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Video: Self-repairing rubber can be recycled
A self-healing rubber material can be completely repaired and returned to its original strength in minutes by use of an amine catalyst.
Fuel processing capabilities expand with new large scale reactor
R&D company Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has expanded its capacity to create and certify fuels from alternative sources with its new fixed-bed reactor that can be used for refinery processes, such as hydrotreating and hydrocracking, to manufacture stable fuel ready for vehicle use.
UN COVID-19 task force issues recommendations for shipping, oil and gas industries
A COVID-19 task force for the United Nations Global Compact Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business has announced a set of recommendations to guide international offshore oil and gas and shipping industries doing business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey reveals oil and gas skills gap expected to widen
According to a survey from Broadbean Technology, a U.K. recruitment software company and the OilandGasjobsearch.com job board, the oil and gas industry is poised to experience a major skills shortage with oil and gas experts exiting the industry due to decreasing oil prices and COVID-19-related lockdowns.
Spinal cord stimulation system improves chronic pain treatment
Medical device company Nevro Corp. has received CE mark approval for its Senza Omnia Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) system.
Platform designed to produce hydrogen from tidal power
The advantages of tidal energy and hydrogen production merge in a floating platform designed to produce renewable hydrogen from seawater.
Online tool analyzes environmental life cycle of vehicles
For those considering a new car purchase and concerned about environmental sustainability, a new online tool offers a means of weighing the environmental balance sheet of different models.
DARPA, US Navy to build fully autonomous ships
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Navy are attempting to develop a fleet of entirely autonomous warships.
Study: Current technologies could reduce construction carbon emissions by half
Researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg studied a stretch of Sweedish highway construction and found that the construction industry could cut its carbon emissions by using sustainable technology already at hand.
New strong super steel is fracture-resistant
A high strength ductile steel that is also fracture resistant has been developed by researchers from the University of Hong Kong and U.S. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Team improves durability of flexible electronics with solution inspired by the construction industry
Researchers from South Korea’s Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology have developed a technique for improving the durability of thin film flexible electronics.
Nanomaterial adsorbs antibiotics from water
A zirconium-based metal-organic framework was developed at the Chinese Academy of Sciences to target norfloxacin antibiotics during water treatment.
Researchers call for ear print biometrics to be built into smartphone apps for smart home security
Researchers from the University de Tunis El Manar in Tunisia are calling for incorporating ear recognition biometric technology into smartphone apps for the purpose of securing smart homes.
Job searches during a pandemic: What engineers should know
While most of the world endures COVID-19 related closures, layoffs, furloughs and other changing work conditions, there is a contingent of people, engineers among them, who are or have been looking for employment.
Faulhaber brings integrated speed controller for flat motors to market
The BXT family of brushless DC servomotors with especially short design has been expanded with a diameter-compliant, integrated speed controller.
Hydropower generation and climate change in Sumatra
Prospective hydroelectric power production under global warming levels of 1.5° C and 2° C is analyzed for the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Smartphones could be the key to widespread COVID-19 testing
University of Pittsburgh professors are working on a way to make inexpensive, non-invasive at-home testing readily available, without the need of clinicians or special medical equipment.
Robot uses limbs to travel over sand covered hills
Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Lab created a new robot, named Mini Rover, that can travel over sand covered hills with ease.
Federal funds allotted for critical materials processing R&D
The funding opportunity is intended to address gaps in domestic supply chains for key critical materials essential for clean energy technologies.
Water-absorbing polymer keeps solar panels cool
A sorption-based atmospheric water harvester can improve the efficiency of photovoltaic devices in hot climates.