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Startup laboratory devoted to cultivating breastmilk
Scientists inspired by their own motherhood and breastfeeding experiences want to help create a solution that offers more than current infant formula choices on supermarket shelves.
Curious about grease-free plastic bearing materials? Request a free sample box
The iglide® bearings sample box makes it easy for you to choose the right material.
Zoomlion develops the world’s largest top-slewing tower crane for the world’s largest road-rail cable-stayed bridge
The factory is fully digitized, integrating big data analysis, industrial internet, information systems and visualization for full-coverage networking and man-machine interaction.
Help NASA bring nuclear power to the Moon
Industry partners are sought to design nuclear power system for lunar applications.
Head to Texas for the 2021 North American Water Loss Conference & Exposition
The two-day conference focuses on developing water loss policies, auditing water systems and reducing apparent losses.
Pivot Energy and Clean Footprint to bring solar energy, economic development and jobs to Virginia
The companies believe this will lead to more joint projects that will bring value to other towns in Virginia and throughout the mid-Atlantic.
Johnson Controls introduces an AI-driven digital solution for managing building environments
The all-in-one solution, OpenBlue Performance Advisor, gives building operators the ability to reduce waste, energy use and water use and track metrics for sustainability, health and wellness.
Modulous brings sustainable, healthy home construction to the U.S.
Customers using the Modulous “kit of parts” can quickly deliver, assemble and install new housing without a fixed factory.
Smart buoy prevents fishing gear loss
The economic and environmental tolls associated with lost commercial fishing nets may be stemmed with the advent of a sensor system that provides real-time tracking and monitoring of deployed fishing gear.
Watch the world’s fastest electric aircraft
The Spirit of Innovation achieved a maximum speed of 623 km/h (387.4 mph), making it the world’s fastest all-electric vehicle.
Supercapacitors as energy storage devices
These electrochemical energy storage systems offer scope to resolve power crises and minimize pollution.
New molten salt battery keeps its cool
Cooler operating temperatures permit use of less expensive materials and insulation in a design that eliminates the risk of thermal runaway.
Quantum material pushes electrons to the limit
Until these discoveries, scientists were unable to fully test the extreme quantum limit’s physics because of the level of difficulty. This could bring huge advancements to quantum computing.
Study: Track and trace food packaging could encourage reusable packaging scheme
To reach that conclusion, researchers asked manufacturers, retailers, regulatory bodies, reuse experts and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) what factors prevent them from participating in a reusable packaging scheme.
Report: A sunny outlook for renewable energy sector employment
About 12 million people were employed in the renewable energy sector, directly and indirectly, in 2020.
ASC launches 2020-2023 North American Market Report for Adhesives & Sealants
The report features in-depth interviews and uncovers buying factors, technology trends, unmet needs, growth drivers and insights into competitive joining techniques.
Technique "sniffs" out fraudulent foods
Considered a key indicator of food quality, aroma is reportedly a reliable tool for detecting fraudulent food products. In addition to Iberian ham, researchers suggest that other foods vulnerable to fraud include honey, wine and olive oil.
New food and beverage filling machine introduced by SIG
The SIG NEO filling machine reportedly has an output of up to 18,000 packs per hour for family-sized packs — demonstrating a 50% higher output versus current filling machines — and is capable of 100-plus hour run cycles.
Video: New tech detects bone fragments in poultry
Eagle Product Inspection, a manufacturer of X-ray machines for the food industry, has developed new X-ray technology capable of detecting bone fragments in poultry products.
EV tech tops the 2022 Fuel Economy Guide
These two electric vehicles (EVs) with 500-mile driving range sit at the top of the guide’s 10 most fuel-efficient vehicles.