Engineering

Vegetable Oil Improves Adhesion, Making Plastic Fibers Superstrong

According to a report from Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), researchers have discovered that a solution of 10% polyethylene, the world’s most common plastic, and 90% vegetable oil yields stronger plastic fibers than currently available.…

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Paris Summit Fueling Unprecedented Multibillion-Dollar Clean Energy Investments

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Commission Pushing Clean Energy Bill Gates, 28 deep-pocketed private investors, and a number of governments are contributing billions of dollars to new global fast-track early-stage capital funds to overcome the steep…

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Automotive Manufacturer Teams with Non-Profit to Help Homeless

Manufacturer Johnson Controls Automotive Seating has teamed up with Detroit’s The Empowerment Plan to help train homeless women to efficiently and cost effectively manufacture coats that transform into sleeping bags for use by the homeless…

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New “Digital Asia Hub” Promoting Good Life in Asia’s Digital 21st Century

Asia has been, and will continue to be, a key growth engine of the world economy for decades and centuries to come. As in much of the rest of the world, Asia is fully embracing…

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FAA: Drone Owners Must Register by February 19th or Face Stiff Penalties

The FAA has announced that drone owners with devices between 0.55 pounds and 50 pounds are required to register by February 19th, 2016 or face stiff penalties if they get caught flying them. Civil penalties…

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Food Poisoning & the Microbiological Safety and Quality of Food

As the recent outbreak of food poisoning at Chipotle Mexican Grill shows, even the most commercially successful restaurants are vulnerable to food safety issues. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is charged with protecting…

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Send in Your Application to NASA’s Astronaut Program Today

NASA is accepting applications for its astronaut program for the first time since 2011. You can apply online here, where applications will be accepted through February 18th. Obviously, if you just barely fought your way…

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Dubai Artificial Grass Has Zero Maintenance, Looks Better Than the Real Thing

As they say, necessity is the Mother of Invention. In many parts of the world, natural grass grows prolifically and people spend tens to hundreds of hours and hundreds to thousands of dollars a year…

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Three-Year $7 Million Shell Ocean Discovery XPrize Competition About to Begin

A while back, I wrote about Google’s Lunar XPrize competition designed to encourage teams to compete in developing new technologies for moon exploration. Now, the XPrize Foundation is back with another global competition, this time…

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Heavily Contested Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS)

The US has been adjusting its fuel economy standards over the decades, slowly increasing the minimum standards for miles per gallon (mpg). Legislating higher efficiency standards helps reduce the amount of gas consumed and the…

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Engineering

Vegetable Oil Improves Adhesion, Making Plastic Fibers Superstrong

Paris Summit Fueling Unprecedented Multibillion-Dollar Clean Energy Investments

Automotive Manufacturer Teams with Non-Profit to Help Homeless

New “Digital Asia Hub” Promoting Good Life in Asia’s Digital 21st Century

FAA: Drone Owners Must Register by February 19th or Face Stiff Penalties

Food Poisoning & the Microbiological Safety and Quality of Food

Send in Your Application to NASA’s Astronaut Program Today

Dubai Artificial Grass Has Zero Maintenance, Looks Better Than the Real Thing

Three-Year $7 Million Shell Ocean Discovery XPrize Competition About to Begin

Heavily Contested Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS)

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