Chevron announces root cause of Bishop Well incident

Chevron Corp., Houston, Texas, has completed a root cause analysis of the Bishop well incident that happened near Galeton, Colorado, in April, saying equipment assembly errors and inadequate fluid barriers contributed to the blowout.

Accelerating materials design with high-throughput experiments and data science

Advances in machine learning and computational modeling are transforming materials design by allowing researchers to predict and discover new materials more efficiently than traditional methods. At the forefront of this innovation is Professor Toshiaki Taniike of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), who leads the Laboratory on Materials Informatics. His team integrates […]

Scientists give robots a sense of touch with fabric that mimics human skin

Robots often struggle with tasks requiring a delicate sense of touch, such as grasping objects without dropping or crushing them, despite advancements in sensors and cameras. A team at the University at Buffalo (UB) is developing a new electronic textile (E-textile) that mimics the way human nerves detect pressure and slippage during gripping. This cost-effective […]