Scientists control superconductivity using spin currents
A group of researchers from Korea and the United States have been working on a project designed to control superconductivity of regions within an iron-based superconductor. These superconductors have the […]
Game over for Hydrogen fuel cells? Not really — but an explosion in Norway halts sales of hydrogen fuel cell cars locally
Toyota and Hyundai both halted sales of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Norway after an explosion at a Hydrogen fuel station. Norway, which has a more advanced infrastructure in terms […]
Aerogel, 99.8 percent air — a solid so light it challenges design engineers to find an application
Aerogel was such a breakthrough — literally, almost as light as air, yet a solid — that it challenges designers to engineer a problem for its solution. Years after its […]
A supersonic jet with no front window? NASA’s X-59 uses a 4K monitor instead.
The much anticipated X-59 QueSST Supersonic jet, co-developed by Lockheed Martin and NASA — which promises “quiet” supersonic — may make pilots think they are flying a simulator. Due to […]
Terraton Initiative: “Carbon Negative”: an innovative solution could remove 1 trillion tons of carbon dioxide from atmosphere
With carbon dioxide levels at the highest level in history — 415 parts per million — it’s too late to think small in terms of Environmental engineering. Conservation alone may […]
Entire airframe of this V-shaped flying wing houses passengers and cargo resulting in 20 percent fuel savings
This fall, a prototype of a new concept, in passenger or cargo jets may lead to substantial fuel savings — expected to be at least 20 percent, and emissions by […]
Engineering positions: what’s in demand, what does it pay, what do you need to qualify? Top seven engineering positions
Electrical Engineering is one of the top choices of students considering careers — even though Petroleum Engineer tops the base salary list. [See below for informaiton on the top 7 […]
Clean freight: with over 10 per cent of emissions coming from “goods moving” the push is on for greener trucking
Greenhouse gas emissions have been on the rise, and approximately ten per cent of Canada’s emissions stem from freight. Though there are plenty of ideas for reducing these emissions, critics […]
Electro Water Separation (EWS) or Electro Coagulation: Treatment system uses electricity to clean contaminated water
Technology for cleaning contaminated water is increasingly being adopted by oil companies and well operators as a pay-by-the-gallon water-cleaning service. OriginOil’s electro water separation (EWS) technology, described as a high-speed, […]
Civil Engineering Design: What it Takes to Engineer the World’s Longest Tunnels
The world’s longest underwater tunnel is the Channel Tunnel, running 50 km under salt water. It is also the second-longest railway tunnel in the world. Yet, this underwater triumph is […]
New oil extraction methods such as swept acoustic wave promise to increase yield
Typically, companies only manage to extract a third of the oil from a given field using current technologies. A promising new extraction method, developed by veteran Russian engineer Alex Barak and […]
Hypersonic travel may become practical with new heat-resistant ceramic carbide material
The missing “technology” in the dream of hypersonic air travel is a light-weight but heat-resistant material that can tolerate the superheating of travelling more than five times the speed of […]
