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3D-Printing Method Developed to Strengthen the Capacity of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Missouri University of Science and Technology created a new method to 3D print battery electrodes.
Mortenson Tapped for Three Midwest Wind Energy Projects
MidAmerican Energy and Xcel Energy hired the engineering and construction firm to build more than 500 MW of generating capacity.
New Magnetic Separation Pulley Takes Away Need to Recover Hardened Material by Hand
Industrial Magnetics Inc. now stocks a magnetic separation pulley and conveyor system for automated separation of weakly-magnetic stainless steel from a waste stream.
Elevator Test Tower Is Coming to Atlanta
The complex will house more than 900 full-time employees and will include three facilities anchored by a 420-foot-tall elevator qualification and test tower.
‘Smart’ Machine Components Signal When They Are Worn or Damaged
Using an advanced form of 3D printing known as direct write technology, scientists have created ‘smart’ machine components that indicate wear or damage with voltage readings.
JV Plans to Decommission Oyster Creek Nuke Within 8 Years
The joint venture partners see a $14 billion market over 10 years as nuclear units age and close in the face of stiff competition from lower-cost energy sources.
5 Tips for Maintaining Efficient Parts Production
Shortcuts and quick fixes may seem like the fastest way to produce a part, but they typically end up costing everyone more time. Here are some tips for more efficient part production.
Watch: Smog-reducing Granules Embedded in Roofing Materials
Integrated throughout a shingle’s surface, 3M’s roofing granules are designed with a specialized photocatalytic coating applied to the base mineral.
Building in China Includes its Own Waterfall
Competition to create unique architectural designs, particularly for buildings in large cities overrun by them, is steep. As such, one building in southwest China now stands out from the rest with its own waterfall.
Factors to Consider When Beginning Your EPC Project
Here are some things to consider in conducting the detailed engineering design of a project, procuring the equipment and materials necessary, and delivering a functioning facility or asset to your client.
Quality Defects Will Delay This Nuclear Unit's Startup
Repairs to correct welding defects will push back fuel loading to late 2019, some 12 years after construction of the 1,650-megawatt nuclear unit began.
Hydro Power Dam Collapse Leaves Thousands Homeless
A hydroelectric power dam under construction in southeast Laos collapsed and sent flood waters through at least six villages.
Ghafari Wins Design and Engineering Contract for Auto Plant
The nearly six million-square-feet complex will include a press shop, welding shop, paint shop, general assembly facility, test track, ancillary support building and an administration building with offices, locker rooms and cafeteria.
Using Vegetables to Fortify Building Materials
Considering the impact construction projects have on the environment — with the concrete industry responsible for the production of a vast amount of carbon dioxide — researchers from Lancaster University in the U.K. are exploring how adding root vegetable fibers to concrete might improve the strength of the material as well as making it more eco-friendly.
Aecon JV Wins Pipeline Replacement Contract
Construction is expected to start in August, with substantial completion expected by the end of the year.
Fly Ash Concrete is Eco-Friendly and Stronger than Traditional Concrete
Washington State University (WSU) researchers have developed a method to sustainably create eco-friendly concrete.
World's First 3D-printed Housing Complex to be Developed in Dutch City
Following news that a French family is the first family in the world to occupy a 3D-printed home comes news that the Dutch City of Eindhoven is preparing to develop the world's first 3D-printed housing complex.
It's Been a Quiet Year for Natural Disasters, Data Show
Munich Re says the overall losses of $33 billion were roughly half those of 2017 and what it calls the "price-adjusted average" for the last 30 years.
Scientists Develop Peat and Oil Shale Ash Mixture for Inexpensively Printing New Homes
Hoping to create construction material using local natural resources, scientists from the Estonian University of Life Sciences and the University of Tartu have developed such a material that could one day be used to print energy-efficient homes using a 3D printer.
These Sensors Send a Text When a Bridge Crack Is Detected
Researchers outfitted a bridge with a network of sensors that are designed to alert maintenance engineers of cracks that need repair. Here's how the system works.