $100m Refueling Outage

    This was the second-to-last refueling outage at Unit 3 before its permanent shut down in 2021, under a settlement agreement with New York State.

  • Detecting Disease Markers Through Breath

    According to researchers, the porous plastic film, which could be the foundation of portable, disposable sensor devices, is sensitive enough to detect disease markers even at levels that are too low to smell.

  • India Plans to Add 10 Nuclear Power Plants

    The Indian government approved a plan to add 7,000 megawatt of nuclear generating capacity, more than doubling the nation's existing nuclear capacity.

  • Glucose Monitor with Cloud Communications Cleared in U.S., Europe

    The device offers automatic transmission of diabetes information to a cloud-based personalized web portal.

  • An Office-Friendly Metal 3-D Printing Solution

    The system is up to ten times less expensive than today’s metal 3-D printers and enables production of highly complex metal parts.

  • Mice Reproduce With 3-D Printed Bioprosthetic “Ovaries”

    In a new paper in the journal Nature Communications, researchers have discovered a new technique to grow 3D printed “ovaries” in mice.

  • All-Electric Satellite with 3-D Printed Parts Will Boost Wi-Fi Connectivity in Flights

    Boeing’s SES-15 satellite will also serve government, enterprise and maritime sectors.

  • Ameren Microgrid Enters Service

    Ameren built the microgrid facility to test monitoring and control methods for aggregating renewable energy sources and natural gas with advanced automation and battery storage.

  • “Fast” Gas Chromatography

    ABB Measurement & Analytics new PGC5009 process gas chromatograph offers fast, accurate and reproducible boiling point data. The speed and accuracy of the device allows refineries to optimize their product yield.

  • Pneumatic Rotary Table with a Double Rack and Pinion Drive

    PHD’s Optimax® Series ORQ pneumatic compact rotary table provides increased output torque with a double rack and pinion system. Use of the double rack and pinion drive system also eliminates backlash at the end of rotation.

  • A T-Shirt That Monitors Breathing Rate

    The T-shirt works without attaching wires, electrodes and sensors to the body, explains Younes Messaddeq, the professor who led the team that developed the technology.

  • Automation Project Targets Grid Reliability

    A 25,000-member Texas cooperative says the project is the starting point for developing a smart grid that provides real-time adjustment to operating conditions, while integrating renewable energy resources.

  • CAE Software Simulates Drilling Operations

    MSC Software and Pioneer Natural Resources are collaborating to configure MSC’s Adams computer-aided engineering (CAE) to simulate drilling operations, dynamics and dysfunctions.

  • Electronic Tattoos That Let You Control Your Mobile Device from...Your Knuckles

    Want to control music or lights all from the convenience of your…knuckle? Computer scientists from Saarland University and Google have developed a thin-film electronic tattoo to let you do just that. Similar to a child’s temporary tattoo, the sticker can adhere to parts of the body that weren’t always possible, such as bony structures.

  • LEGO Builds 100% Renewable Energy Base

    The Danish toy manufacturer reached its 100 percent renewable energy supply goal three years ahead of schedule.

  • Big Buildings More Likely to Use Lighting Strategies: Report

    Compared with other investments in energy efficiency—such as upgrading HVAC systems or replacing insulation—lighting controls are often relatively easy, accessible, and affordable changes, EIA says.

  • Honeywell Inks Predictive Maintenance Deal with Chinese Carrier

    Fifty Airbus A330s will be outfitted with Honeywell's Connected Auxiliary Power Unit predictive maintenance service.

  • Solar Cells Could Transform Energy-Starved Communities

    With an estimated 1.2 billion people living without electricity worldwide, researchers at Penn State University began investigating ways to provide them with what many of us take for granted.

  • Mercedes and Vivint to Offer Battery Storage with Solar PV

    Each energy storage system will consist of modular 2.5 kWh batteries that can be combined to create a system as large as 20 kWh.

  • Micro-Coaxial Cable for Medical Applications

    Hitachi Metals Group Ltd. has released a newly developed 48 AWG coaxial cable for medical applications.

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