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Watch: We’ll show you Ford’s new hybrid electric police cruiser. Check out this wheelchair powered by compressed air. You may breathe easier with a new air quality sensor from Honeywell.
Watch: We’ll show you Ford’s new hybrid electric police cruiser. Check out this wheelchair powered by compressed air. You may breathe easier with a new air quality sensor from Honeywell.
Mobile Unit Eradicates Chemical Agents
The unit demonstrated a more than 99.9999 percent destruction of simulated chemical warfare agents and effective scrubbing of acid gases.
New Adhesive Sensor Can Save Patients the Discomfort and Pain of Intravenous Drips
A new adhesive sensor can save patients the discomfort and pain resulting from leaky intravenous drips.
3-D-Printed Model of Stenotic Intracranial Artery Enables Vessel-Wall MRI Standardization
A collaboration between stroke neurologists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and bioengineers at the University of Massachusetts has led to the creation of a realistic, 3-D-printed phantom of a stenotic intracranial artery that is being used to standardize protocols for high-resolution MRI, also known as vessel-wall MRI, at a network of U.S. and Chinese institutions.
Computers Create Recipe for Two New Magnetic Materials
Material scientists have predicted and built two new magnetic materials, atom-by-atom, using high-throughput computational models.
Video: New Coating Could Prevent Pipeline Clogging
The development from MIT could stop methane clathrate buildup that slows oil and gas flow.
The Final Frontier for Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE Winners
The top two Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE winners, along with post-competition R&D initiatives, have been announced.
Spectrometer with Increased Stability and Lower Limits of Detection for Enhanced Fuel Quality Analysis
Spectro Scientific introduced Version 8 of its SpectrOil® Series analyzers including a new spectrometer for fuel analysis, the SpectrOil® M/F-LD.
Mitsui Unit Plans 7.5 MW of Campus PV Solar
A California college system could save up to $18 million in energy costs over 20 years. More than 11.5 million kWh of annual solar production could offset about 54% of current usage.
Excess Photon Energy Captured to Produce Solar Fuels
The peak external quantum efficiency for hydrogen generation has been pushed to 114 percent with a new photoelectrochemical cell.
Hoists with Overload Protection
OZ Lifting Products LLC provides premium chain and lever lifting hoists with overload protection. Lifting Hoists with capacities ranging from .5 ton to 50 tons are available with this safety feature.
GM Plans $14mln Investment for Self-Driving Tech
The investments are expected to allow Cruise Automation to expand development of self-driving technologies.
Electrically-powered Blowout Preventers (eBOPs)
Noble Drillings electrically-powered blowout preventer (eBOP) delivers 2 MM lbs. of force with a simplistic, reliable design that is patent pending.
Thermoelectrics Development for High-temp Waste Heat Recovery
Thermoelectric materials based on silicon nanowires feature conversion efficiencies of 10+% and the ability to operate at 800 C (1472 F).
ConocoPhillips Sells San Juan Basin Stake for $3bn
Full-year 2016 production associated with the assets was 124 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, of which approximately 80% was natural gas.
Texas Regulators Reject NextEra Bid for Oncor Unit
The Public Utility Commission of Texas voted against the deal following a draft order that said the merger would not be in the public interest.
Crowdfunding a Consumable Spherical Water Bottle — the Ooho!
A team of entrepreneurs affiliated with Skipping Rocks Lab has started a crowdfunding effort to mass-market a consumable water bottling device that produces what they call the Ooho!
Researchers Design Coatings to Prevent Pipeline Clogging
A team of researchers at MIT has come up with a solution that might prevent a Deepwater Horizon-like oil rig disaster.
New Material Could Save Time and Money in Medical Imaging and Environmental Remediation
Chemists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a material that holds the key to cheap, fast and portable new sensors for a wide range of chemicals that currently cost government and industries large sums to detect.
Oil Mist Eliminators: The Green Tech Nobody Talks About
Lubricating oils become converted into very fine particles and create vapors inside of the equipment. Prior to new technology developments, this vapor was vented into the atmosphere, where the oily mist would settle in and contaminate the surrounding areas.