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Team coats plastic with porous nanofilm for electronic device manufacturing
Team to control porosity of nanofilms with MOFs.
Blueprints shared for low-cost single-molecule microscope
The open-source microscopy platform allows biological molecule dynamics measurements at a fraction of the price of typical commercial systems.
Photocatalytic reduction of chromium in wastewater demonstrated
The process reduces toxic hexavalent chromium to its more benign trivalent form in wastewater.
Video: Intelligent battery designed to benefit EV range
Designed with both artificial intelligence and high-throughput technology, the battery is engineered to deliver a 20% boost in range for current best-in-class electric vehicles (EVs).
New cloth masks can disinfect themselves with sunlight
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, have developed a new cotton mask that can disinfect itself when exposed to sunlight.
Video: Virgin tests hyperloop with actual passengers
Two company employees traveled inside a pod at Virgin’s Las Vegas test site.
Video: Cybersecurity solutions developed for electric utilities
Two web-based tools are designed to assess and mitigate threats inside and outside a utility’s firewall.
Review: Additive manufacturing of water treatment membranes and spacers
The contributions of 3D printing technology to the fabrication of spacers and membranes used in the water treatment sector are reviewed.
Robotic gripper mimics elephant trunks
Robotic gripper mimics the trunk of an elephant and is capable of grasping fragile objects.
Eindhoven researcher creates numerical tools for improved oil and gas drilling
Eindhoven University of Technology Ph.D. candidate Mohammad Hossein Abbasi has developed numerical tools to support the safer, cheaper and more efficient drilling of deep wells for exploitation of natural resources. Abbasi’s models are accurate enough for virtual drilling scenario testing and drilling automation, and they speed up simulations up to 70 times.
NASA readies system to send samples back from Mars
The campaign would require three spacecraft working in conjunction with the European Space Agency.
The benefits of the quench and temper heat treating process for steel hardening
Learn the fundamentals of the quench and temper process and how it improves final product performance.
Xylem adds to its portfolio with the e-XC single stage, double suction centrifugal pump
The e-XC single stage, double suction split case pump offers higher efficiency over a broader range of hydraulic conditions. The new e-XC replaces Xylem’s previous models in the AC series 8100, 8300 and 9100 pump range.
Video: Road map to a US hydrogen economy
The nation can expand its global energy leadership by scaling up activity in the rapidly evolving hydrogen economy.
The new ‘quick cleaning’ FQ pump by MAAG Group provides flexible cleaning capability for demanding processes
MAAG Group recently launched the new ‘quick cleaning’ version of its industrial gear pump series, giving customers a highly flexible pump with superior cleaning capability for stringent chemical processes.
Toxic algae bloom into biocrude
A three-year research project led by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center seeks to recover energy and nutrients from blue-green algal blooms.
Eco-engineered tiles for sea walls encourage sea life to return and thrive on the coast
Marine ecologists from City University in Hong Kong created eco-engineered tiles that can increase the habitat complexity of Hong Kong seawalls.
Worms to consume oil waste
Team to teach worms how to consume oil.
Video: Big battery to store energy as liquid air
One of the largest energy storage projects in Europe is to be completed by 2023 and will bring a 50 MW/250 MWh liquid air energy storage facility to the Manchester, U.K., region.
Finding the solution of direct steam injection (part 2)
DSI heats by injecting steam directly into liquid. The method presents numerous advantages, including instantaneous production of hot water at accurate temperatures and rapid-response adaptation to load changes.