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EnviroPump and Seal: Designed Not to Fail
Longer life bearings and seals for new pumps and retrofits increase life and reduce maintenance.
Improving Charge Stability of Li-S Battery
Researchers at the University of Delaware have demonstrated a new polysulfide entrapping strategy that greatly improves the cycle stability of lithium sulfide batteries.
Tesla Batteries Help Hawaii Utility Boost Solar Use
The utility's 15-year strategic plan initially set a goal of reaching 50% renewable by 2023. The utility now expects to reach that goal in 2018, five years early.
Ford Tests Large-Scale 3-D Printing with Light-Weighting and Personalization in Mind
3-D printing is a helpful prototyping tool, but not as useful in mass production. Despite all the media attention devoted to this technology, it is actually quite expensive and slow, compared to more conventional injection molding. However, Ford is already testing 3-D printing technology with mass production in mind.
Solar PV Additions Likely to Decline After a Big 2016
A key industry report forecasts that 13.2 gigawatts of solar PV will be installed in the U.S. in 2017, a 10% drop from 2016.
New Material Helps Record Data with Light
In the new study, the scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg, Leipzig University in Germany and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands could generate excitons at room temperature by changing the light parameters.
Pressure to Connect Is Changing Building Management: Navigant
The promise of revenue growth, improvements in operational efficiency, and meeting corporate sustainability goals are the fundamental drivers that have encouraged the development of the intelligent buildings marketplace, Navigant says.
Machine Learning Predicts Material Faults
Machine learning algorithms developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers can predict defect behavior in certain intermetallic compounds with high accuracy.
Fastening Solutions Found Faster
The record numbers of parts representing today’s industrial production require short cycle times, high reliability and the greatest possible accuracy. These parts are smaller, made of diverse materials, and often feature an inherent degree of difficulty, which only efficient and reliable automation systems can overcome.
U.S. Infrastructure Gets a D+ from ASCE
The American Society of Civil Engineers assigned a grade of “D+” to the quality of U.S. roads, bridges, and other infrastructure, the same grade as in 2013.
The Puzzling Effects of Air Pollution on the Oceans
Scientists have found evidence that air pollution helps oceans trap carbon dioxide.
Sticking to Neural Tissue
Researchers have developed a method for effectively connecting electrodes to neural tissue.
Chemists Create Molecular “Leaf” That Collects and Stores Solar Power Without Solar Panels
An international team of scientists led by Liang-shi Li at Indiana University has achieved a new milestone in the quest to recycle carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere into carbon-neutral fuels and others materials.
The Sky is the Limit for New Low-cost 3-D Printer
Sliperiet at Umeå Arts Campus is in the process of making a 3-D printed Tower of Babel using a novel hanging printer. This offers a low-cost solution and increased flexibility to print large volumes.
Drone Used to Assess Solar PV Project Site
TUV India says it conducted stage-wise assessment of a 25 MW solar photovoltaic power project using a drone.
Shell Sells Canadian Oil Sands Interests for $7.25 Billion
Shell is selling all of its in-situ and undeveloped oil sands interests in Canada and reducing its share in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project.
SUEZ to Buy GE Water Unit for $3.37 billion
SUEZ supplies drinking water to 92 million people, delivers wastewater treatment services to 65 million, recovers 16 million tons of waste each year, and produces 7 TWh of local and renewable energy.
Built in the U.S.A.: Replacing 559 Bridges in 3 Years
Pennsylvania is halfway through a three-year program to rebuild hundreds of structurally deficient bridges in largely rural parts of the state. The pace of work accelerates in 2017. Here's how the state is doing it.
Test Procedure and Energy Conservation Standard for Pumps
The new standard is expressed as a Pump Energy Index applicable for rotodynamic, clean water pumps used in a variety of commercial, industrial, agricultural, and municipal applications.
Say Ahhh: Dental Implant Surgery by Robot
A computerized navigational system provides assistance in both the planning and surgical phases of dental implantation surgery.