Inventor Focus: Reducing Asphalt Industry’s Carbon Footprint

Jim Stevens has 15 patents related to asphalt (aka bitumen) chemistry and physical properties under the name Green PAHs or Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon Suppressant. Stevens is a “rheologist,” studying the flow of matter in liquid…

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Watching a CD Explode at 170,000 FPS is Both Fascinating and Oddly Satisfying

The Slow Mo Guys have done it again, as it relates to creating quite a stir on the internet. This time, they simply strapped a compact disk to a vacuum cleaner motor and spun it…

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Amazon Looking to Expand Robot Fleet, Holding Competition For Shelf-Picking Bots

Amazon has been utilizing Kiva robots for years in the company’s warehouses, small, efficient, roomba-like bots that scurry around and fulfill orders. Now, the retail giant is looking for a robot capable of stocking shelves,…

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Ice Pigging: The Innovative, Highly Effective, and Low Risk Pipeline Cleaning Technology

Ice Pigging is a cost-effective method of cleaning pipes using an ice water slurry. The method has been widely adopted by the global water industry and is also gaining the interest of other industries, in…

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The Cloth Seats in New Ford F-150’s Are Made From Recycled Bottles

Ford has been using a sewable fabric known as “Repreve yarn” in the company’s vehicles since 2012, which is basically just recycled water bottles smashed and stretched into a usable material by a company called…

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Oil & Gas Industries Adjusting to Price Plunge

Much of the oil and gas that companies around the world are currently drilling for was created more than 500 million years ago, so keeping it in the ground a year or even a decade…

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Biomechanical Simulation More Lifelike Than Ever

Recently, researchers have been studying how the use of smartphones, tablets, and other devices is affecting joints and muscles. For some people, believe it or not, usage leads to physical pain and psychological stress. But…

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Ford’s New Intelligent Speed Limiter Technology Obeys the Speed Limit For You!

Self-driving cars are still a few years away from making their debut on public roads, but cars are already beginning to receive new technologies to make the transition as seamless as possible. For example, Ford…

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Crank It Up! George Mason Students Designed Device That Puts Out Fires With Sound Waves

George Mason University’s Seth Robertson and Viet Tran have designed a device capable of extinguishing fires with sound waves! Who knew cranking up dubstep and waiting for the drop could actually be used for something…

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14 Year-Olds in France Can Drive This Little Car, The Twizy, Thanks to New Legislation

When I was 14, I carpooled with all my friends in order to get to our baseball and basketball games. Nothing too exciting, as a parent would always drive. My how times have changed, especially…

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