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Graphene and nanotubes combine to improve energy harvesting devices
Addition of graphene oxide to peptide-based nanotubes improved both the current and voltage output of the resulting nanogenerators.
Container ship company employs cleaning robots to eliminate biofouling
Shipping container firm Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is employing robots to clean the hulls of the company’s container ships to prevent biofouling.
Report: GM may get into the flying car business
The company could join several startups and other transportation companies in development of a new generation of aircraft.
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Flow meter designed for high-pressure hydrogen dispensing
The meter can be deployed to contain costs in large-scale custody transfer operations, such as public transportation systems, where hydrogen is used to power hybrid bus engines.
Delayed again: Africa's largest oil refinery
When opened, this will become the world's seventh largest oil refinery, despite years of delays.
Breathable material for wearable sensors
Researchers from Binghamton University created a material that can bind sensors and adhere them to surfaces to create wearables that can gather data even when the wearer is sweating.
Leak prevention solution developed for HVAC chilled water systems
The solution prevents water damage by detecting issues, automatically shutting off water flows and isolating impacted areas.
Schroeder Industries introduces a varnish elimination unit
Fluid conditioning technology company Schroeder Industries has introduced its Schroeder Varnish Elimination Unit (VEU).
ASME Virtual Classroom covers pressure relief devices
Participants in the virtual class will learn how to protect pressurized equipment from exceeding the maximum allowable working pressure.
Scientists build soft, self-actuated pump to alleviate bulkiness of mechatronic devices
Scientists used a single piece of hydrogel to construct a self-actuated microfluidic pump powered by an oscillatory chemical reaction, which subsequently produced pressurized oil.
FCI debuts new flow meter
The ST75 flow meter measures fuel gas, process gas, inert gas, waste gases and air in smaller line sizes while optimizing natural gas flow control for industrial ovens, heat chambers and furnaces, thereby reducing process and plant fuel costs.
Self-driving industrial vehicles get closer to mainstream
Startup Seegrid has raised $52 million in financing.
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Research: Carbon catalyst replaces precious metals
If realized, this technology could disrupt many traditional processes.
Video: Antibacterial graphene face mask also deactivates coronavirus
A reusable face mask engineered with laser-induced graphene can kill bacteria and has demonstrated potential in deactivating two types of coronavirus.
Brain training can prevent motion sickness in self driving cars
Researchers from WMG and the University of Warwick found that visuospatial training exercises can help the brain overcome or reduce motion sickness.
Boron nitride films eyed as an alternative to antibiotics in implantology
Eyed as an alternative to antibiotics in implantology, otherwise known as the dental implant branch of the dental industry, the boron nitride nanofilm will be used to fight microbial infections, which are common in dental implants.
Pyrolysis process produces hydrogen from sewage solids
Biosolids generated as wastewater treatment byproducts can be repurposed as the basis for a new hydrogen fuel production scheme developed at RMIT University, Australia.
A simpler method for optical fiber fabrication
The fiber-drawing tower and other complex equipment now used in the multiple-stage production process can be replaced with work bench-mounted equipment designed to produce fibers in an hour.