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China Aims to Cut Steel and Coal Output
Reports say the country is deepening efforts to tackle emissions and curb excess supply.
GE Targets India for Coal Plant Efficiency Push
GE will help increase the efficiency of three, 200 megawatt Ansaldo steam turbines installed more than 30 years ago.
Panasonic to Supply Solar Roof for Prius
The panel is capable of producing 180 watts of electricity which is enough to power vehicle accessories along with charging the car's lithium-ion battery.
NASA Probe Dodges Mars Moon
NASA says this is the first collision avoidance maneuver that the MAVEN spacecraft has performed at Mars to steer clear of Phobos.
NASA Studies High-Altitude Radiation
Instruments aboard a giant helium-filled balloon have recorded some of the first stratospheric measurements of cosmic radiation coming from the Sun and interstellar space.
Boeing Spacecraft to Include 3D Printed Parts
Starliner space taxis under development by Boeing Co. will include about 600 3-D printed plastic parts.
The microHammer Project: Banging on Brain Cells
Researchers built the world's tiniest hammer to apply a variety of mechanical forces to brain cells.
Ultrasonic Energy Bolsters Solid-State Weld Process
NASA’s Ultrasonic Stir Welding technology improves current thermal stir welding processes by adding high-power ultrasonic energy at 20 kHz frequency.
Remediate Surfaces Coated with PCB-Laden Paint
Solvent technology from NASA extracts PCBs from painted surfaces and converts them into benign byproducts without generating secondary waste streams.
A Dam Good Approach to Transformer Oil Containment
Smart fabric technology was used to construct a secondary oil containment system on the tailrace deck of the Big Bend Dam.
Autonomous Trucking Gears Up for the Long Haul
Autonomous trucks will likely be in regular operation before self-driving cars because driving conditions on highways and freeways are relatively well controlled, predictable, and less complex than on city streets. Here's what you need to know.
Will Plastic Food Cans Become a Clear Choice?
The can consists of a multilayer plastic substrate that allows consumers to see the product inside while incorporating an easy-open metal lid and metal bottom.
Wireless Inductance-Capacitance Sensor from NASA
The device can be used to monitor a vehicle's tire pressure, tread wear, or wheel speed; an aircraft's landing gear health or fuselage integrity; and industrial foundry kiln temperature and cryogenic liquid levels.
Oil Spill Mapping by Flocks of Drones
A five-drone swarm that can map a nearly one-kilometer-wide spill in nine minutes has been simulated and optimized.
Engineered Portability for Sickle Cell Monitor
In a prototype, blood flowed through channels as wide as three to four cells across, reproducing microvessel size inside the body.
Mars Conditions Tested on Heat Shield Materials
With x-ray imaging, 3-D behavior at the microstructure level can be viewed as the sample materials are heated, stretched to the breaking point and subjected to a mixture of different gases.
Building a Better Redox Battery
Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Utah are working to develop industrial-scale batteries to store energy from intermittent sources such as wind and solar.
Room-Temperature Ceramic Coating
In the process, submicron particles suspended in a gas, are accelerated by a nozzle and layered onto the surface.
Musk Says Tesla Will Run Contest for Homemade Ads
Bria, daughter of Twitter user Steven, suggested that Musk should run a competition to find the best homemade commercial for Tesla.
BP Buys Clean Energy's Biomethane Production Plants
BP will pay $155 million for Clean Energy’s existing biomethane production facilities, its share of two new facilities and its existing third-party supply contracts.