Wastewater Plant Automation: Maximum Efficiency and Strong ROI

Key infrastructure around the world, in water and wastewater systems, for example, are aging, and significant infrastructure investment will be required to maintain and improve water supply efficiency. While the media is generally focused on…

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Flexible, Decorative, Recyclable Solar Panels Harvest Energy From Interior Lighting

Scientists at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd have developed and utilized a method of printing both decorative graphics and functional components onto flexible organic solar panels. This innovative process allows collection of energy…

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NSF Grants Fund Studies to Explore Mysterious Properties of Glass

Despite all that we know about the properties of the materials we call glass, there is so much more that is still a mystery. When we think of the physical properties of glass it calls…

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Japan Railways Automated Ticket Gates Named IEEE Milestone

If you’ve ever been to Japan, you know that Japanese subway and train automated ticket gates are the best in the world, putting most others to shame. Turn styles and gates in Boston make you feel…

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Scientists Prove Einstein Wrong, Break the Speed of Light

Nothing can travel faster than light. Light travels at a speed of 186,252 miles a second. If we could travel at this speed, we could go around the earth 7.5 times in a second. In…

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Challenges of Managing Huge Engineering Projects

The Dynamics of Mega & Giga Projects The photo above is of the Sondo Business District “Smart City” in South Korea being built at a cost of $40 billion and scheduled for completion this year.…

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myType: A Durable, Pocket-Sized Keyboard For Your Mobile Device

KEY FEATURES The foldable and highly portable myType Keyboard wirelessly pairs with your devices via Bluetooth so you can type quickly and ergonomically on a full-size keyboard, even on the go. Hand-selected from the coolest…

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Booming U.S. Solar Industry is Creating Jobs 20 Times Faster Than the Overall Economy

Last year, one out of every 78 new jobs created in the U.S. was related to the solar industry. There were more than 31,000 new solar-related jobs, bringing the total to almost 174,000. As per…

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Tesla’s Battery Swap Plan Needs Less Than 3 Minutes for a Full Recharge

At an event in Los Angeles last year, Tesla showed that it can swap the battery pack in a Model S sedan faster than it takes to fill a gas tank. Tesla is now ready…

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Heating & Cooling Buildings With High-Tech Inflector Windows

More than 70% of all electricity consumed in the United States and more than 30% of carbon emissions come from efforts to warm people in the winter and cool them in the summer. Both jobs…

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