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Waste to Energy to Currency
A smartphone application can determine the monetary value of the treated waste.
Ship-to-Shore Drone Delivery to Demonstrate Lifesaving Aid Capability
Nevada-based drone delivery company Flirtey will fly medical samples between an improvised onshore relief camp and a test facility on a vessel stationed off the coast.
New Material Could Make Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Cleaner, Less Expensive
To find the best material for xenon and krypton separation, computational chemists screened 125,000 MOFs for their ability to trap the gases.
Lens-Free Microscope Could Be Used for Point-of-Care Diagnosis
In recent years, research has focused on developing microscopes without optical lenses or objectives that could offer unprecedented field of view while maintaining fair sensitivity and resolution.
Algorithm Helps Compute Groundwater Levels from Satellite Data
Having a continuous map of deformation led to the discovery that there is a delay between when groundwater is pumped from an aquifer and when the ground sinks in response to water removal.
Wild Sorghum Variety Found to Have Big Bioethanol Potential
A variety of sorghum growing wild in Australia, arun, has the potential to yield over 10,000 liters of bioethanol per hectare annually.
U.S. Navy Lab Patents Seawater Carbon-Capture Process
The process provides all the raw materials necessary for the production of synthetic fuels at sea or in remote locations.
Engineers' Guide to Hydraulic Oils and Transmission Fluids
Hydraulic oils and transmission fluids transmit power in hydraulic equipment and are used in power transmission applications.
Industrial Heaters: How They Work and How to Specify Them
Industrial heaters are used to covert energy from a fuel or energy source to thermal energy in a system, process stream or closed environment.
Ultrafast X-Ray Camera Helps Efforts to Achieve Controlled Fusion
The UXI camera's sensor consists of a radiation-hardened integrated circuit bonded to a silicon photodiode array.
Micro-Supercapacitor Embedded in a Chip Could Power IoT Apps
VTT says its micro-supercapacitor is able to compete with carbon- and graphene-based devices in power, energy and durability.
Modified Zeolite Could Replace Phosphors in Fluorescent Lights
Zeolites are porous minerals that can be found naturally or produced synthetically on an industrial scale.
Tesla Considers a Commercial-grade Pickup
According to CEO Elon Musk, Telsa may be on the brink of developing a commercial-grade pickup meant to rival Ford’s popular F-150.
Novel Scrubbing System Could Clear Coal Dust from Longwall Mines
While longwall mines are quite productive, considerable dust is generated by the shearers that extract the coal.
Santiago Metro to Be 60% Powered by Solar Energy
Electricity for the subway will be supplied from a 100-megawatt (AC) solar power plant.
Research Sheds New Light on Origins of Secondary Organic Aerosols
When scientists included the oligomerization process in the model, natural vapors wafting from trees proved to be the largest instigator of secondary organic aerosols in the study area.
New Molecular Design to Get Hydrogen-Powered Cars Motoring
Using formic acid to produce hydrogen traditionally has not been considered viable because it requires high temperatures to decompose and produces waste byproducts.
Earthbound Methane Leak Detected from Orbit
The first spacecraft observation of a methane leak from Earth’s surface.
Iceland Power Plant Turns Carbon Emissions to Stone
In the basalt below Hellisheidi, 95% of the injected carbon was solidified in less than two years.
Damage to Highways from Heavy Trucks Assessed
The findings will be incorporated into software that can be used by any road agency in the country to assess the impact of super-heavy loads on pavements.