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With an eye on cost, NFPA revises school door lock standard
The newly issued amendment will allow existing school doors to be retrofitted with secondary hardware, which might include items such as a thumb-turn lock.
A 'Bridge' to Master's Engineering Programs
A novel distance-learning program run by the NYU Tandon School of Engineering is designed to provide those with college degrees—but little background in science or engineering—with the tools they need to apply for master’s programs.
5 cybersecurity resources for small manufacturers
Attacks can affect production and compromise data integrity. NIST estimates that the median cost of a data breach is around $60,000, a potentially significant sum for small manufacturers in competitive markets.
Engineering co-ops versus internships: Some key benefits for students and employers to consider
Co-ops and internships both help engineering students acquire practical work experience before graduation. Students should understand the differences when deciding which to apply for and accept.
Here's how school buses could support the power grid
Plans call for the electric school buses to serve as a grid resource by creating additional energy storage to support distributed renewables such as solar and wind.
JV wins $800 million light rail project
The base scope includes design and construction for the first nine-mile segment, including freight track relocation, installation of the light rail track system, new light rail stations and improvements at 40 grade crossings.
This utility is installing thousands of electric vehicle chargers
The utility's new program will build chargers for local businesses and public agencies looking to transition to electric transportation. The program will be implemented over five years.
New science-education subscription service for kids
The monthly service, MEL Kids, visually translates difficult-to-understand science concepts through hands-on experiments, an accompanying illustrated comic book and a lesson delivered via augmented reality app.
Check out this interactive periodic table, courtesy of Idaho National Labs
Publication comes 150 years after Russian chemistry professor Dmitri Mendeleev and German chemist Julius Lothar Meyer independently published their periodic tables in 1869 and 1870.
Study: Workers prefer robots take their jobs, rather than other people
The team found that people compare themselves to machines less than they compare themselves to other humans
Researchers develop new thin-film material for color-changing road signs
A collaboration between researchers from Fudan University in China and the University at Buffalo in New York has resulted in the development of a new thin-film material that reflects light in such a way that would call attention to important traffic signs at night.
Researchers attempting to create AI-driven companions for the elderly
Scientists from the University of Alberta, Canada, are attempting to develop chatbots capable of expressing and responding to emotions during conversations with the ultimate goal of one day developing artificial intelligence (AI) companions for the elderly.
Study: Wearable sensors could prevent stillborn births
Using the same commercial, orientation-detection sensors as those in smartphones, the device records heartbeat vibrations emitting from the mother’s abdomen.
Wearable pet devices threaten family privacy
Designed to track a dog’s location, health data and activity, among other details, the research team warns that the data is also being used to create owner profiles.
In conversation: A framework for addressing technology's ethical challenges
Our communities and the world face unprecedented challenges in scaling technologies in an ethical and beneficial way. As one observer noted half a century ago, “technological progress requires ethical progress or we risk the destruction of society.”
VW engineering scandal tarnished other German automakers
The scandal tarnished other German auto manufacturers through their association with Volkswagen, consistent with the notion of a collective reputation.
Zygo's newest ZeGage non-contact, 3D optical profilers
The company said that the two new models, ZeGage Pro and ZeGage Pro HR, offer up to two times the improvement in data points, a 50% larger maximum field of view and increased measurement speed with simplified setup when compared to previous generations.
Computer-aided software automatically generates knitting patterns, creates garments
The software users input their chosen designs, color and dimensions and those instructions are sent by computer to a knitting machine, which produces the article.
Control roundworm? Clean water may be key, research says
The study examined the effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing and nutritional interventions on rates of intestinal worm and Giardia infections in Kenya.
In conversation: A framework for assessing new technology
Technology thought leader Massoud Amin, DSc, discusses how our current era of technology is similar to, and different from, previous eras, and if advancements like AI and robotics change the basic human/machine relationship.