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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.
Contract award for high voltage AC cable system for offshore wind project
Prysmian will design, manufacture, install and commission a high-voltage alternating current cable system for a proposed offshore U.S. wind farm.
Report predicts more than 7,000 robots will be working in construction by 2025
As more construction companies turn to robotics to solve nationwide labor shortages, a new report suggests that by 2025, 7,000 robots could be performing construction site tasks.
Race is on to add wind capacity before tax credits expire
The projected totals will likely exceed annual capacity additions for the previous six years, but fall short of the record 13.3 GW of wind capacity added in 2012.
Heat trace systems for wet-pipe fire sprinkler systems
Chromalox has developed the industry’s first third-party-certified fire sprinkler pipe freeze protection system for wet-pipe fire sprinkler systems, an attractive alternative to dedicated dry-pipe systems.
Unique T-slot fastening technology underpins modular automation system
T-slot aluminum extrusion systems are common framing structures in industrial automation, material handling and machine safeguarding applications, forming the skeletons of everything from machine bases and conveyor systems to cabinets and workstations.
Watch: Researchers build deployable shipping container clinic
Researchers from Arizona State University have turned a decommissioned shipping container into a self-sustaining medical care clinic meant for use in disaster relief, humanitarian aid and military operation scenarios.