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Welding camp empowers girls to enter manufacturing, STEM fields
Chicago-area GLoW camp teaches middle school, high school girls how to weld, grind and cut metal.
Opportunities for new US pumped storage development
Challenges and solutions to accelerate development of this grid-balancing solution are identified.
Fuel cells cut wellhead methane emissions
The units are engineered to generate power in remote environments and to reduce methane emissions to effectively zero.
Global network uses artificial intelligence to protect power generation and energy storage assets
Connected software and services monitor and provide early warning of impending issues or needed corrective action to avoid unit trips or load reductions.
Eliminate the need for control cabinets with ifm's display controller
ifm’s display controller provides real-time control and insights into the health of your critical machines while also eliminating the need for expensive control cabinets.
A step closer to fusion ignition
Recent experiments are reported to have triggered ignition for the first time at the National Ignition Facility at U.S. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Netzsch to highlight compact movable dewatering pumps and other challenging mining applications at MINExpo 2021
Visit Booth #336 North to learn about safe, reliable and cost-efficient mine dewatering pumps and pump skids ideal for when compact and movable units are required.
Over one-third of electrical steel sales to concentrate in energy generation
The increasing demand for electrical steel from diverse industries such as automotive, power generation and home appliances is shaping the growth outlook of the electrical steel market.
World’s largest solar battery nears completion
The facility will have the capacity to deliver 900 MWh of energy.
New process produces ammonia with zero carbon emissions
The new process uses renewable energy to produce ammonia at room temperature and normal pressure.
Russia to build first land-based SMR based on icebreaker design
A land-based small modular reactor (SMR) plant will be constructed in Yakutia, Russia.
Geothermal cooling network planned for Martinique
The geothermal doublet system will extract heat from geothermal water to power an absorption refrigeration unit for cold production.
Keeping the Large Hadron Collider cool with CO2 refrigeration
Future experiments at the particle accelerator facility will employ carbon dioxide refrigeration technology.
Video: Single step process converts ethanol to jet fuel
An advanced catalyst process converts alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel.
Dear discouraged engineering student
The trick is to connect with why you are here and then to work smarter.
MRO and drones: When will machine maintenance take over?
Drones can add a layer of visibility and accuracy to any task that humans have; so why is drone-led MRO not being utilized more?
Can AI improve professors and lessons?
Can machine learning and AI improve the effectiveness of teachers and professors by providing them with useful data throughout the course?
Video: 3D-printed components deployed in operating nuclear reactor
Four 3D-printed fuel assembly channel fasteners have been installed and are now under routine nuclear power plant operating conditions.
Coming to a vending machine near you: Hot brick-oven pizza
Vending machine pizza offering to be offered at even more locations.
Watch a soft robot gripping system handle baked goods
The mGrip is designed for the food manufacturing sector.