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Denyo and Toyota to develop fuel cell vehicle to help during natural disasters
The truck could help power areas for up to three days.
A new technology to protect sensors and instruments from thermal damage
What if you could protect sensors against 600° C with just 1.6 mm of insulation?
Netherlands startup creates living coffins
Loop, a startup in the Netherlands, has developed a living coffin composed of woodchips, moss and mushrooms that decomposes while simultaneously composting human remains.
Innovative heat trace solutions for thermal maintenance
In many industrial and commercial applications, a sufficient drop in temperature, especially when combined with precipitation, means unacceptable consequences.
Displacing industrial gas use with renewables plus thermal storage
A system designed to store renewable electricity as heat and release it on demand for industrial use is being advanced for commercial-scale deployment.
The HD technologies that empower high-voltage equipment aerial inspections
To ensure that aerial transmission lines and equipment operate reliably, utilities have moved away from antiquated reactive maintenance to condition-based and predictive maintenance strategies, which improve flexibility and cost control in their inspection techniques.
Turning cigarette butts into bricks
Researchers from RMIT University in Australia have developed plans for transforming discarded cigarette butts into bricks.
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.
Fuel cell electric vehicle development solutions
Learn how HORIBA's advanced fuel cell and powertrain technologies are shaping the future.
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.