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Carbon Capture Begins at Waste-to-Energy Plant
The technology uses a mixture of water and organic amine solvents to absorb CO2.
Researchers Use Hybrid Technology to Create Biorenewable Nylon
The material has an extra double bond in its backbone which can be used to customize the material’s mechanical properties.
Drop-in Biofuel from Crop Residues
The drop-in gasoline blendstock for a 100,000 tpy plant, is expected to cost $0.69 per gallon.
Cleanup Systems Aim to Stem the Tide of Ocean Plastic Pollution
Without action, the seas could hold 1 pound of plastic for every 3 pounds of finfish by 2025.
French Law Could "Force" Reactor Closures
Energy transition law calls for reducing the country's reliance on nuclear power to 50 percent by 2025.
"Green" Propellant Could Fuel Rockets
The propellant is based on ammonium dinitramide, a high-energy salt.
Seawater Plume Transmits RF Waves, Receives Digital TV
The Mitsubishi-developed antenna is one of the first such device capable of receiving digital terrestrial broadcasts.
Exoskeleton Helps Paraplegics Walk Again
The Phoenix has two motors at the hips and electrically controlled tension settings.
Microwaved Nanotubes Come Up Clean
Treating the nanotubes in a household microwave burns off the amorphous carbon.
6-MW Wind Turbine Generator Shipped to Danish Site
Generator provides a power yield 15 percent higher than other same-generation wind turbines.
Equipment in Place to Build Ice Wall at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
The wall would eliminate the need for other physical barriers by turning the soil into a watertight barrier.
Automatically Adjusting a Horizontal Extrusion Die
The approach incorporates a multi-axis servo controller with four servo amplifiers and motors.
Solid-State Hydrogen System Powers Drone
Larger versions are being designed to have three times the energy of a lithium-ion battery.
Tests Confirm Viability of Lithium-Air Battery
Lithium-air batteries could store electricity at up to five times the energy density of lithium-ion batteries.
HP Aims to Rev Up 3D Printing
The core technology is being tested and HP plans to unveil the printer later in 2016.
Hybrids Abound During Auto Show Season
Chrysler, Toyota and GM offer some intriguing improvements to their lineup of hybrid vehicles.
Packaging Partnership Produces Pastry Packs
The lineup means bakery customers will not have to buy trays and lids from different suppliers.
Innovative Way to Print 3D Metals and Alloys
The method bypasses the powder bed and energy beam approach and uncouples the two-step process of printing the structure and fusing its layers.
Touchless Device Provides Early Warning of Heart Problems
Data collection provides a more complete picture of what’s going on in the body.
Engineered Bacteria Creates Bio-pathway to Green Plastics
Researchers have built an artificial biosynthetic pathway to produce 1,4-butanediol, or BDO.