Volvo Cars and Ericsson are developing intelligent media streaming for when drivers can view content in self-driving cars. Discover more at http://www.volvoca.rs/0lwCC.
This 2016 CSB safety video is an animated depiction of the April 17, 2013, fire and explosion at the West Fertilizer Company in West, Texas, which resulted in 15 fatalities, more than 260 injuries, and widespread community damage. The deadly fire and explosion occurred when about 30 tons of fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate exploded after being heated by a fire at the storage and distribution facility.
From the installation of the last giant topside module in South Korea, to the completion of a 17-kilometer-long mooring chain in Spain, 2015 was an extraordinary year in the construction of Prelude, Shell's world first liquefied natural gas project.
If guitars, piano, and voice shape music; and email, texts, and blogs shape how we communicate; then nylon shapes ideas. Now celebrating its 80th anniversary, the breakthrough material invented by DuPont Researcher Wallace Carothers in 1935 is credited for making many consumer goods -– stockings, toothbrushes, hand-held devices -– more affordable, attractive, and accessible to everyone around the world. The lightweight material is frequently used to replace metal, lowering weight and cost and inviting design freedom and parts integration.
Smart flexible packaging means more value and less waste. Busy lifestyles and a growing urban population mean an increase in demand for food that is fresh, healthy, convenient, and fast. Flexible packaging has become part of our daily lives. Increasing food production efficiency and addressing waste has become a major priority. At Dow, we are committed to developing innovative flexible packaging solutions. We help our customers develop cost-efficient solutions to increase product protection, shelf life, and consumer convenience while using fewer natural resources and creating less waste.
In this fall 2015 Grainger video, see how Chef James Katurakes, the executive chef for Centerplate, gets the food prepared and staged for 10,000 people at the Orange County Convention Center. He hasn't had the same day twice in 20 years but 99.9 percent of the time he finishes his day feeling great!
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This National Christmas Tree Foundation video includes tips for keeping a fresh-cut Christmas tree from becoming a fire hazard.
NASA Commentator Lori Meggs at the Marshall Space Flight Center talks with Ken Savin of Eli Lilly and Company in this 2015 NASA video about the company's drug research being done on the International Space Station. In its work to develop new drugs and improve drug delivery for patients on Earth, Lilly is one of many commercial interests that are taking advantage of the world's on-orbit science laboratory to do things that can't be done in the one gravity terrestrial environment.
Where the design, construction, and maintenance of Norfolk Southern railroad bridges are concerned, there's often more than meets the eye. This 2015 Norfolk Southern video lets viewers take a look behind the scenes at the people and processes that bring these safe, sound, and serviceable infrastructure components to life.
Did you know that there are more than 3.5 million hybrid and electric vehicles on U.S. roadways today? These vehicles can present unique hazards for emergency responders, one of which is stranded energy, according to this 2015 NFPA safety video. For more information on alternative fuel vehicle safety training, please visit http://www.EVSafetyTraining.org.
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