Engineering
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Researchers Have Vision-Correcting Computer Screens in Their Sights
What if everyone could clearly see their phone and computer screens without wearing eyeglasses or contact lenses? Researchers have developed new vision-correcting display technology that could help make this a reality.
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Small Fire at Chevron Refinery Ruled an Accident
The fire started early in the morning on July 16, and firefighters put it out in about an hour.
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Drought-Stricken California Town Struggles to Keep the Water Flowing
From heavy machinery to hand-held flour sifters, this town is pulling out all the stops to save its water.
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Anti-Fracking Activists in California Take Fight to County Ballots
Activists are hoping local residents will do what state legislators haven’t done -- shut down the controversial oil production technique known as hydraulic fracturing.
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With DARPA Support, Lawrence Lab Seeks to Develop Brain Implant to Treat Memory Loss
Misplace your car keys? Forget to buy milk at the store? For those coping with a memory-impairing disease or injury, memory loss can be debilitating. New therapeutic brain implants could help patients overcome memory deficits.
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Carbon-Tracking Satellite Will Monitor Earth’s ‘Breathing’
The data could yield a much more precise picture of how accumulating greenhouse gases will affect the planet.
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Drought Outlook: ‘Disastrous Consequences’ If 2015 Is Dry
A new report echoes some of the worst fears of a fourth straight drought year.
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Apple Jumps Into Health and Fitness Market
With a new tool for consolidating health data, such as weight and sleep patterns, the company enters a $2 billion industry.
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Robots in the Classroom: What Are They Good For?
Some educators are experimenting with using robots in the classroom to engage students and help explain abstract concepts that students often misunderstand. ...Read More
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California’s Monterey Shale: Bonanza or Bust? Nobody Really Knows
There's more than meets the eye to the reported reassessment of the state's next big oil play.
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Drought Tech: How Solar Desalination Could Help Parched Farms
While coastal communities debate the merits of desalting seawater as a drought solution, a new approach to desalination could be a boon to farmers far inland.
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Auburn Dam: The Water Project That Won’t Die
The giant dam and reservoir remains on the radar, whether or not it has a future.
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In California Drought, Desperation May Make Water Flow Uphill
A 47-mile section of the California Aqueduct, the main artery of the state's water system, could be engineered to flow backward this summer.
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Drones: The Newest Water-Saving Tool for Parched Farms
Farmers are looking to the sky for the latest water-saving tool. But will aviation authorities allow it?
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California Farmers Look to Oil Industry for Water
As water supplies tighten for California farmers, some are looking to an unlikely new source: a water recycling project in one of the state's oldest oil fields.
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How Water and Oil Mix in California
California is the third-largest oil producing state in the country. To produce oil, companies deal with massive amounts of water. They need it for hydraulic fracturing, and they produce a lot from underground.
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With Drought, New Scrutiny Over Fracking’s Water Use
The drought is putting a spotlight on water use around California, including for hydraulic fracturing. How much water does fracking use and will it increase as companies tap into the Monterey Shale, estimated to be the largest oil resource in country?
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Three Years After Disaster, Crescent City Sports a New ‘Tsunami-Resistant’ Harbor
A wave generated by Japan's monstrous Tohoku earthquake destroyed Crescent City's fishing harbor. Engineers say the new design should withstand a 50-year event.
