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Calculate hydraulic oil viscosity at different pressures with online app
Select the oil being used, along with the system temperature and pressure, hit the submit button and the viscosity is displayed.
UPS drone delivery service wins FAA approval
The operator delivers healthcare supplies around a major hospital campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. Flights to date have focused on blood delivery as well as other medical samples for lab work.
2019 Pulse of Engineering Survey: Retirements, resource constraints and millennials rising
IEEE GlobalSpec’s fifth annual Pulse of Engineering survey asked nearly 2,000 respondents, drawn from both Engineering360 and IEEE Spectrum subscribers, to paint a picture of the engineering profession in 2019.
Renewable energy developer buys a natural gas pipeline
The deal is valued at roughly $1.37 billion, including around $90 million in future capital contributions through 2022, which are related to an expansion opportunity at the existing pipeline.
These nuclear energy utilities will explore hydrogen production
The Department of Energy-based project aims to enable the production of commodities such as hydrogen in addition to electricity from commercial nuclear power plants.
Louisiana plans for a future in which the entire state is a flood risk
The state said that risks will continue to escalate in a warming world, where the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones and severe thunderstorms are anticipated to increase.
Solar energy could power this growing steel rolling mill
Lightsource BP will finance, build, own and operate the Bighorn Solar project and sell the electricity it generates to Xcel Energy under a long-term power purchase agreement.
Fluor plans business unit sale in bid to generate $1 billion
The company said that the divestitures are intended to improve its financial stability and allow the remaining businesses to refocus on engineering, construction and maintenance services.
3 supply chain management theories to know
A bit of insight into a few of the most important theoretical frameworks can go a long way toward establishing supply chain best practices and putting organizations on the path to success.
Watch: Water innovation hub wins $100 million funding award
The Hub is intended to focus on early-stage research and development for energy-efficient and cost-competitive desalination technologies and for treating nontraditional water sources.
EIA projects 50% rise in world energy use by 2050, led by Asia
Most of the growth is focused in regions where strong economic growth is driving demand, particularly in Asia.
Amazon orders 100,000 electric vehicles from this Michigan startup
The first vans could be in service in 2021, with prototypes arriving perhaps as soon as 2020. The full deployment is expected by 2024.
In conversation: A framework for designing for disruptive technologies
In this final part of our discussion series, Massoud Amin addresses engineering design innovation in a time of rapid technological change.
EOG will supply natural gas to LNG export facility
EOG will sell natural gas to Cheniere for 15 years beginning in early 2020. It will begin by supplying 140,000 MMBtu per day and increasing the amount to 440,000 MMBtu per day.
How to turn supply chain analytics into actionable insights
Supply chain analytics can be both a blessing and a curse. The sheer amount of available data is overwhelming; the task of organizing and understanding it may seem daunting.
Coal-to-liquids plant gets an environmental green light
West Virginia's Department of Environmental Protection issued the permit for domestic synthetic fuels.
New device improves consistency in powder flow
A Bluetooth-controlled device placed inside the processing bin directly transfers vibration energy to the powder and monitors temperature, humidity and pressure to gauge product quality.
Here's why wind energy development is likely to peak in 2020
The phase out of the federal Production Tax Credit beginning in 2021 has developers rushing to complete projects in 2020.
Does the US have gas? You bet!
The assessment includes 3,218 Tcf of gas potentially recoverable from “traditional” reservoirs and 157 Tcf in coalbed gas reservoirs.
New report suggests that 3D printing, AI could hasten the creation of WMDs
A multi-institutional research group led by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey is suggesting in a new report that advances in 3D printing and artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially pave the way for individuals and nations to covertly develop and print on-demand weapons of mass destruction.