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Sensor promises to measure exposure of vapers to nicotine
Applied to the wearer’s skin, the sensor measures exposure to nicotine encountered in the open air.
Video: NASA to test nuclear fuel for space missions
Fuel that could power a roundtrip to Mars via nuclear thermal propulsion technology is being tested.
Passive solar cooling with a few grains of salt
The off-grid cooling system exploits the capacity of certain salts in solution to absorb energy and cool water.
Breakthrough motion control drive with small form factor
New PCB-mountable intelligent drives that provide ultimate performance, flexible network connectivity and advanced power amplification.
Video: Volvo and LEGO Technic develop game-changing intelligent prototype for the construction industry
The LX03 is designed to adapt to different scenarios, make real-time decisions and collaborate with humans, while operating as a safe and smart worker.
UBS Arena at Belmont Park sets the safety and sanitation standard for future arenas
The facility has adopted the Sharecare Health Security VERIFIED solution to support its operations with over 140 expert-validated standards across 600+ venue checkpoints.
Putting ocean plastic to good use: Powering cleanup vessels
Converting retrieved waste into oil via hydrothermal liquefaction eliminates the need for land disposal of some of the plastic and can markedly reduce shipboard fossil fuel use and attendant emissions.
Paper-based battery designed to biodegrade
Paper-thin biodegradable zinc batteries may offer an environmentally sustainable option for powering flexible and wearable electronic systems.
Public input sought on DOE nuclear fuel supply program
Feedback is requested to design a new program to help fuel and support advanced reactor demonstration and deployment projects.
What to consider when buying your first laser cutter or engraver
When considering a laser cutter or engraver, there are a range of choices at a variety of price points.
New audio tech for border surveillance
Dstl suggests that the patented technology behind POPE could also be used in other applications including as directional detection systems for gunshots or drones.
Chemists create new mode of adsorption
Mechanisorption uses mechanical bonds in the form of molecular chains physically threaded through rings to control the chemistry at surfaces and interfaces.
Kinetic Water Ram – clear clogged drains fast!
A compact, lightweight tool for quickly opening clogged sinks, toilets and tubs from General Pipe Cleaners.
Polar forecast: Hotter times in the Arctic
The most recent addition to places with record-high temperatures: the Arctic.
Company introduces units for treating oil drilling waste
NOV’s iNOVaTHERM is designed for both onshore and offshore drilling sites where it can be deployed to process drilling waste, oil-based mud, contaminated drill cuttings, oily sludges and slops.
DOE launches 2022 Geothermal Collegiate Competition
Participate in the competition, which is accepting submissions until February 17, 2022.
Video: A hot approach to mining urban waste for precious metals
A process previously demonstrated to produce graphene from waste food and plastic has been extended to the extraction of metals from electronic waste.
Abandoned oil and gas wells could be future burial site for CO2
The Net Zero RISE (Research Infrastructure for Subsurface Energy) project will determine if abandoned oil and gas wells throughout Britain could be used to bury carbon dioxide via carbon capture and storage.
Capturing CO2 emissions with sawdust and solar energy
Solar radiation serves as the energy source and modified sawdust is used as the carbon dioxide absorbent in a system that enables use of the captured gas to generate methanol, ethanol and other products.
Acoustic waves wash microplastics from water
The force produced by acoustic waves generated with two speakers was demonstrated to separate microplastics by increasing pressure on a three-channel tube of inflowing water.