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MIT Announces a Working, Pilot Commercial Nuclear Fusion Reactor is 15 Years Away
This week, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with MIT’s spinoff Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced the development of a new design for a fusion reactor that can be ready in just 15 years. This is an outstanding development given that scientists have been struggling for many decades without success to build a working fusion reactor.
A New Method to Better Separate Oil and Water in Oil Spills
The technology mimics the effect of certain leaves in nature.
A Low-cost, Sustainable Material for Reducing Air and Water Pollution
A new mesoporous adsorbent material was obtained from a natural, abundant raw material and a high volume industrial by-product.
The World's First Formic Acid-based Fuel Cell
The world’s first integrated power supply unit can produce electricity from formic acid, using a fuel cell in an energy-efficient and sustainable way.
3D Tissue Model of Developing Human Heart Could Aid Drug Screening During Pregnancy
Biomaterials-based cell patterning and stem cell technology combine to make a 3D tissue model that could mimic early stage human heart development.
Antimicrobial Stainless Steel Coating Boosted with a Bit of Bleach
The N-halamine polymer-based coating loses some of its power after five cycles of washing but a wipe-down with a diluted bleach solution restores its antimicrobial activity.
New Robot Can Crawl Through Pipes and Detect Uranium Levels
These robots will be implemented at the U.S. Department of Energy’s former uranium enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio and they will identify uranium deposits on pipe walls.
Gatwick Airport Preps for Trial of Driverless Buses
Plan’s for the world’s first autonomous shuttle service will get underway this summer at Gatwick Airport (Britain’s second largest airport after Heathrow).
Cheaper 3D-printed Model Allows Medical Students to Practice Procedures
An inexpensive 3D-printed model of blood vessels has been found to be just as effective for medical students as the much more expensive models that are currently used.
Power Demand Fell in 2017, Hitting Both Coal and Natural Gas
The declines marked the first year since the Great Recession of 2008 that both natural gas- and coal-fired electricity generation fell in the same year, EIA says.
US Children Drawing Female Scientists More Than Ever Before
Conducting “Draw-A-Scientist” studies since the 1960s, researchers from Northwestern University reveal that children in the U.S. are now drawing female scientists more than ever before.
Fast Charging of Electronics, Functional Fabrics by Candy Cane Supercapacitor
Combining conducting PEDOT polymer with PEO, an ion-storage polymer, formed a flexible candy cane-like architecture with a specific capacitance of 182 F/g.
ExxonMobil Plans Plastics Plant to Meet Asian Demand
The new facility would be capable of producing advanced polypropylene products, which can be used in automotive, appliance and packaging applications.
ESA Looking at Ocean Plastic Pollution from Space
To better assess the severity of ocean plastic pollution, the European Space Agency (ESA) is taking a big-picture look at the issue…from space.
Zip Wheel Offers Faster, Cooler and Freer Cutting
The Zip Wheel™ is the highest performing cut-off wheel on the market. Faster, cooler, freer cutting and reinforced for added safety, Zip Wheel™ provides premium performance while resisting twisting and bending.
Synthetic Diamond Sandwich Developed for Use in MEG Scans
The designs of synthetic diamonds grown in a lab have been further improved and they could soon be used in biosensing applications like magnetic brain imaging.
Maiden Flight of the World's Largest Jet Engine
The GE9X produces up to 100,000 pounds of thrust — several times more than the thrust of many fighter jets.
After Bridge Collapse, Investigators Search for Root Causes
The 950-ton bridge segment, which was under construction, fell onto a busy Florida highway, killing six people. The 174-foot-long segment had been lifted into place on March 10.
Watch: Eight Solar and Energy Storage Market Trends to Keep an Eye On
IHS has created a list of eight trends that will have the most effect on the solar market in 2018. Read these trends here!
Fuel Spill Leak Detection with Bacterial Sensors
The biological system could alert pipeline managers about leaks much earlier, avoiding resulting environmental disasters and fuel distribution disruptions.