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'Muscle Robots'

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'Muscle Robots'

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Hitachi-GE testing variety of simply structured, radiation-resistant equipment The Unit 1 reactor building at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant of ...

Technology Nuclear Energy Disasters & Risks Losses & Claims Security Transportation Sustainable Logistics Equipment Mode of Transport Security Sustainability Technologies

New Tool to Help the Textile Industry Reduce Water Consumption

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New Tool to Help the Textile Industry Reduce Water Consumption

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DNV GL and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have launched a new tool to help the textile industry manage water consumption in a ...

Technology Resource Management Water Footprint Technology Water Footprint Research Sustainability Water Management Consumption Water Resource Management Water & Wastewater Textile

Flint ​Water Situation ​Slowly ​Improving

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Flint ​Water Situation ​Slowly ​Improving

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The situation in Flint is still difficult. Today, residents still use lead filters and bottled water for safety, and still paying bills for water that they ...

Government Drinking Water Security Decontamination Contaminant Removal Integrated Urban Water Management Water Supply Drinking Water Managment Drinking Water Urban Water Infrastructure Lead Reduction Pipes and Pipelines

Case Study Suggests New Approach to Urban Water Supply

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Case Study Suggests New Approach to Urban Water Supply

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An MIT-based research team has evaluated potential problems regarding uncertain access to water in urban areas, and, based on a case study in Australia, ...

Academic Resource Management Technology Integrated Urban Water Management Sustainable Water Resource Management Natural Resource Management Urban Water Water Resource Management Urban Water Infrastructure Urban Design

Maps Show How Water Can Be a Precious Lifeline—or a Deadly Weapon

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Maps Show How Water Can Be a Precious Lifeline—or a Deadly Weapon

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A new atlas by "guerrilla cartographers" explores the importance of water in everything from ancient mythology to modern warfare.  In the recent conflicts in ...

Academic Water Resource Management Water Cooperation & Conflict Water Resource Mapping Sustainable Water Resource Management Transboundary Water Resources Management Water Resources Management Water Resources Management

Top Smart Water Meters

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Top Smart Water Meters

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Smart meters can save you a lot of money, prevent you from paying for water leaks or even stop the water supply if the water leak is detected.   Here is a ...

Technology Smart Meters Metering Infrastructure Leakage Reduction Meters Measurement Water Resource Management Water Loss Control Metering Technologies Mobile Apps Smart Metering (AMI)

Peru Water Catchers

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Peru Water Catchers

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Abel Cruz Gutiérrez, president of the "Peruvians Without Water" association, uses an ingenious system of "fog catchers" to make water accessible to residents ...

Technology Drinking Water Security Resource Management Water Access Water Resource Management Water Supply Integrated Water Management Access Water Supply Water Resource Management Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

Online Hydraulic Design and Calculations

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Online Hydraulic Design and Calculations

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Some years ago, I created a website for performing some calculation that I used quite often. Try it out! Over the years I’ve been including new equations, ...

Technology River Engineering Civil Engineering Hydraulic Engineering Engineering & Services