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Built in the USA: Not Everything Is Broken, Study Says
Although much of the nation's transportation and water infrastructure is adequately maintained, a 2.5 to 3 percent annual spending increase could eliminate maintenance backlogs by 2030, a RAND study says.
New Materials to Help Visualize 3D-Printed Objects Released
Allegorithmic introduces the 3D print collection for Substance Source. With 50 new assets, designers will be able to pre-visualize their products, using digital materials that replicated the layers, marks and surface textures of objects that have gone through the 3D-printing process.
New Research on 3D Printing Proves How Metals Can Be Strong and Ductile
A new technique to 3D print metals involving a widely used stainless steel has been shown to achieve exceptional levels of strength and ductility when compared to counterparts from more conventional processes.
Better Airport Runways with PANDA
The model is called "Pavement Analysis using Nonlinear Damage Approach" and is being used to predict damage under the repeated loading of heavy aircraft like the A-380.
World’s Tiniest Interlinking Chains Developed
University of Chicago researchers have managed to develop a method to create the first tiny molecular chain.
Hurricane Forecast Model Focuses on Dollar Impact, not Wind
Civil engineering researchers wanted to come up with a more accurate way to talk about impacts, so they focused on a storm's expected economic damage.
Wireless Vibration Data Logger with Improved Anti-Aliasing Filter and Noise Floor
A wireless vibration data logger that can record accelerations, vibrations, velocities and inclinations and includes a three-axis MEMS accelerometer, an accurate clock and 128 Mb of non-volatile memory.
Blockchain-Based Currency to Promote Carbon Emission Reductions
The Bluenote currency will create an open, transparent platform to verify and incentivize emission reductions.
Arlington Memorial Bridge Rebuild Is Set to Begin
The Federal Highway Administration awarded and will manage the $192 million contract with Kiewit Infrastructure Co.
Pumped Hydro to Bolster Wind Is Eyed for Wyoming Site
The project site is 30 miles from both the planned originating terminal of the Transwest Express DC line and Rocky Mountain Power's Aeolus substation.
Sea Urchin Spines Inspire Fracture-Resistant Cement
A highly fracture-resistant cement was developed based on the nanostructure of sea urchin spines.
When Kings Preferred Aluminum To Gold
In the mid-1800s aluminum was a precious metal on par with silver and gold. Proof of this can be found in the apex of the Washington monument, the formal "silver-ware" of the Second French Empire and assorted high-end 19th-century jewelry. This in spite of the fact that aluminum is the third most abundant element in the Earth's crust. Why?
Natural Folding Mechanisms Key to Climate-Friendly Architecture
Mobile components on buildings, like blinds, often have a design that was copied from naturally occurring solutions. This is the subject of the research by a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Freiburg and the University of Stuttgart.
Battery Storage Will Offer Grid Support as Puerto Rico Recovers
Battery storage in the Dominican Republic helped that island grid survive a hurricane. Puerto Rico was a different story.
Synthetic Protocol forms 3D Porous Organic Network in Seconds
A team of Korean researchers, affiliated with UNIST, has recently announced the principle of producing porous organic materials in the blink of an eye.
NREL Develops Switchable Solar Window
Thermochromic windows capable of converting sunlight into electricity at a high efficiency have been developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Video: Demountable Design is Goal for 2022 FIFA World Cup Stadium
The Ras Abu Aboud Stadium will be built in Qatar using modular blocks such as shipping containers.
Stung by SCANA, a Rural County Votes to Sue
Officials in a rural South Carolina county voted November 21 to sue the utility over its abandoned nuclear reactors, alleging they broke a contract that gave it special tax treatment.
Socket Your 293 pin BGA Using Extreme Temperature Socket with Superior Electrical Performance
Ironwood Electronics has introduced a new BGA socket addressing high-performance requirements for Micro Controller Units.
VIDEO: Hurricane-proof Livable Yachts to Debut in 2018
A collaboration between Dutch architect Koen Olthuis and Arkup, a Miami-based “livable yacht” company is proposing a solution to rising sea levels -- live on the water, near, but not on, the beach.