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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.
Ford Plans $870M Assembly Line Investment in Spain
The automaker will build its next-generation Kuga medium-sized SUV in Valencia, Spain.
Puerto Rico Faces a Decade of Recovery, Experts Say
The local economy could contract anywhere between 8 to 15 percent in fiscal year 2018, depending on the restoration of electric power service.
Engineering a Good Night's Sleep
Sleep deprivation is a large problem for all types of professionals. Leave it to a set of entrepreneurs to design a solution to help you get a good night's sleep. Utilizing Bluetooth and induction charging technology makes the SleepPhones® by AcousticSheep LLC an excellent choice to get a good sleep.
Utility Says Its Solar Farms Are for the Birds ... and the Bees
Each new solar energy facility is being designed to allow a portion to be planted with native grasses, trees, shrubs and vines for bird and bee habitats.
ASCE Team Gathering Post-quake Resilience Data in Mexico
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Resilience Division (IRD) deployed a team of experts in Mexico City, Mexico, this week to gather information on infrastructure resilience in earthquakes in the wake of the 7.1 magnitude Sept. 19 earthquake.
Puerto Rico Electric Grid Recovery Nears 50 Percent
Some 3,000 additional workers are being mobilized, most of them through a Mutual Aid Agreement with APPA and EEI.
DHL Plans $370m Expansion at Hong Kong Hub
As one of three global hubs for DHL, the expanded facility will handle more than 40 percent of the company’s total Asia Pacific shipment volumes.
Preventing Pedestrian Bridges from Wobbling
Because pedestrian bridge design differs from the auto and rail bridges, researchers from Georgia State University and the Volga State University of Water Transport in Russia have created a computer simulation to help prevent pedestrian bridges that wobble.