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Boeing astronaut capsule grounded for months by valve issue
Vollmer said moisture in the air somehow infiltrated 13 valves in the capsule’s propulsion system.
Video: Low cost iron-air batteries promise long-duration energy dispatch
The batteries store up to 100 hours of energy at one-tenth the cost of lithium-ion systems.
Watch how sweat powers this wearable battery
Human sweat is the electrolyte powering a soft, stretchable battery composed of non-toxic, sustainable materials.
Video: Access the archives of a nuclear physics pioneer
The papers and files of this nuclear technology pioneer and Manhattan Project physicist have been digitized and can be accessed by the public.
Video: Speed inspections, cut costs with wind turbine bolt tension measuring device
Accurate to better than 5%, the tool offers a superior advantage compared to traditional torque-and-tension methods.
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.
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