Floating solar farms gain popularity in London & Korea


14 April, 2016
LG Electronics in collaboration with Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water) are taking solar to the seas. Okay, maybe just dams and rivers for now. The two are actively conducting research into floating solar power generation technologies. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding at the K-Water HQ in Daejon...Read More

Floating solar farms gain popularity in London & Korea


14 April, 2016
LG Electronics in collaboration with Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water) are taking solar to the seas. Okay, maybe just dams and rivers for now. The two are actively conducting research into floating solar power generation technologies. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding at the K-Water HQ in Daejon...Read More

STEM degrees high up on list of highest paying jobs for people with graduate degrees


14 April, 2016
Payscale has released their 2015/16 College Salary Report which takes a look at the highest paying graduate degrees by salary potential. The report focuses on graduates who have made it into their respective industries and reported back with the kind of money they are getting. The report factors in MBA,...Read More

Pipe design goes 3D with new software from CAD Schroer


14 April, 2016
Good news for engineers in the piping industry. CAD Schroer, a 3D plant design software company has released a software called M4 ISO  that would assist with the process. Also known for their MEDUSA4 software, the company gives mechanical engineers the ability to develop designs for practical uses in the industry....Read More

Price of lithium fluctuates due to Tesla announcements


13 April, 2016
Lithium carbonate has gone from costing US$6,000 per metric tonne to US$14,000 in the last six months. These revelations from Breitbart News, who have investigated lithium prices since Tesla erected a US$5 billion factory in the Nevada desert causing markets to speculate on shares. The recent announcement of the Tesla model...Read More

Liquefied natural gas industry saw a great 2015, faces uncertainty in 2016


13 April, 2016
2015 was a landmark year for liquefied natural gas, industry groups confirmed this week. According to the Houston Chronicle's Fuel Fix, Australia, and Indonesia are behind the rise in sales due to the shipments to Europe and the Middle East.  LNG shipments reportedly grew by 2.5 percent to 245.2 million...Read More

MIT build a fridge-sized pharmaceuticals manufacturing machine


13 April, 2016
MIT is researching new methods of how to produce medicines more efficiently in case of disease breakouts that require mass amounts of pills to be dumped and would act as a portable assembly line for creating new drugs on demand. In a new report named On-Demand continuous-flow production of pharmaceuticals in...Read More

Australian Renewable Energy Agency moves suburb in Perth over to lithium-ion batteries


13 April, 2016
Australia continues to impress with their advanced stance on energy storage and how it will be factoring into the future of energy generation. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced two solar+storage projects for residential areas in Western Australia.  According to PV-Magazine, 170,000 households have rooftop photovoltaic energy solutions...Read More

A water bottle delivering drone and robotic kangaroo are Festo’s latest additions


13 April, 2016
A robotic kangaroo that emulates actual kangaroo jumping is now being previewed at a worldwide automation company, Festo. The kangaroo isn't the only thing they are showing off. They have also just previewed a spherical, blue bottle looking bottle dispenser. The videos below speak for themselves, but Festo seems to be wanting to...Read More

University students assist Air Force with new engineered gloves


13 April, 2016
The Air Force Research Lab in the United States has asked engineering students to assist them in creating gloves that would simplify the process of abseiling (or 'fast rope') out of helicopters on ropes.  According to the NorthlandNewsCenter in the U.S., the Air Force says the gloves that already exist suffer...Read More