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US energy job growth outpaces overall employment
In 2021, energy jobs grew 4.0% from 2020, outpacing overall U.S. employment, which climbed 2.8% in the same period.
Understanding solar charge controllers
By hooking solar panels to a grid-tied inverter, engineers can expect them to rely on the sun’s energy.
Ondas Holdings announces new capabilities for the oil and gas industry
American Robotics has added new capabilities to its autonomous Scout System drone to enable current and future oil and gas customers to automate visual inspection of oil and gas facilities and assets.
AI to make hydraulic fracturing more economically viable
Using the intelligent analysis of data from thousands of wells, artificial intelligence (AI) makes predictions about the ideal fracturing parameters for given oil and gas wells, according to the researchers.
Collective urges multi-layered approach for protecting public health from oil and gas drilling impacts
The collective details a framework for decision-making that they expect will encourage the application of additional public health protective measures.
Cement fortified with shrimp shells 40% stronger
Nanocrystals and nanofibers of chitin from waste shrimp shells added to cement reportedly made the material 40% stronger and delayed the set time for the cement by more than an hour.
Environmental control unit for private aerospace developer: Promoting operational reusability
The system would need to keep critical and sensitive equipment safe during ground transportation from the rocket assembly facility to the launch pad.
Polymer grabs dyes from wastewater
The removal of dyes contaminating pharmaceutical, textile and other industrial wastewaters is facilitated with a synthetic polymer developed at North Carolina State University.
Hydrogen knowledge platform launches in Australia
The Hydrogen Knowledge Centre was designed to foster collaboration between the growing Australian hydrogen industry, government and research ecosystems.
Vidir introduces new VLM
Vidir Solutions introduces new industry standards such as servo motors and chain drives.
Snake-like robots to one day reach currently hard-to-reach destinations
The long, limbless robots, which are expected to be a few millimeters in diameter, are called continuum robots and are designed to access hard to reach places.
Robotics firm introduces its new robotic welding system
The new “FastARC” welding cobot features a Fanuc CRX-10iA/L 6-axis robot mounted on a mobile platform.
New coating promises to kill bacteria faster
Capable of killing bacteria in greater quantities than current formulations, the new copper coating also features tiny bumps that rupture bacterial walls and zinc, an antibacterial.
Industrial waste materials being eyed for construction materials
According to the chemists, the new type of polymer brick is composed of waste cooking oil mixed with petroleum refining byproducts sulfur and dicyclopentadiene (DCPD).
Hydrocarbon-free fluids to support next-gen drilling
The team designed hydrocarbon-free reformulated fluids to support next generation drilling technology, such as new coiled tubing drilling technology, which demands higher volumes of specialized fluids than those used in conventional drilling.
Team develops safer anti-cavity, teeth whitening coating
The new hydrogel coating is the combination of bismuth oxychloride nanoparticles, copper oxide nanoparticles and sodium alginate, which is activated by safer green light.
A greener battery chemistry for EVs
This battery technology could reduce the carbon footprint of an electric vehicle (EV) battery by up to 39%.
How food producers can warm up to geothermal energy
Harnessing this form of renewable energy to heat greenhouses and process products can provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel consumption in the agri-food value chain.
Old CDs find new life as biosensors
The inexpensive process for transforming old CDs into flexible biosensors involves separating a gold CD's thin metallic layer from rigid plastic and transforming it into sensors.
Video: Fuel-flexible generators fired with ammonia and hydrogen
The system is designed to dynamically switch between natural gas and renewable fuels like biogas and hydrogen, delivering both high efficiency and low emissions.