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Video: Project InnerSpace to drive geothermal development
The goal is to catalyze geothermal development into terawatts of output globally at a cost competitive with solar and wind.
Zeus invests in global expansion program to increase catheter manufacturing capacity
The project will significantly extend the facility’s footprint to increase catheter-based design and manufacturing capacity.
New line of SCARA robots introduced by Epson Robots
The GX4 and GX8 SCARA robots offer high throughput, smooth motion control and heavy payloads with advanced Epson GYROPLUS technology.
New technologies and materials for force induction engine systems
Technologies being used in the Formula One racing circuit are making their way into the commercial automotive landscape.
How getters improve reliability of hermetically sealed electronic packages
Electronic components may fail if they are exposed to corrosive agents or chemical attack by moisture or other reactive gases that may be present within an electronic package or enclosure.
Video: MIT scientists build firefly-like robots that emit light
Like lightning bugs — which use their luminescence to communicate with potential mates, ward off predators and lure prey — the electroluminescence built into the soft artificial muscles of the flying robots could enable the robots to emit colored light as they fly.
Smart film gives office workers control over environment
The film can be adjusted from transparent to opaque, with several in-between shades.
Lifting energy storage to new (building) heights
Elevators and vacant spaces in high-rise buildings can be exploited to store energy in a proposed gravitational-based storage solution.
Watch: Winners of the 10th Campus RainWorks Challenge
The competition engages U.S. college students in the design of on-campus green infrastructure solutions to address stormwater pollution.
Urine proves an efficient crop fertilizer
One group of farmers grew crops using traditional methods and the second group grew crops using urine — renamed Oga — to fertilize wheat. The second group of farmers was instructed on pasteurizing, storing and diluting their urine for use as a fertilizer.
Reusable hospital gowns expected to ease supply chain issues, eliminate waste
Inova Health System teamed with a sports apparel manufacturer to design and produce new isolation gowns that reportedly fit better, cooler and are reusable up to 100 times.
Process lowers cost, raises efficiency of hydrogen transport
The photocatalytic process simplifies the extraction of hydrogen gas from liquid carriers.
Solar power floats on to US Army base
Equipped with a 2 MW battery energy storage system, this floating solar array is the largest in the southeastern U.S.
Edible QR codes can be used as anti-counterfeiting tool
The QR code on the fluorescent silk tag is imperceptible to the unaided eye. Likewise, the tags are also edible and do not affect the taste of the whiskey.
FPT Industrial brings farmers’ dreams of energy independence to World Biogas Expo 2022
The Smart Hybrid Hub, the world’s first variable speed low-pressure natural gas, hybrid, multi-mode genset, was showcased.
Video: Robot chef preps pizza like a pro
The makers of Pizzaiola suggest that the robotic chef could be as productive as two full-time employees amid a global labor shortage, working 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Antimicrobial plant-based food wrap promises to replace plastic
Using technology called focused rotary jet spinning, the Rutgers team produced polysaccharide/biopolymer-based fibers spun from a heating device. This stringy material can reportedly be shrink-wrapped around an assortment of foods such as avocado or a sirloin steak.
Video: Cellulose film packaging could replace traditional plastic food packaging
In a bid to produce plastic film that is not hard to recycle — as is the case with oil-based plastic films — the team turned to recrystallized cellulose, which is an organic compound.
Phase out for plastics in US national parks
The use of single-use plastic products and packaging in 423 U.S. national parks will be phased out by 2032.
2022 State of the powder metallurgy industry in North America
Despite global supply chain challenges, the future appears promising for the North American powder metallurgy sector.