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What you need to know about man made diamonds
Petroleum Service Company on Jun 18 2018
They've always said diamonds are a girl's best friend, but they never specified whether or not that …
Industry
Petroleum Service Company on Jun 18 2018
They've always said diamonds are a girl's best friend, but they never specified whether or not that …
The Incredible Potential of Graphene
Petroleum Service Company on Apr 30 2018
Graphene is a material of many wonders. It offers an array of useful and diverse properties and can …
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Apr 30 2018
Graphene is a material of many wonders. It offers an array of useful and diverse properties and can …
Nanotechnology: Tooth Sensor Tracks What You Eat
Petroleum Service Company on Apr 27 2018
Health and wellness are at the forefront of many of our minds, day in and day out. A new form of nan…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Apr 27 2018
Health and wellness are at the forefront of many of our minds, day in and day out. A new form of nan…
Sealing Oil Well Leaks with Artificial Magma
Petroleum Service Company on Apr 18 2018
There are thousands of inactive oil wells across North America and throughout the world. Several wel…
Industry
Petroleum Service Company on Apr 18 2018
There are thousands of inactive oil wells across North America and throughout the world. Several wel…
The Science Behind Trailer Tails and Skirts
Petroleum Service Company on Apr 02 2018
I remember the first time I saw the odd flaps on the back of a truck driving on the highway. I thoug…
Energy
Petroleum Service Company on Apr 02 2018
I remember the first time I saw the odd flaps on the back of a truck driving on the highway. I thoug…
The Invention and Application of Safety Grooving
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 28 2018
I was running around with some friends in the rain one night when I witnessed something both horribl…
Industry
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 28 2018
I was running around with some friends in the rain one night when I witnessed something both horribl…
Steam and STEAM: How We Can Power the Next Industrial Revolution
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 12 2018
History repeats itself, they say.And they, of course, often attribute this to the mistakes we make. …
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 12 2018
History repeats itself, they say.And they, of course, often attribute this to the mistakes we make. …
The Future of Carbon Fiber is Looking Rather Green
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 19 2018
Carbon fiber, as it is, is stronger than steel while being much lighter. And while it's found in eve…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 19 2018
Carbon fiber, as it is, is stronger than steel while being much lighter. And while it's found in eve…
Dive into the Internet's Undersea Cables
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 29 2018
Today's internet connection is essentially wireless and can be used in almost any location through w…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 29 2018
Today's internet connection is essentially wireless and can be used in almost any location through w…
The Science of Time Travel: Is it Possible?
Petroleum Service Company on Nov 30 2017
Doctor Who. Back to the Future. Rip Van Winkle. Time travel has been a part of written popular c…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Nov 30 2017
Doctor Who. Back to the Future. Rip Van Winkle. Time travel has been a part of written popular c…
Is Artificial Intelligence a Threat to Industrial Environments?
Petroleum Service Company on Oct 11 2017
Artificial intelligence encompasses more than you might think.Merriam-Webster defines artificial int…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Oct 11 2017
Artificial intelligence encompasses more than you might think.Merriam-Webster defines artificial int…
Biomimicry: When Nature Inspires Technology
Petroleum Service Company on Sep 20 2017
Sometimes the best inventions just grab you and stick with you.In 1941, Swiss engineer George de Mes…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Sep 20 2017
Sometimes the best inventions just grab you and stick with you.In 1941, Swiss engineer George de Mes…
Soft-Robots Heal Themselves with Specialized Rubber
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 23 2017
Scientists derive rubbery materials naturally from trees or manufactured synthetically from petroleu…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 23 2017
Scientists derive rubbery materials naturally from trees or manufactured synthetically from petroleu…
How 'Mechanical Gears' Help These Insects Jump
Petroleum Service Company on Jun 28 2017
We're no strangers to gears. They appear in mechanisms dating back before the common era and continu…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Jun 28 2017
We're no strangers to gears. They appear in mechanisms dating back before the common era and continu…
Polyethylene Balloons Keep an Eye on Hurricanes
Petroleum Service Company on Jun 26 2017
On a day-to-day basis, it's nearly impossible to avoid coming in contact with polyethylene. The most…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Jun 26 2017
On a day-to-day basis, it's nearly impossible to avoid coming in contact with polyethylene. The most…
Could a Nylon Parachute Deliver Your Amazon Order?
Petroleum Service Company on Jun 21 2017
What do parachutist Adeline Gray and Amazon have in common? Well, you'd be surprised. 75 years ago…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Jun 21 2017
What do parachutist Adeline Gray and Amazon have in common? Well, you'd be surprised. 75 years ago…
MOSE Project in Venice Might Just Save the City of Water
Petroleum Service Company on May 21 2017
The MOSE project, which stands for MOdulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico (and translates to Experimen…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on May 21 2017
The MOSE project, which stands for MOdulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico (and translates to Experimen…
The Rise of the Autonomous Car
Petroleum Service Company on May 08 2017
We're hearing more and more about it these days: the autonomous car.Autonomous defines anything with…
Autos
Petroleum Service Company on May 08 2017
We're hearing more and more about it these days: the autonomous car.Autonomous defines anything with…
3D Printed Houses Are Becoming a Real Estate Reality
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 27 2017
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around 3D printers. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 27 2017
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around 3D printers. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought…
Yondr Phone Pouch Saves the Show
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 06 2017
I'm a big live-in-the-moment kind —of gal, and one of my biggest pet peeves is getting some assistan…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 06 2017
I'm a big live-in-the-moment kind —of gal, and one of my biggest pet peeves is getting some assistan…
America's manufacturing sector can take a few tips from the Germans
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 02 2017
A city upon a hill. A manufacturing powerhouse. An energy-efficient country; a country run on indust…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 02 2017
A city upon a hill. A manufacturing powerhouse. An energy-efficient country; a country run on indust…
Someone Invented a Real-Life Sonic Screwdriver
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 30 2017
Do you hear that? It's like ... a whining or a wheezing? It's getting louder!What's that? An old tel…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 30 2017
Do you hear that? It's like ... a whining or a wheezing? It's getting louder!What's that? An old tel…
From Plastic to Property: Recycled Homes
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 16 2017
Sleeping Beauty's fairy godmothers never said make it green, " but eco-friendly options are all the…
Industry
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 16 2017
Sleeping Beauty's fairy godmothers never said make it green, " but eco-friendly options are all the…
Nanomanufacturing | The Shrinking of an Entire Industry
Petroleum Service Company on Dec 06 2016
Just how small is 'nano?' " This question tops the list of the National Nanotechnology Initiative…
Industry
Petroleum Service Company on Dec 06 2016
Just how small is 'nano?' " This question tops the list of the National Nanotechnology Initiative…
By the 2020s, we may be able to mine asteroids for rocket fuels and precious metals
Petroleum Service Company on Nov 07 2016
Getting into the mining business for coal and metallic minerals in 2016 may seem like a fruitless bu…
Lubricants
Petroleum Service Company on Nov 07 2016
Getting into the mining business for coal and metallic minerals in 2016 may seem like a fruitless bu…
Is the world actually ready for autonomous vehicles?
Petroleum Service Company on Oct 12 2016
Self-driving automobiles seem like a natural, evolutionary stop along the automobile's development …
Autos
Petroleum Service Company on Oct 12 2016
Self-driving automobiles seem like a natural, evolutionary stop along the automobile's development …
This incredible laser technology removes rust instantly -- but you definitely can't afford it
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 31 2016
Rust is a nightmare for vehicle owners. It likely began somewhere hidden from your line of sight…
Sandblasting
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 31 2016
Rust is a nightmare for vehicle owners. It likely began somewhere hidden from your line of sight…
Intelligent Machinery Threatens Manufacturing Jobs and Experts "Believe this to be a good thing"
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 24 2016
If you've stepped inside a modern manufacturing plant, you have probably witnessed, first-hand, the …
Industry
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 24 2016
If you've stepped inside a modern manufacturing plant, you have probably witnessed, first-hand, the …
How nanorobotics seek to extend the human life-span.
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 15 2016
The field of study is known as nanorobotics. Science-fiction authors have long theorized the poten…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 15 2016
The field of study is known as nanorobotics. Science-fiction authors have long theorized the poten…
How Iron Man (and the media) have twisted our perception of bionics and how they're actually HELPFUL
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 14 2016
The 21st century has a habit of realizing science-fiction prophecies of the past. Early and mid-tw…
Lubricants
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 14 2016
The 21st century has a habit of realizing science-fiction prophecies of the past. Early and mid-tw…
Why "Tesla Motors" isn't called "Edison Motors
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 05 2016
The great debate of DC vs AC power has raged on for over a century. — Google it — you're certai…
Autos
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 05 2016
The great debate of DC vs AC power has raged on for over a century. — Google it — you're certai…
Why Outsourcing is one of the STUPIDEST endeavors in American History
Petroleum Service Company on Jun 06 2016
At least 5,100,000 manufacturing jobs in the United States have been outsourced to other countries s…
Lubricants
Petroleum Service Company on Jun 06 2016
At least 5,100,000 manufacturing jobs in the United States have been outsourced to other countries s…
Stepping Into the Holographic Landscape: Volvo Joins Microsoft HoloLens in new Advertising Campaign
Petroleum Service Company on Oct 25 2015
The ever-innovative, creative minds behind Volvo have cemented —the premium European car —manufactur…
Autos
Petroleum Service Company on Oct 25 2015
The ever-innovative, creative minds behind Volvo have cemented —the premium European car —manufactur…
Daimler's Self-Driving Truck Has a Successful First Trip
Petroleum Service Company on Oct 05 2015
After successfully testing its self-driving freight truck on American roadways earlier this year, Da…
Autos
Petroleum Service Company on Oct 05 2015
After successfully testing its self-driving freight truck on American roadways earlier this year, Da…
HitchBOT, the Hitchhiking Robot, Dismembered in Philadelphia
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 03 2015
Two weeks ago today, Industrial Outpost posted a story about a hitchBOT, a small robot that's the…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 03 2015
Two weeks ago today, Industrial Outpost posted a story about a hitchBOT, a small robot that's the…
The Hitchhiking Robot Coming to a Town Near You
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 20 2015
Click Here To Read Our Update On HitchBOT's Short-Lived American Roadtrip Meet hitchBOT, the h…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 20 2015
Click Here To Read Our Update On HitchBOT's Short-Lived American Roadtrip Meet hitchBOT, the h…
Chevrolet Adding Smartphone Integration to 2016 Models
Petroleum Service Company on May 29 2015
Chevrolet will be offering special systems in 14 of their 2016 models that feature compatibility wit…
Autos
Petroleum Service Company on May 29 2015
Chevrolet will be offering special systems in 14 of their 2016 models that feature compatibility wit…
Is Apple Really Working On the iCar?
Petroleum Service Company on May 15 2015
According to European car manufacturer Fiat's CEO, Sergio Marchionne, Apple is looking to stage an …
Autos
Petroleum Service Company on May 15 2015
According to European car manufacturer Fiat's CEO, Sergio Marchionne, Apple is looking to stage an …
The FNR: Chevy's Futuristic, Self-Driving Car
Petroleum Service Company on May 06 2015
Chevrolet has recently unveiled the prototype concept for its self-driving vehicle, the FNR, at the …
Autos
Petroleum Service Company on May 06 2015
Chevrolet has recently unveiled the prototype concept for its self-driving vehicle, the FNR, at the …
Google's Driverless Car to Possibly Add External Airbag
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 27 2015
Driverless cars are slowly but surely becoming a reality. Just last week, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk…
Autos
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 27 2015
Driverless cars are slowly but surely becoming a reality. Just last week, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk…
Thought-Controlled Drones Are Now A Reality
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 11 2015
Robotics and neuroscience are two fields that tend to have groundbreaking new developments when some…
Aviation
Petroleum Service Company on Mar 11 2015
Robotics and neuroscience are two fields that tend to have groundbreaking new developments when some…
The Machine That Converts Plastic Into Oil
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 26 2015
For years, one Japanese man has been hard at work creating a machine that will convert one of our so…
Tech
Petroleum Service Company on Feb 26 2015
For years, one Japanese man has been hard at work creating a machine that will convert one of our so…
The Petrobot Project
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 29 2015
In an ever-progressing chain of developments designed to make the dirty work of oil production more …
Lubricants
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 29 2015
In an ever-progressing chain of developments designed to make the dirty work of oil production more …
The Magic Wand for Cleaning Oil Spills
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 24 2015
Oil spills are a messy and unavoidable fact of life on Earth. When they happen, particularly in envi…
Industry
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 24 2015
Oil spills are a messy and unavoidable fact of life on Earth. When they happen, particularly in envi…
Finally, a drone with a cockpit...
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 10 2015
Have you flown your friend's drone yet? 90% of your efforts will likely end up with you crash…
Aviation
Petroleum Service Company on Jan 10 2015
Have you flown your friend's drone yet? 90% of your efforts will likely end up with you crash…