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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.
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Hummingbird device eradicates COVID-19 in HVAC
The Hummingbird EQ with Air Vaccine technology reportedly captured and deactivated the airborne COVID-19 virus upon the first airflow pass through of the system by roughly 99.5%.
Machine removes virtually all traces of COVID-19 from surge wards
The University of Cambridge team installed high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter/UV sterilizer machines in hospital rooms where COVID-19 patients were isolated at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.
World record RAF flight demos potential of synthetic fuel
The aviation fuel is manufactured by extracting hydrogen from water and carbon from atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Fuses optimized for high-powered electric vehicles
The high-voltage fuses meet requirements for use in the latest high-powered electrified vehicles with ratings up to 1,000 V DC and 600 A.
Team detects COVID-19 in HVAC samples
The research team has determined that testing the air in building ventilation systems could potentially mean earlier detection of COVID-19, better quarantine protocols, fewer COVID-19 outbreaks and reduced transmission of the virus.