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Early registration for the AWWA Virtual Summit: Water Quality & Infrastructure
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) Virtual Summit: Water Quality & Infrastructure will be held online December 8 to 10, 2020.
Seals designed for the demands of food and beverage manufacturing
Shaft seals for food and beverage equipment need to be readily cleanable, dryable, sanitary, resistant to product entrapment to avoid cross contamination, and must withstand repeated cleanings, various cleaning solutions and large temperature variations.
Desktop Metal to host November 18 virtual conference: AM 2.0 — The future of additive manufacturing
Discover how next-generation additive technologies like binder jetting unlock generative design, tooling free manufacturing and mass customization benefits.
The effect of deficit irrigation on greenhouse tomato yield
What effect does limited irrigation with groundwater and wastewater have on crop yield?
Sandia Labs to develop new molten salt valves
Partnership aims to create new molten salt valves.
Researchers to secure inventory, ballots with DNA
Team to tag products with DNA.
Water-hunting moon rover to get car-like LED headlights
NASA’s VIPER spacecraft will need it to explore the dark depths of the lunar surface.
Video: PAL-V’s flying car is now street legal
However, there are numerous tests left before the vehicle can be sold to consumers.
Photocatalytic process proves effective for water disinfection
The process removed 99.99% of E.coli from water in 45 minutes as well as 99.99% of E. faecalis within 60 minutes.
New software to encourage the reuse of construction materials
Researchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne are working to develop software that could help lower the carbon footprint of the construction industry.
Study: Wearables could potentially slow the spread of COVID-19
Scientists from Scripps Research have determined that wearable devices could potentially help public health officials determine the locations of future COVID-19 outbreaks in a bid to contain the spread of the virus.
NASA contacts Voyager 2 for the first time since March
The only radio antenna that can command the 43-year-old spacecraft has been offline for 8 months.
How Kinwong reacted quickly to the pandemic
The beginning of February brought the implementation of prevention and control measures by Kinwong, and before the end of the month, the vast majority of its production capacity was again available.
Researchers turn Roomba into UV disinfecting bot
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have created an autonomous ultraviolet (UV) disinfecting robot from easy to access parts to ensure the safe return to the office, classroom and public transportation.
Seawater air-conditioning is a cool concept
The technology offers a renewable and less cost-intensive option relative to conventional HVAC for district cooling applications.
Industry 4.0: New paradigm for an old adage
As part of what is known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, the IoT has the power to transform manufacturing and other industries with entirely new ways of thinking about problems.
New system automates healthcare data collection in the fight against COVID-19
Researchers from National University of Singapore (NUS), National University Hospital (NUH), and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) are attempting to automate the collection and presentation of healthcare data to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Team creates a rubbery patch for monitoring heart health
Rubbery patch can track heart health.
Study: Wood buildings would significantly change construction CO2 emissions
Using wood instead of typical construction materials would reduce carbon emissions and help meet climate change goals.
Guidefast®: A faster and easier alternative to festoons
Discover how you can eliminate maintenance and reduce installation by up to 80% with Guidefast®.