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Safety standard for autonomous vehicles now covers trucks
A new edition of the UL Standards & Engagement Standard for Evaluation of Autonomous Products now covers autonomous trucking.
Canadian company gives new life to oil waste
According to the company, drilling new oil wells requires use of drilling fluid such as oil-based mud which lubricates the drill and serves to move chunks of rock and ground out of the way.
Safe guidance for e-chains with extender crossbars
The adapter system ensures quick and easy adjustment of the Igus E4Q cable carrier to the hose diameter.
New technique lets food manufacturers use almost every part of the fish
The aptly named SuperGround is turning previously unusable fish byproducts — bones, scales, hard tissue — into a paste for making fish sticks, fish nuggets and fish soup, for instance.
Coating enables solar panels to self-clean
The coating reportedly inhibits the formation of biofilm and algae growth on solar panels that hinders their energy output.
Angle-measuring robots could help breed better plants
The team developed what it calls AngleNet, which is a combination of hardware and software that makes data collection on leaf angles more efficient than conventional methods carried out manually with protractors.
Fundamentals of chemical separations
This article focuses on separating chemicals to remove contaminants. It is not intended to be a complete guide that lists every technique, but more as a way to highlight common methodologies and demonstrate how they work.
Biobased dielectric hydraulic lubricants perform like synthetics
A direct replacement for mineral oil-based hydraulic fluids, Bio-Ultimax is ideal for hydraulic systems where low toxicity, biodegradability and non-bioaccumulation properties are required.
Fluoride biosensor helps nonexperts check water quality
Field tests in rural Kenya confirmed that water testing for fluoride can be easily used outside of a lab and accurately interpreted by nonexperts.
Report suggests oil and gas industry not doing enough to cut methane emissions
The IEA’s annual Global Methane Tracker report notes that emissions from the energy sector increased slightly in 2022 to 135 million tons.
Understanding ASHRAE standard 199 testing for dust collectors
The testing process involves six stages that replicate dust collectors’ performance under real-world conditions. Watch now.
Video on dual-cure adhesive that meets NASA low outgassing specifications
UV22DC80-1 is a one part, dual-cure system with UV and heat curing mechanisms.
Industrial drone course launched by ECITB
The course is intended to train employees in the use of drones in industrial environments — the oil and gas, renewables, rail and construction sectors, for instance — for inspection and similar tasks.
Why optical displacement sensors replace tactile sensors
Displacement sensors are used to measure the distance between an object’s position and reference location.
Video: Old EV batteries live on in the grid
This facility's 25 MWh storage capacity is based on 1,300 retired battery packs from Honda and Nissan electric vehicles.
Video: Combine adhesive anchor performance with screw anchor speed
A dual action anchor system combines the high performance of adhesive anchors and installation speed and simplicity of screw anchors.
Video: Meet the new ODM robot from AGILOX at PROMAT 2023
Meet the fleet of AGILOX autonomous mobile robots live and performing in a swarm.
Patent could enable Ford vehicles to repossess themselves
This so-called “repossession computer” could gradually, following the issuance of several alerts about late or non-payment, disable features of the vehicle.
Report: Hospitalizations for heart attacks, heart failure higher for older adults living near fracking sites
University of Chicago researchers examined Medicare claims data from 2002 through 2015 — a time frame that was considered to be the peak of the unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) boom, otherwise known as fracking.
New fluid pumping discovery may reduce fluid transport costs
The team determined that when a fluid is pumped through a pipe intermittently, it reduces the cost of transport significantly.