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Polymer Breakthrough Could Improve Water Purification
A porous form of cyclodextrin displays uptake of pollutants through adsorption at rates up to 200 times greater than carbon filters.
MOF Could Scrub CO2 From Coal Gas
The new MOF exhibits a working capacity two orders of magnitude higher than the commercial zeolite-13x, making it suitable for industrial use.
Nanoparticle-Free Ink Enables Ballpoint-Drawn Circuits
The ink-drawn circuit endured various deformations, such as bending, stretching and twisting without affecting performance.
CMOS Cameras: How They Work and How to Use Them
Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor cameras are a type of image capture device that use an image sensor to register visible light as an electronic signal.
Fully Recyclable, Biodegradable Polymer Produced in Lab
Researchers synthesized a polyester that, when reheated for an hour, converts back to its original molecular state, ready for reuse.
Jakarta Plans Wall to Hold Back the Sea
A 32-km-long dike will incorporate a harbor, highway, residential and industrial areas, water reservoir, waste treatment facilities, an airport, port facilities and green areas.
NASA Close to Building a 3D-Printed Rocket Engine
Additive manufacturing is a technology for enhancing space vehicle designs and manufacturing and possibly enabling more affordable exploration missions.
Correlated Metals Could Enable Less-Expensive Displays
In correlated metals electronics move like a liquid, which researchers say produces high optical transparency and high conductivity.
Fibers Could Make Materials Stronger and Greener
Researchers have developed a method for spinning polyethylene fibers from natural fats, such as oils from olives and peanuts.
Freeze-Casting Fabricates Advanced Porous Materials
Applications for materials made with this technique may include medical implants such as bone/orthopedic implants.
Bitumen Additive Could Help De-Ice Roads
Mixing salt potassium formate with styrene-butadiene-styrene and adding it to bitumen delays ice formation in lab studies for up to two months.
IHS Buys Automotive Vehicle Data Provider
CARPROOF Corp.offers products and services in vehicle history, appraisal and valuation for the Canadian automotive industry.
LNG-Powered Containerships Set Sail
The ships are part of a fleet of vessels whose owners are opting against heavy fuel oil ahead of new emission regulations that come into effect in 2020.
Video Pill Uses Fluorescent Light for Better Imaging
Video pills have relied on illuminating patients’ innards using a light source, restricting clinicians to conclusions based on what they can see in the spectrum of visible light.
Non-Toxic Foam Fights Fires of Above 1,000C
Fighting large-scale fires usually involves using foams based on synthetic substances that can be toxic for living organisms.
Flow Battery Offers Lower-Cost Energy Storage
The organic aqueous flow battery, developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers, is expected to cost $180 per kilowatt hour once the technology is fully developed.
Positive Displacement Pumps: Operation and Uses
Positive displacement pumps are a category of pumps designed to move fluid at a steady rate through a system.
Fuel-Saving Diesel Soot Sensor Advances
In a pilot program with New York City garbage trucks, the sensors cut the frequency and duration of "filter regeneration" by half and produced a 1-2 percent fuel savings.
Rising Sea Levels Could Curb Coastal Rail Service
Combining historical data with predicted sea-level rises suggests disruptions to rail service to southwest England could rise to 120 days a year by 2100.
Carbon-Neutral Process Turns Rice Waste into Silica Compounds
The technique extracts silica from rice hull ash, saving six tons of carbon emissions per ton of silica compounds produced and 90 percent of the costs.