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MoldMan Systems™ provides easy-to-use, low-pressure injection molding machines that use thermoplastics, silicones and urethanes.
High Performance Slag Materials – A Steel Industry Byproduct
Every day you probably use a steel industry byproduct, slag, without realizing it. Slag is a common construction material in the building of roadways, bridges and buildings. The ancient Romans used slag to build the Appian Way 2000 years ago.
Chinese Scientists Clone Macaque Monkeys Using Dolly’s Technique
The Chinese Academy of Science announced that Chinese researchers were successful in cloning two macaque monkeys with the same technique – somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) - used by Keith Campbell and Ian Wilmut of the University of Edinburgh in 1996 to clone a female sheep named Dolly.
PEVs Should Be Considered in Future Electric System Planning, NREL Finds
An influx of plug-in electric vehicles charging without coordination could prove challenging to the nation's electric grid, according to research conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Video: An Energy Harvester Based on the Motion of Graphene
An energy harvesting device is based on the motion of graphene membranes in response to temperature changes caused by ambient heat.
The Humanity Star is a Disco Ball in Space Visible to the Naked Eye
The object was carried into space on the second test flight of Rocket Lab’s Electron booster and will appear to observers on Earth’s surface as a bright, blinking shooting star.
Woman Who Inspired “Rosie the Riveter” Dies at Age 96
Naomi Parker Fraley, the real “Rosie the Riveter,” died at the age of 96 in Longview, Washington.
Air Quality Top Public Health Threat: 2018 Environmental Performance Index
The analysis ranks 180 countries on 24 performance indicators across 10 issue categories covering environmental health and ecosystem vitality.
Efficient Hydrogen Production with Black Phosphorus Photocatalyst
Researchers combined nanostructured black phosphorus for water reduction to hydrogen and bismuth vanadate for water oxidation to oxygen.
China Tops US in Technical Research Publications for First Time
A just-published report from the National Science Board (NSB), entitles Science & Engineering Indicators 2018, shows that China edged out the U.S. for percentage of worldwide science and engineering articles published in 2016, the latest year for which data is available.
Report Hammers Utility Over Scrapped Nuke Units
A report says that SCANA has around a one-in-three chance of filing for bankruptcy protection if cost recovery was ended. The utility pushed back hard.
EV Charging Could Overtax Distribution Network, NREL Study Says
A problem arises when drivers in a geographic area begin buying PEVs and plugging them in to recharge upon returning home — a practice known as uncoordinated charging.
U.S. No Longer Among the Top 10 in Innovation Ranking
In terms of innovation, the United States is slipping, according to the Bloomberg Innovation Index.
Big Nuke Looks Profitable...Mostly, Report Says
Cost information provided after Congress passed a tax reform bill in late December suggests heightened risks that could force Connecticut's Millstone station to retire early.
Higher Temps May Cause Birds to Shrink
It has long been understood by biologists that animals residing in colder climates are typically larger in size than animals that do not reside in colder climates, evidently as an adaptation to reduce heat loss.
A Piece of America Discovered in Northern Australia
Detailing their findings in Geology, researchers have concluded that the rocks, which were found in Georgetown (412 kilometers west of Cairns), bear signatures that are unknown in Australia, but that resemble rocks found in Canada today.
The Need for More Compact Heat Exchangers
These thin-walled units exhibit exceptional heat transfer coefficients. They provide for both size and weight reductions. Some units are designed to have a higher resistance to fouling, while capital equipment costs can be lower when applications require costly corrosion-restraint materials as the bill of materials is substantially lower when compared to traditional shell and tube heat exchangers.
Nanoparticle Gel Could Expand Viability of Holograms, LIDAR
Holograms have potential applications in autonomous vehicle sensors, space communications and optical wireless networks, but their materials cost and temperature requirements limit their use. A new nanoparticle gel approach could change that.
Lithium Battery Life Doubled by Adding Graphene Girders
New research from WMG at the University of Warwick has discovered an effective approach to replacing graphite in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries using silicon by reinforcing the anode’s structure with graphene girders.
Electron Rocket Completes Second Test Flight Successfully
Orbital launch vehicle successfully deploys customer payloads consisting of three small satellites 8 minutes and 31 seconds into the flight.