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  • Study: Multicaloric materials can fuel cooling efficiency

    The effects of simultaneously exposing certain alloys to magnetic fields and mechanical stress were explored in pursuit of refrigeration systems based on such multicaloric materials.

  • Watch: Mapping platform reveals global soil carbon potential

    Users can model how soil organic carbon has fluctuated over the last 11,000 years and project future carbon-storing capacity.

  • Students operate robotic arm from the comfort of their homes

    Students operate a robotic arm from home.

  • Pandemic indirectly increases UK plastic recycling

    A change in work, school and eating habits has increased household plastics recycling by up to 20%, according to a U.K. charity.

  • NY State enacts PFAS burning ban

    The incineration of firefighting foams in urban communities has led to local contamination with 'forever' chemicals.

  • GE ups the capacity of its onshore wind turbine platform

    The new addition to the Cypress platform increases annual energy production by up to 11% over previous turbine models.

  • Synthesis of lanthanide nitride foams as safer nuclear fuels

    A combustion synthesis process developed for lanthanide metals could lead to the formulation of sustainable substitutes for commonly used uranium dioxide.

  • Ford begins testing lidar sensors in self-driving truck pilot

    The company will use Velodyne’s H800 solid-state lidar in its autonomous truck development.

  • Watch: The end of the Arecibo era

    The end of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico came sooner than expected: the 305 m radio telescope collapsed on December 1, 2020.

  • Prototype bandage sensor monitors wound healing

    Bandage could one day expedite wound healing.

  • Celebrate! It is the first World Nuclear Energy Day

    The date was selected in recognition of the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction and the start-up of the first electric power reactor in the U.S.

  • Robots to take over tasks at both in-person and virtual tradeshows

    Robots may hasten the return of the tradeshow.

  • Study: Recycled concrete can outperform traditional concrete

    This study could be a step towards the widespread use of recycled concrete in the building industry.

  • Graco introduces its hydraulic bolt torquing pump

    Fluid handling equipment manufacturer Graco Inc. has introduced its new Renegade Torque Series hydraulic pump. The hydraulic pack includes technology that delivers power, speed and reliability to complete jobs faster and raise productivity expectations on bolt torquing applications.

  • Highly flexible VNA cables support frequencies up to 70 GHz

    The test cables are ideal for use in precise benchtop testing, semiconductor probe testing and lab/production testing requiring a durable, yet highly flexible cable solution.

  • First-ever precision measurement/loading system for GRIN optical thin film measurement

    Ultra-precision air bearing manufacturers of motion systems, spindles, rotary tables and linear slides. Accuracies <0.000,001 in 0.025 µm.

  • Technique taps potential for harnessing geothermal heat

    The analysis determined the maximum amount of geothermal energy that could be extracted using ground-source heat pumps in a case study of western Switzerland.

  • Video: E-skin flat single pods designed for cleanrooms

    Compact, modular e-skin flat single pods consist of individually connectable cable chambers.

  • AI-enhanced thermal imaging can improve search efforts for those lost in the woods

    This technology promises to locate those lost in the woods.

  • Watch: Titanium 'halo' saves F1 driver's life

    The highly engineered safety features of a modern F1 car saved a life during a violent crash.

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