Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FAA Investigates Minneapolis Outage as Ten-State Disruptions Outlast System Restoration Thomas CaldwellAugust 21, 2026August 21, 20260 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a temporary outage at a Minneapolis-area air traffic control facility that led to ground…
Mechanical Design & Robotics UC San Diego’s $22.9 Million Clot-Removal Robot Grows From Its Tip Jonathan BarrettAugust 21, 2026August 21, 20260 The proposed clot-removal robot does not move through an artery by pushing a catheter’s full length forward from outside the…
Automotive Engineering UL Tests Find Similar Fire Output, but EV Packs Obstruct Cooling Access Robert McKinneyAugust 21, 2026August 21, 20260 Electric vehicles and conventional vehicles produced broadly similar fire output in full-scale UL testing, but the comparison changed once crews…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics California Energy Commission Approves 2029 Tire Rules Amid Price, Choice Concerns Thomas CaldwellAugust 21, 2026August 21, 20260 California has approved a measurable reduction in the energy lost through replacement tires, but the cost of achieving it remains…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Heads Below Operating Floor at 243 Million Barrels Thomas CaldwellAugust 21, 2026August 21, 20260 The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve can still contain hundreds of millions of barrels and yet become less effective as an…