The oil and gas production explosion is driving the renaissance of the chemical and process industries in North America. With low-cost natural gas comes low-cost feedstock for many chemical compounds, ...

Modern military and civil operations increasingly rely on drones, from long-range surveillance platforms to tactical systems ...

Platte River Power Authority Rawhide Energy Station Unit 1 is a 280 NET MW load unit that in 2016 had a capacity factor of 91.57 percent, the third highest for comparably sized US coal plants. However ...

This chapter presents the results of the literature review for operational traffic simulation models. Sources compiled for the literature review include guidance documents (general and DOT-specific), ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have covered the oil & gas and maritime sectors for many years. High-quality, realistic simulators have been a stable of the ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. — Operational readiness is a term used throughout the six branches of the U.S. military. The ability of armed forces to conduct the full range of military operations, regardless of a ...

U.S. Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, battle a virtual enemy through the Future Immersive Training Environment (FITE) at Camp Lejeune. A team from the U.S. Joint Forces Command ...

For the Army to remain the most elite fighting force in the world, it must continually make changes and advancements to its tactics, processes, and technologies. For this reason, the Simulation ...

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and more intense worldwide. Fires often become infernos because of heat, drought and wind, especially in the summer. The problem is compounded by the climate ...

Traffic simulation modeling is one tool used by many state departments of transportation (DOTs) to improve the operations of their transportation systems. Operational traffic simulation models can be ...