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Bridge comes alive with self-reporting sensors
Engineers are updated with current bridge conditions, and the data could also inform next-generation bridge construction.
Green lights for more LNG export capacity
Cheniere Energy Partners said that it will go ahead with plans to build a sixth natural gas liquefaction train at the Sabine Pass liquefaction project.
Pilgrim closes and Crystal River looks to speedy decommissioning
Pilgrim's owner is leaving the merchant energy business, and Duke Energy hopes to trim decades off the decommissioning timeline for its Florida nuclear plant.
Bechtel awarded EPC contracts for LNG export terminal
The lump-sum turnkey contracts include cost, schedule and performance guarantees.
Panamanian village built from discarded plastic bottles
To create the structures, metal cages are packed with plastic bottles and the cages are then welded together with steel rebar. Those cage structures are then covered entirely in concrete.
First digital circuit breaker certified for commercial use
Part of what makes the solid-state circuit breaker revolutionary is not only that it is the first digital circuit breaker to receive UL489 and UL1557 listings, but that it is also an extension of the industrial internet of things.
Canada installs extensive avalanche detection system
The newly installed system will provide early warning of increasing avalanche activity.
Restoring that Notre-Dame sound
Acoustics expert Brian F.G. Katz talks with Engineering360 about what made sound unique inside Notre-Dame Cathedral and the critical factors that restoration experts may consider as the landmark recovers from a devastating fire.
Smart Valve – A secondary backflow preventer for accurate water metering
Flow Dynamics designed a flow management device to eliminate waste and ensure users only pay for water delivered to its point of use.
Sargent & Lundy enlists to back reactor development
Sargent & Lundy will become a NuScale investor, proceed with development of the standard plant design based on the U.S. Design Certification Application, and will provide additional architect engineer support.
Researchers 3D print an entire bathroom
Researchers from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) announced that they have constructed the world’s first 3D-printed bathroom.
Saudi investment expected for this LNG export project
The proposed Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project is expected to include two liquefaction trains and up to three LNG storage tanks and associated facilities.
Dams could add hundreds of megawatts to nation's electric grid
Proposed projects would add 121.3 MW of hydroelectric generation capacity in Pennsylvania, 48.6 MW in Louisiana and 36 MW in Iowa.
Geoscientists explore using industrial residues to manufacture environmentally friendlier cement
Geoscientists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Germany have discovered an environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative for producing cement.
Vecoplan selected to design, build new plastics-to-fuel plant
Vecoplan LLC, a North Carolina-based manufacturer of waste recycling equipment, has been awarded a contract to design and build the front-end material processing and preparation system for Brightmark Energy’s new plastics-to-fuel plant in Ashley, Indiana.
FERC just approved this massive LNG export project
The facility would rank among the world's top 5 LNG producers once Train 4 is completed.
Vietnam War cargo plane transformed into STEM classroom
The cargo plane will now play host to aerospace lessons, science experiments, competitions and other STEM activities and lessons.
US Army examines how smart cities could help in urban operations
Testing the LoRaWAN protocol using military developed internet of things architectures.
New standard addresses restaurant acoustics
The standard includes the required use of binaural sound recording for room evaluation.
Restored Orient Express carriages hint at a return to operation for the famed long-distance service
Glorified in both film and literature, the famed Orient Express may be operational once again following the restoration of some of the original carriages that traveled between Paris and Istanbul until ceasing operation in 1977.