HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Tiny Houses Come to a Big Ski Market
Sprout Tiny Homes signed a contract with Aspen Skiing Co. to build 34 commercial-grade tiny homes to help meet demand for affordable employee housing.
Accelerating ISO 26262 to Create the Most Advanced Autonomous Driving SoCs
Arteris and ResilTech S.R.L., the leaders in resilient computing and functional safety for automotive systems, have now teamed up to help semiconductor design teams efficiently validate ISO26262 functional safety levels for automotive systems-on-chip.
U.S. Navy Explores Using Blockchain to Control 3-D Printing
3-D printing has its benefits in naval operations, but leads to vulnerabilities that could be solved with the technology.
Easy Steps Could Lead to Big Energy Savings
The Energy Department report looks at how energy efficiency measures could affect energy use in commercial buildings such as stores, offices and schools.
Deal Reached to Continue Work at Nuclear Station
The deal allows for a "transition and evaluation period" during which South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.and Santee Cooper can continue to make progress on the site.
High Accuracy BTU Measurements with Transit-time Ultrasonic Technology
Sierra Instruments’ InnovaSonic® 207i transit-time ultrasonic flow meter answers needs in thermal energy metering. Their new system integrates ultrasonic flow measurements with temperature transmitters to calculate real-time liquid density, ensuring the highest accuracy possible.
Watch: Sensors That Measure Pipeline Strain During Seismic Events
Future infrastructure may look after itself by sensing and adapting to the changing environment. Rapidly developing sensor technologies and data analytics offer an opportunity to make this happen.
Soundproof Curtains in an Open-concept Office Design
As more and more companies embrace a collaborative and open-concept work environment, an often ignored byproduct of this design is a concern for privacy.
PPI Indicates Softwood Lumber Prices are Still Rising
In May, softwood lumber prices rose again, likely in response to the ongoing trade disagreement between the U.S. and Canada.
Skanska Inks $1.26b Contract for NYC Train Hall
The Train Hall will feature a new glass canopy roof, as well as elevator and escalator access to platforms serving the Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak.
Smart Campus Technology Implemented at Company Headquarters
SAS is starting to establish a “smart campus” at its Cary, NC, headquarters to build on its corporate sustainability leadership and Internet of Things (IoT) technology expertise. The smart campus project will take advantage of SAS’ advanced, real-time, analytics to improve energy usage while monitoring equipment performance in order to boost operational longevity.
Induced Earthquakes Rise with Oil and Gas Production
Since 2014, Oklahoma has experienced one to two low-magnitude earthquakes per day, up from one to two per year before 2009.
60 British High Rises Fail Fire Test
A combustibility testing program for ACM cladding is underway with up to 100 samples a day being tested.
Imagination Run Wild: The Hyperloop Hotel
This year’s winner of the Radical Innovation Award's student prize, the hyperloop hotel, is truly radical in every sense of the word.
A "Catalog" Of New York City Noises Being Built to Help Fight Noise Pollution
Dubbed one of the loudest cities in the world, New York City is participating in an experiment to both reduce the volume and address the issue of noise pollution using machine learning technology.
Russian Scientists Develop Energy Absorbing Container
Scientists at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Computer-Aided Engineering Centre of Excellence (CompMechLab®) collaborated with LLC ‘Special and Medical Equipment’ to create the protective container that has energy absorption characteristics.
Six Things You Should Know About Syntactic Foam: A Primer
Here are six things that you should know about syntactic foam - and why it should be on your list of materials for your next design project.
Printing of World's First 3-D Printed Concrete Bridge Begins
The BAM Infra construction company begins to print the world’s first 3-D printed (both reinforced and pre-stressed) concrete bridge this week that will eventually be constructed on a new section of a ring road that circles the village of Gemert.
Video: Car Manufacturing is Starting to Utilize 3-D Printing
Ultimaker has announced that Volkswagen Autoeuropa is using its solutions to quickly and cost effectively produce tools that aid in the manufacturing of Volkawagen cars.
Overwhelming Rat Population Connected to Lack of Research in Urban Settings
In order to fight the worldwide rat population, researchers believe the battle starts with access to urban properties.