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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.
Nuclear Power Plant Gets 3-D Printed Part from Siemens
The replacement part produced for the Krško nuclear power plant in Slovenia is a metallic, 108mm-diameter impeller for a fire protection pump that is in constant rotating operation.
DFW May Face $10 Billion in Infrastructure Upgrades
Airport officials know that concrete and pavement are reaching the end of their expected lifespan. Airport staff reportedly has begun testing airfield pavement to determine how many layers of runway will need to be rebuilt.
Intel Aims to Boost Driverless Vehicle Push with Mobileye Buy
The companies say the acquisition will combine Intel’s computing and connectivity expertise and Mobileye’s computer vision expertise to create automated driving solutions from the cloud through the network to the car.
Six Steps for Autonomous Vehicle-Friendly Cities
Bad planning for driverless cars may could increase congestion, encourage sprawl, and exacerbate growing inequalities, a consultant white paper says.
VW Pleads Guilty in Emission Scandal
The March 9 plea is part of a $4.3 billion settlement reached with the Justice Department in January over the automaker's diesel emissions wrongdoing.
Boeing to Launch Its First 737 Plant in China
The Boeing 737 completion center will break ground in late March with its first first delivery expected in 2018.
Ford to Build Lincoln Brand in China
Ford will build an SUV model with joint venture partner Changan Automobile Group in the city of Chongqing, according to news reports.
How 3-D Printing Could Save Lives
In the past decade, engineers at the University of California San Diego have 3-D printed a variety of devices ranging from rocket engines, to robots, to structures inspired by the seahorse’s tail. Now, nanoengineers have added a new item to that list: a 3-D printed biomimetic blood vessel network.
Hyundai Showcases Advanced Wearable Robots at 2017 Geneva Motor Show
It is interesting that this technology was showcased at the Geneva Motor Show, but at the same time it is meant to show technology that will be moving people in the future.
AES to Develop Solar Energy Project in Vietnam
Daklak province granted licences and signed memorandums of understanding for solar power projects worth a combined $3.3 billion.
Linde to Build Gas Production Plants in China
The investments will support multiple long-term contracts to provide electronics gases to foundry, memory, and flat panel display fabs.
Amec Foster Wheeler Signs Work Agreement with EDF Nuclear
The deal will support station upgrades and enhancements, compliance-related activities, and fleet-critical projects.
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.