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Global Warming Responsible for Losses in Wine Industry?
Working in conditions of up to 36 degrees Celsius, productivity of grape pickers in the wine industry is affected by higher temperatures, as the heat impacts their metabolic and cardiovascular systems, lowering their output.
Contracts Let for UK High-Speed Rail Project
The $8.63 billion Phase One is due for completion in 2026. Work extending the line should be completed by 2027.
Making Polycarbonates from Lemon
Because many everyday products are produced using polycarbonates (for instance, airplane windows and phone cases), several million tons of polycarbonate are created globally each year. Wanting to cut down on the amount of BPA used in the production of polycarbonates, researchers discovered a substitute.
Meet HARI, Denizen of the Digital Supply Chain
Bristlecone has launched a new “monitor bot” that allows supply chain teams to tour and engage with factories and facilities remotely.
Hudson River Rail Tunnel Moves Forward with EIS Report
The federal rail agency states that the preferred plan includes two new rail tubes in a single tunnel beneath the Hudson River.
Controllable Single-Use Diaphragm Valve for Pharma
The valves comply with all requirements for pharmaceutical processes and are also intended for use in research centers and labs.
Governments, Schools Not Communicating Most Effective Steps To Combat Climate Change
The study from Lund University (which consulted 39 peer-reviewed papers, carbon calculators and government reports to arrive at their conclusion) details the four actions that would significantly reduce an individual’s carbon footprint: having fewer children, cutting air travel, getting rid of personal cars and maintaining a plant-based diet.
Identifying Trees Through Chemical Fingerprints
In an effort to combat the illegal harvesting of trees from protected areas, scientists from Oregon USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Station have come up with a way to determine where a piece of wood originated by unearthing the piece of wood’s unique chemical structure.
Nuclear to Coal to Hydrogen: Sheldon Station Blazes a Trail
Engineers advance plans to convert a 125 MW power plant from coal to hydrogen. Doing so would make the plant the largest hydrogen-fueled electric power station in the U.S.
Oil Spills Impact on "Food Webs"
While it is commonly understood that oil spills negatively impact species and habitats, recent research has been delving into how far reaching that impact truly is.
A Chemical Solution to Defrosting Winter Windshields
In search of a faster way to defrost his car windshield on a cold winter morning, Jonathan Boreyko, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, created a simple recipe for speeding up the process by 10 times.
6.7 Kilometer Underground Tunnel Completed Between Hong Kong and Zhuhai
An underground tunnel section of “the long-awaited” Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) was completed on Friday.
Coal-Fired Plants Largest Contributors of Pollution in Europe
Researchers found that 14 plants in Britain alone were responsible for the largest releases of air and water pollution followed by Germany (with seven plants) and France and Poland (with five plants each).
Concrete: Both a Cause of and a Solution for Air Pollution?
Linked to roughly seven million premature deaths around the world, poor air quality is caused by a number of factors, with sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants being one of the most common causes of air pollution. Another large sulfur dioxide emission producer, oddly enough: cement kilns.
Butterfly Valve for Long-Distance Water Transport
Applications include systems for water transport, water treatment or in large industrial cooling circuits.
Repurposing Shells
Researchers from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences are investigating different uses for the 7 million tonnes of mollusk shell waste discarded by the seafood industry each year.
As Sea Levels Rise, Roman Concrete May Offer Lessons
Seawater filtering through the Roman-era concrete leads to the growth of interlocking minerals that lend the concrete added cohesion and endurance that often exceeds what Portland cement offers.
Watch: Shell's Monster Vessel for LNG Production
The Prelude FLNG facility is 488 meters long and 74 meters wide, making it one of the largest offshore floating facilities ever built.
Researchers Developing Concrete Wood for Construction
Combining wood and concrete in the construction of buildings is nothing new. What is new, according to Swiss researchers, is the approach to combining wood and concrete to create a load-bearing concrete consisting of mostly wood.
Advanced Elastomers Solve Old Sealing Problems, Prevent New Ones
While elastomers used for O-rings, seals and gaskets don’t seem like a major point of design concern, selection of their material is critical to reliable semiconductor processing due to issues of plasma-induced erosion, UV/ozone exposure and electrostatic discharge.