HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Determining If Drones Offer 'Green' Delivery Option
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Carnegie Mellon University, SRI International and the University of Colorado at Boulder set out to discover whether or not drone delivery reduced greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in the transportation industry.
Six Things You Should Know About Powder Coatings: A Primer
For more complex industrial applications, greater demands are placed on curing agents that improve the durability of epoxy resins in powder coatings.
Germany Considers Offering Free Public Transportation in Bid to Banish Air Pollution
In a dual effort to reduce traffic and meet EU air pollution targets in order to avoid steep fines, Germany is proposing to offer free public transportation.
Watch: Cotton Fabrics Repurposed as Medical, Military Aerogels
The cotton aerogels can be used to keep military water bottles cold or to stop bleeding caused by deeply penetrating wounds.
New Production Method Could Lead to Breakthroughs in Drug and Plastic Production
Chemical engineers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new production method that could revolutionize the production of plastics and pharmaceuticals.
The Civil Engineer's Love Affair with Tire Scrap
No better example of repurposing exists than what civil engineers have done with used tires.
U.S. Gets First Domestic Supply of the Most Commonly Used Medical Isotope
Recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval will ensure a domestic source of technetium-99m through the use of the RadioGenix System from NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes.
Watch: Ceramic Implant is a Hip Thing
Trials are underway at Imperial College London to assess a new ceramic hip resurfacing implant suitable for both men and women.
NASA Space Sub to 'Swim' in Titan's Oceans
The submarine is being engineered to withstand temperatures approaching -300 F and the methane-ethane seas of Saturn’s largest moon.
Pair Calls for More Research into "Indoor Chemistry"
Concerned that little is known about its impact on human health, two researchers — one from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and the other from the University of Toronto in Canada — are calling for an examination into the chemical reactions possibly occurring in homes and buildings.
Lightweight Vehicles with Steel, Not Aluminum, to Reduce GHG Emissions
New research examines the overall environmental impact of vehicle lightweighting using advanced high-strength steel compared with aluminum.
How Are Roads Made?
Road design as well as construction techniques and materials have evolved over the decades, increasing safety and durability while reducing construction and maintenance costs and environmental damage.
Study Links Air Pollution to Unethical Behavior
Reviewing data from a handful of both experimental and archival studies, researchers are citing anxiety -- which is associated with unethical behavior -- caused by levels of air pollution as a possible explanation.
Engineers Develop Titanium-strength Super Wood
The development could lead to new ways to construct buildings that are far cheaper but just as strong.
Eruptive Technology: Volcanic Ash Boosts Sustainability of Concrete
When pulverized into a fine ash, volcanic rocks can be used as a sustainable additive in concrete structures.
Lexus Developed 'Structural Blue,' A Color Unlike Any Other Manufactured Before
The blue hue is imparted by a light effect created by the texture of the liquid coating. None of the materials used in the coating are blue. There are zero blue dyes or pigments added.
Japanese Farmer Grows Banana with Edible Peel
Hoping to create a banana that was both pesticide-free and more flavorful than current offerings, Japanese farmer Setsuzo Tanaka instead created an organic banana encased in an edible peel
Climate Change Takes Aim at Golf
Experts predict that the game of golf could become a casualty in the war being waged by climate change.
Sensors That Sniff Out Disease, and More
New research with a material called MXene points the way to sensors that can pick up disease indicators in much lower traces than current devices.
Fiber Optic Sensors Dissolve in the Body
New dissolvable fiber Bragg gratings can be used as sensors in the body and are safe even if the fiber were to accidently break inside the patient.