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Researchers repurpose EV batteries for energy storage in developing countries
The research team repurposed battery units with approximately 2 kWh of energy capacity each, which can be used to power a small shop, several residential homes or a farm, for instance.
Researchers develop ice detection sensors
The device detects the exact moment water hits the wing of an airplane through to the moment that ice forms on the surface, measuring the thickness of the ice as it increases.
How do you minimize bubbles in a two-part epoxy system?
Watch this video demonstration on minimizing air bubbles in a two-component epoxy system.
A student guide to engineering internships
It is essential that engineering students, before graduating, accrue real-life, problem-solving experience before entering and competing on the engineering job market.
Rendering pollutants nontoxic
New research has the potential to address pollutants that are difficult to degrade, including TBBPA, a common flame-retardant chemical.
How airships can cut emissions and give the hydrogen economy a lift
By ferrying freight via the jet stream, airships could reduce the transportation sector's carbon emissions and play a role in establishing a sustainable hydrogen economy.
Fast turnaround on custom heaters
U.S.-based Durex Industries, a manufacturer of electric industrial heaters, sensors and systems, recently announced a quick ship program for its screw plug, flange immersion and circulation heaters.
Researchers attempting to create AI-driven companions for the elderly
Scientists from the University of Alberta, Canada, are attempting to develop chatbots capable of expressing and responding to emotions during conversations with the ultimate goal of one day developing artificial intelligence (AI) companions for the elderly.
Four challenges that face EV charging station adoption
The paper, Interoperability of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, addresses four challenges and how each may impact customers, site hosts and electric companies.
Nexy: Steute Technologies’ IIoT 4.0 industrial wireless solution for factory automation
Nexy simplifies the transition from previous generations of factory processes to more robust, reliable, efficient and highly flexible smart factory implementations. Its modular design easily integrates with existing factory protocols.
Watch: To lower CSP cost researchers say just add salt!
Scientists are turning to chloride salts, which can be heated to 750° C, possibly boosting efficiency and driving down CSP costs.
Minimizing pump cavitation: What is the ideal NSPH margin?
Learn about the damaging phenomenon known as cavitation in pumps and how to avoid it by designing systems with sufficient NSPH margin to provide acceptable pump performance and service life.
Olympus DSX1000 Digital Microscope: Advanced tools for faster analysis
Measure and observe a variety of materials with guaranteed high- and low-magnification accuracy and precision using a single instrument.
Self-driving truck startup begins freight deliveries in Texas
The move to self-driving trucks comes just 16 months after the company was formed.
Study: Wearable sensors could prevent stillborn births
Using the same commercial, orientation-detection sensors as those in smartphones, the device records heartbeat vibrations emitting from the mother’s abdomen.
Better welding of aluminum: Strength and thermal stress
The third and final part in Welding Digest's series on aluminum welding.
Wearable pet devices threaten family privacy
Designed to track a dog’s location, health data and activity, among other details, the research team warns that the data is also being used to create owner profiles.
Study: Workers would prefer to lose their job to a robot instead of to another human
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich and Erasmus University Rotterdam are suggesting in a series of new studies that employees would prefer losing their jobs to robots rather than being replaced by other human employees.
This innovation may reduce the cost of water desalination
Ionic liquids are liquid salts that bind to water. The researchers said this makes them useful in forward osmosis to separate contaminants from water.
Improve jacketed heating systems with direct steam injection
Despite jacketed heating's underlying desirable attributes, steam presents several problems for its applications.