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The Pulse360: Searches for power generation systems up on Engineering360.com
Searches for power generation systems on Engineering360.com are up 86% since last year. Searches continue to tick up and have increased 15% since March.
Team proposes two policies to encourage the capture of fugitive gas emissions
Researchers from Georgetown University are proposing two different solutions for encouraging companies to capture fugitive gas emissions during oil extraction activities.
Case study: Camshaft and water pump sprocket with powder metallurgy
Tensile strength, hardness, and impact toughness are critical for this camshaft and water pump sprocket for a three-wheeled, side-by-side moto roadster.
Warehouse solutions provider adds social distancing features to its existing software as Americans return to work
A warehouse automation solutions provider is modifying its existing software to include social distancing features to protect workers in warehouse and manufacturing settings.
How the shift to electric vehicles is changing manufacturing as a whole
While the days when sales of electric vehicles (EVs) will outnumber those of internal combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles are a decade or two in the future, the consequences for the automotive supply chain need to be understood and acknowledged now.
Fundamentals of heat transfer in thermal interface gap filler materials
Examine what factors impact thermal gap filler heat transfer and actual vs. ideal heat transfer.
New bio-ink has promise to create 3D printed bone structures
Researchers from Texas A&M University have developed a highly printable bio-ink that can be used as a platform to create anatomical scale functional tissues.
Initiative to create methane-emission sensor network
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, the Environmental Defense Fund, ExxonMobil, Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and Pioneer Natural Resources Company are developing a network of sensors for emissions monitoring across the oil and gas production industry.
Watch: Lower cost, stronger carbon fibers fabricated with graphene
Adding small amounts of graphene to the production process reduces the production cost and strengthens carbon fibers.
Video: New title holder for largest wind turbine
The world’s largest offshore wind energy turbine is under development by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA.
Video: Sensor receptacles reduce contamination, improve process yield in bioreactors
The process analytical technology components enable in situ bioprocess monitoring without compromising the sterile boundary.
Modular energy storage solution designed to replace diesel generators
The modular Voltpack Mobile System includes an AC interface hub connecting up to five 245 kWh lithium-ion battery Voltpacks.
Engineers develop a method for powering electronic devices with sweat
Engineers at Scotland’s University of Glasgow have developed a flexible supercapacitor with the potential for replacing electrolytes in conventional batteries with human sweat.
Schroeder Industries launches portable filtration system
Fluid filtration and condition monitoring company Schroeder Industries has launched its HFS-15 Handy Filter System, a portable offline filtration system.
Collaborators test cavitation monitoring system
German mechanical engineering company Voith and Iceland-based energy group Landsvirkjun are jointly developing technology for monitoring cavitation in hydropower plants.
Intelligent concrete could repair itself
The technology uses sensors to tell governments what concrete is at risk of cracking and uses materials to self-heal.
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.