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Researcher Tests Fly Ash for Stronger Concrete
Portland cement has been around for more than 250 years as the binding material for concrete, mortar and stucco, but a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher is studying ways to make concrete without the traditional material.
SONGS Owners Win Damages for Defective Equipment
An arbitration panel awarded the owners of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in California a fraction of what they initially sought for the plant’s defective replacement steam generators.
Researchers Offer Overview of Composite Metal Foams and Potential Applications
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a range of composite metal foams (CMFs) that can be used in applications from armor to hazardous material transport — and they're now looking for collaborators to help identify and develop new applications. To that end, the researchers are issuing a comprehensive overview and new data on their CMFs.
More Natural Gas Is Found in Eastern Med, Raising Hopes
Eni expects the first gas to start flowing by the end of 2017. Fully developing the deposit will cost up to $12.8 billion.
North Sea Wind Power Hub Planned
Wind farms are to be connected to Power Link Islands, which will facilitate wind energy distribution and transmission to the North Sea countries.
Arsenic Could Improve Nuclear Waste Cleanup
Interactions between arsenic and thorium could prove key in reducing nuclear waste volumes and hazards.
Research Review: Composite Metal Foams
An overview of extensive composite metal foam (CMF) research conducted at North Carolina State University includes previously unpublished data.
Natural Gas Injection a First for February, EIA Says
Natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 states increased 7 billion cubic feet in late February, a rare warm weather-induced event as net storage injections typically do not occur until at least April.
Treating Used Wood as an Energy Resource
Waste wood is a largely untapped renewable energy resource in Switzerland.
Molecular Analysis Technique Yields Stretchy Electrodes
Stanford researchers have chemically modified a brittle, electroconductive plastic to make it as bendable as a rubber band, while slightly enhancing its conductivity.
Radical Change in Transportation: Hyperloop One Nears a Milestone
The future of transportation may well be a shuttle inside a vacuum-sealed tube, taking passengers and freight on trips of mere minutes rather than hours. That’s the goal of Hyperloop One, a Los Angeles-based startup.
Canadian Solar to Develop PV Project in India
The 80 MW (ac) projects are scheduled to start operations by late 2017 and will generate electricity over the next 25 years.
Video: Intelligent Use of Aviation Lights at Wind Farms
If an approaching airplane is detected within the 8 km range of the system’s radar, it monitors distance, speed, and heading to determine whether or not the aviation lights are to be activated.
New Degrees of Freedom for Carbon Fiber
Researchers report printing several complex 3D structures through a modified Direct Ink Writing 3D printing process. They also developed and patented a new chemistry that can cure the material in seconds instead of hours.
New Nanofiber Marks Important Step in Next Generation Battery and Water Electrolysis Development
One of the keys to building electric cars that can travel longer distances, or powering more homes with renewable energy, is developing efficient and highly-capable energy storage systems.
The Computational Capabilities of Spiders
Researchers theorize that spiders use their webs as signal processing devices, sending vibrations throughout these complex structures and measuring the resulting vibration patterns.
New Process Takes a Giant Step Toward In-Home Printing
New process combines better quality with low cost and less waste, a giant step toward home 3-D printing.
Adaptive Drill Bit May Help Ease Downhole Dysfunction
The TerrAdapt bit uses self-adjusting depth-of-cut control elements, and changes its aggressiveness based on the formation through which it is drilling to mitigate vibrations, stick-slip, and impact loading.
725 MW Power Plant Enters Service in Maryland
The CPV St. Charles Energy Center is a combined-cycle natural gas-fired electric power generating facility using two GE 7F.05 gas turbines and a GE D402 steam turbine.
Wood Group to Acquire Amec Foster Wheeler
Wood Group says it hopes to cut £110 million in costs from the combined business, which provide services to the oil and gas, chemicals, and mining industries.