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When Machines Meet Markets, Sparks Can Fly
Xcel Energy's Sherco Generating Station. Credit: WikiCommonsWatch: Tokamak Prototype Heats Up to 15 Million Degrees Celsius
The ST40 reactor used in the latest test is the third machine in a five-stage plan to achieve clean fusion energy. Source: Tokamak EnergyFuture of Fuel: Pulling It from the Air
Rendering of Carbon Engineering's proposed air contactor design. This would be one of several units that would collectively carbon one million tons of carbon per year. Source: Carbon Engineering.Nuclear Battery Prototype Packs High Power Density
Nuclear battery design. Credit: V. Bormashov et al./Diamond and Related Materials
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Solar-Thermal Water Desal Projects Win DOE Money
The projects will focus on reducing the cost of solar-thermal desalination and helping the technology reach areas that are not connected to the electric grid.
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A New Material for Splitting Water and Storing Solar Energy
Halide double perovskites are deemed promising photocatalytic materials since they absorb visible light better than titanium dioxide.
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U.S. Could Lead World Oil Production by Early 2019
A new report says that U.S. natural gas production could grow by 60 percent over the next 20 years, and the country could take over as the world's largest oil producer by early 2019.
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Nuclear Energy Plants Likely to Remain Challenged, Penn State Researcher Says
Low power prices are expected to continue for years to come because energy use has leveled off and efficient, natural gas-fired power plants have recently come online.
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Vestas Books Wind Turbine Orders
The wind turbine maker will provide a total of 630 MW of generating capacity for projects in Colorado and Australia.
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Plant Gene Shortcut Could be the Key to Producing Effective Biofuels
Researchers from the Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI) have found that an amino acid-producing enzyme has another use: producing biofuels.
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Carbon Intensities Decline for U.S. Industrial and Electric Power Sectors
The transportation sector produced the most, and industrial sector the least, carbon dioxide/unit of primary energy consumed in 2016.
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Aerospace and Defense Aerospace and Defense
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Plan a Virtual Trip Beyond Our Solar System with NASA
Sometimes even the most seasoned traveler needs a little help in planning vacation logistics. There are over 3,700 planets in our galaxy. Why limit expeditions to just Earth?
Automotive Automotive
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Watch: Sweden's Electrified Road Charges Electric Vehicles on the Go
As part of its drive toward carbon neutrality in 2050, the Swedish Transport Administration just opened a 2-km (1.2-mile) stretch of electrified road near Stockholm.
Building and Construction Building and Construction
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People Mover for LAX Moves Forward as Financing Is Announced
Fluor is the managing partner of the design-build joint venture team, which includes Balfour Beatty, Dragados and Flatiron. The 2.25-mile-long people mover could open in 2023.
Consumer Consumer
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People Mover for LAX Moves Forward as Financing Is Announced
Fluor is the managing partner of the design-build joint venture team, which includes Balfour Beatty, Dragados and Flatiron. The 2.25-mile-long people mover could open in 2023.
Electronics Electronics
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Cyber Defense Tool Is an Early Warning System for Grid Attacks
The tool uses micro phasor measurement units to collect information about the physical state of the power distribution grid to detect even the most subtle of intrusions.
Environmental, Health and Safety Environmental, Health and Safety
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Video: Antarctic Ice Loss Tripled Since 2012
Since 2012, the amount of ice loss per year has tripled to 241.4 billion tons (219 billion metric tons).
Food and Beverage Food and Beverage
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How Industrial Gases Help Keep Food Fresh
Food-grade industrial gases are an effective and natural alternative that can be used to extend product shelf-life and reduce waste while the market shifts away from preservative-laden foods like processed meat and dairy products.
Life Sciences Life Sciences
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Fluid Lensing Generates Clear Underwater Images Through Ocean Waves
The technique removes optical distortions like caustic focusing and refractive lensing to provide a clear view of submerged objects from above the rippling water surface.
Maritime Maritime
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7 Types of Mechanical Engineering Degrees
In this first article in our series on engineering degrees, we focus on the many types of mechanical engineering.
Materials and Chemicals Materials and Chemicals
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Opening Polymer-forming Technologies to Glass
Scientists have developed a new technique for industrial glass processing. By employing a simple structuring technology to treat quartz glass like a polymer, the method overcomes a longstanding challenge to maximize both quality and efficiency.
Supply Chain Supply Chain
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When Machines Meet Markets, Sparks Can Fly
State and federal agencies have long fiddled with energy markets to achieve a broad range of goals. As a result, power plants are as much a part of public policy as precision pieces of engineering.