Saab Seaeye has shown that underwater e-Robotic vehicles can deepwater dock at remote sub-resident resident docking stations for data transfer, assignment instructions and battery charging. This breakthrough is significant for both the offshore energy industry and ocean science who have been watching developments in residency technologies for the substantial operational and financial benefits possible from […]
[CDATA[To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), proclaimed by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948, this year the Committee on Human Rights (CHR) will be sharing stories of scientists, engineers, and health professionals who have used their expertise to promote and protect human rights.]]
KLPE, an affiliate of United Chemical Company (UCC), initiated Kazakhstan’s first world-scale GSU project supplying feedstock to the polyethylene plant in Atyrau Region with a total capacity of 1,250 ktpa, which is executed in the framework on a joint development agreement between UCC and Borealis. ILF Consulting Engineers (ILF) has been awarded with project management […]
In the final days of 2018 a 100-megawatt solar thermal generating station capable of running around-the-clock, 365-days-a-year connected to the Northwest China regional power grid. It was a race against time to commission the plant in temperatures as low as -20 celsius—and one that plant designer and builder Beijing Shouhang Resources Saving Co could not […]
Susan R. Wessler, distinguished professor of genetics and Neil and Rochelle Campbell Presidential Chair for Innovation in Science Education, University of California, Riverside, has been re-elected as home secretary for the National Academy of Sciences. Wessler will continue to be responsible for the membership activities of the Academy during her third four-year term. In addition, […]
Angus 3D has produced its first pieces using a Markforged Metal-X metal printer. The Metal-X uses Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) technology – where metal powders are encased in plastic binders and then melted off to create designs previously impossible to manufacture and with unprecedented levels of detail as well as faster and at a fraction […]
This blog post is about a coauthor of the IEEE Spectrum feature article: “A Smart Stethoscope Puts AI in Medics’ Ears.” The invention that made James E. West famous came out of his conviction that he could make things better. West was born into a world in dire need of improvement. He grew up during […]
In a move to get airborne vehicles off the ground in Japan, the government last August established the Public-Private Conference for Future Air Mobility. The group is made up of two government agencies, several universities, and 22 private companies and institutes, including NEC Corp, Japan Airlines, Subaru, Uber Japan, and Boeing Japan. Then, on 20 December, […]
NAS President and Colleagues Call for Creation of Research Policy BoardIn a Nature commentary published today, National Academy of Sciences President Marcia K. McNutt and several colleagues make the case for the creation of a U.S. advisory board for research integrity and quality. The proposed research policy board would be “a central resource to which institutional leaders and […]
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