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Catching Blood Clots: Fiber Optics in the OR
An optical fiber linked to a heart-lung machine can continuously monitor a surgical patient’s blood and provide real-time blood coagulation status.
Glassy Carbon Electrodes for BCI
Glassy carbon corrodes less easily under electrical stimulation and lasts much longer than platinum or other metal electrodes.
Clothing for Cardiac Cartography
A vest equipped with 252 electrodes offers a non-invasive approach to mapping irregular heart rhythms.
Black Carbon: A Culprit in Russian Arctic Warming?
Major sources of black carbon – a pollutant implicated for accelerating climate warming trends in the Russian Arctic – include residential heating and transportation.
Cost-Efficient Wind Blade Fab with Composites
A prototype 9-m wind turbine blade features impact-resistant components and continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic parts.
Kemper County and the Perils of Clean Coal Technology
Politicians who talk about the future of “clean coal” as part of the U.S. energy mix need look no farther than the Kemper County Energy Facility in Mississippi to see both the promise and the peril that the technology has to offer.
Hatch Unit 2 Completes Speedy Refueling Outage
In addition to refueling the reactor and performing regular maintenance and testing, workers made upgrades to plant systems and components to enhance efficiency and reliability.
Fiat Chrysler Reports Wider Probe of Vehicle Emissions
FCA said it has "received various inquiries, subpoenas and requests for information from a number of governmental authorities, including the U.S. Department of Justice, the SEC and several states’ attorneys general.
Dell Turns Marine Waste into Plastic Packaging
Packaging trays will consist of 25% recycled ocean plastic, which Dell says is a first for the computer industry, and 75% HDPE post-consumer plastic.
Do-It-Yourself Camera Detects Land Mines
The DOLPi is an affordable Raspberry Pi-based polarization camera that can be used to see polarized light. Users gain the ability to detect unseen objects like pollutants and hidden explosive devices such as mines.
May River Capital, Hunt Valve Buy Precision Technology
Precision Technology is a severe duty, solutions-based designer, manufacturer, and supplier of linear motion actuators for automation, machinery, material handling, and positioning applications.
SoCalGas to Install New Valves to Enhance Pipeline System Safety
The upgraded valves will feature the latest technology that allow operators to control the valves from a remote location, or that automatically shut off the valve if a drop in pressure is detected.
Volvo Truck Tests a Hybrid Long-Haul Vehicle
In combination with the vehicle's other improvements, the total reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 is around 30%, the company says.
AES and SDG&E Deploy Energy Storage System
AES Energy Storage unveiled two battery-based energy storage sites, totaling 37.5 MW, in partnership with San Diego Gas & Electric.
Takata Pleads Guilty to Airbag Defect Charges
Takata agreed to pay $850 million in restitution to automakers, $125 million for victims and families, and a $25-million criminal fine.
More Processors Yield Faster Oil Reservoir Simulation
Improved reservoir simulation capability uses 716,800 processors, equivalent to the power of 22,400 computers with 32 processors each.
Portable 60-Second ECG
The prototype measures both the electrical activity of the heart and the arterial pulse wave, an indicator of arterial elasticity.
Demo EV Wireless Charging Systems Made Available
Electrified mobility companies looking to integrate high-powered inductive charging into their products can purchase demonstration wireless electric vehicle chargers from Evantran.
High Torque Gearbox for Wind Power
A 4 MW+ unit is being developed to augment the 3 MW+ class of Exceed wind turbine gearboxes offered by Moventas of Finland.
Liquid Volumetric Displays of 3-D Images
A new volumetric display with laser-generated microbubble voxels enables a 3-D image to appear in a columnar display instead of on a flat surface.