Delta plane engine fails, forces emergency landing
Authorities say a Delta plane’s engine failed in mid-air over Florida, forcing the flight to make an emergency landing.
Will Southwest-AirTran merger turn OIA into global air hub?
Orlando International Airport has long wanted to be an international gateway for travel to and from Europe, Asia and Latin America.
St. Cloud Technical & Community College rushes to fill driver gap
Jake Barber of St. Joseph had been in the carpentry business for decades. But when the housing market took a turn for the worse, he was forced to make a change.
Four-axle walking beam suspension
The RWB-QUAD series of four-axle, walking beam suspensions is available in 120,000-pound and 200,000-pound capacities using 5 and 5 ¾-in. axles. Axle spacing is available in 50 and 56 in., and beam spacing can be customized.
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Coast Guard: No Damage Caused By Freighter Crash
The U.S. Coast Guard says a bulk freighter that ran aground on a manmade island in the waters off Long Beach did no damage to the environment and is now safely anchored in a moorage area.
Weekend Op-Ed: Why My Jeep Wrangler Is Greener Than Your Hybrid
The canoe is for aerodynamics
With fuel efficiency now a primary concern for automakers world wide, I’d like to gently remind my audience that your new hybrid takes a lot of energy and resources to build. That’s why used cars are almost always gree…
AIST developing lithium-copper air fuel cell
Researchers at Japan’s AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) report the development of a new type of lithium-copper air fuel cell using a hybrid electrolyte (organic electrolyte/solid electrolyte/aqueous electro…
Report: Toyota to bring Home EV chargers to market in 2012; expects to sell 50K PHEVs worldwide that year
The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. will start selling home battery chargers for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2012. Group firms Toyota Home and Toyota Industries Corp. will jointly develop the charger and will market it under the Toyo…
Study of emissions from CNG- and gasoline-fueled autorickshaws suggests measurements and data, not assumptions, should drive policy
Fuel-based particulate matter emission factors (A: PM2.5 mass, B: organic carbon fraction (OC/PM), C: elemental carbon fraction
(EC/PM)), global warming commitment (D: GWC-Kyoto, E: GWC-All), and F: fuel consumption. Credit: ACS, Reynolds et al. Cl…
Burning odor diverts Ireland-bound plane to Boston
A New Jersey flight bound for Ireland has been diverted to Boston after a burning odor was detected onboard.