HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Work Set to Start on $5.7 Billion US-Canada Bridge
The cable-stayed bridge is intended to provide redundancy at one of the busiest trade corridors between Canada and the United States.
World's First Underground Hotel Prepares to Open in China
The finishing touches are being put on the world’s first underground hotel ahead of its opening, slated for this October.
Carnegie Mellon to Compete in DARPA’s Underground Tunnel Robotics Challenge
The team will develop robots that can traverse different subterranean environments.
Watch: Air-cooling Polymer Coating Applies Like Paint
A new, high-performance exterior polymer coating that can be applied like paint to act as a spontaneous air cooler. The innovation may represent an important tool in efforts to address the Earth’s changing climate.
Vogtle Nuclear Owners Agree to Terms
The four co-owners hammered out a deal to reach “definitive agreements" to mitigate financial exposure for each of them.
Cracks Force San Francisco Transit Center to Close
A Bay Area transit agency says that its engineers and contractors are developing a shoring plan to relieve loading on beams to prevent further damage to the $2.26 billion center.
Study: TV, Film Roles Underrepresent Women in STEM Careers
The Lyda Hill Foundation and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University have teamed up to create a new study on the way movies and TV portray women in STEM careers.
War of Words Erupts as Vogtle Partners Seek a Way Forward
Facing increased costs, one of four owners of a nuclear power project now wants cost caps. A partner says that everyone knew what they were getting into when they signed on to build the reactors.
OSHA Cites Five Firms in Fatal Florida Bridge Collapse
The five companies collectively received seven violations, totaling $86,658 in penalties, related to the March bridge collapse.
With Costs Rising and Lawsuits Filed, Vogtle Nukes Face an Uncertain Future
A pair of lawsuits and an upcoming vote by the project's owners could seal the fate of the only two nuclear reactors under construction in the U.S.
New Labeling System Simplifies Labeling for Difficult Tapered Containers
ID Technology will premiere the LSI-9135 wrap labeling system at this year’s Pack Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago, October 14-17.
The Rise of High Tech in Insurance
Referring to the transformation as "Insurance 2.0," conventional insurers are equipped to compete against well-funded and nimble software-based companies that advance the marketplace by focus-ing on consumer demand, cost savings and providing new services.
Supporting Construction Sustainability in India: Plastic Waste as Partial Replacement for Sand
Use of PET fragments graded as sand at a replacement ratio of 10% in concrete mixes could save 820 million tons of sand a year, help reduce levels of plastic waste and bolster sustainable construction technology.
Are Carbon Nanotubes More than Just a Yarn?
CNT's physical strength has led to predictions of new materials, particularly super strong threads, yarns and cables. Although progress has been made in the laboratory, industrial-scale production of CNTs has been elusive. Are CNT's all hype or will they really someday revolutionize materials science?
Work Begins on $1.3b Ohio Power Plant
The gas-fired power plant will use two natural gas turbines each paired with a heat recovery steam generator and a steam turbine generator.
Which Aerial Lift Do You Need on Your Job?
If you are purchasing a new aerial lift, or more likely renting one, how do you decide which lift best suits your needs?
As Hurricane Florence Approached, Researchers Watched This Town Far from the Coast
Researchers chose Lumberton, NC, after Hurricane Matthew flooded it in 2016. They are working to develop models that communities may use to plan for and recover from natural disasters.
Oroville Dam Repair Cost Now Exceeds $1 Billion
The dam ranks as one of the highest in the U.S. and was damaged in February 2017.
Graphene Gives a New Lease on Millennia-old Gilding Techniques
University of Illinois (UI) at Urbana-Champaign researchers have improved a millennia-old conservation technique with modern metals.
Study Finds Larger Trucks are Major Contributors to Black Carbon Emissions
A new study from the University of Toronto says that large trucks are a major contribution to black carbon emissions, and that living near their roadways can have negative health effects.