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Product Spotlight: Master Bond EP93FRHT
Master Bond epoxy EP93FRHT passes stringent Airbus testing for bonding, sealing and potting applications.
Solar Eclipse Watchers Will Gather Data from Coast to Coast
Experts from NSF, NASA, and NCAR outline how scientists plan to deploy an array of technologies and methodologies during the eclipse.
Rock 'n Flow: Engineers Rethink How Fluids Move Underground
Their work could lead to a range of improvements including advances in carbon capture and storage and oil and natural gas extraction.
Is Your State an Energy Giver or a Taker?
Overall, 12 states produced more primary energy than they consumed, while 38 states and the District of Columbia were net recipients of energy.
Road Kill Looms for Auto Suppliers, Analyst Warns
Vehicle electrification is coming faster than many industry analysts expect and is being accelerated by regulations to reduce CO2 emissions, ongoing battery technology and cost breakthroughs, and the diminishing opportunity to economically improve internal combustion engines.
Arizona Hoping to Curb Wrong Way Driving
According to Senator Karen Fann, vice-chairman of the state Senate Transportation Committee, the number of incidents involving wrong-way drivers has increased in recent years.
Sensor to Detect Flat Feet, Other Conditions
Researchers from Kaunus University of Technology (KTU) have developed a device that detects gait and foot pressure issues that might signal the development of oncoming health conditions such as flat feet.
An Age-Old Question: Corks or Caps?
Scientists will attempt to answer a question long plaguing the wine industry: Does wine bottled with cork or with screw caps taste better?
Roughing Up Silicon Solar Cells
The twin goals of containing solar cell costs while maximizing efficiency may be more attainable with silicon technology advanced by researchers from Osaka University, Japan.
Managing Eutrophication by Algal Treatment of Wastewater
A ‘managed eutrophication’ approach to wastewater treatment is aimed at preventing eutrophication in aquatic ecosystems.
Full Steam AHEAD for Japan’s Hydrogen Economy
Hydrogen produced in Brunei Darussalam will be liquefied, shipped to Japan and dehydrogenated for consumption.
Video: Successful Launch of World’s Smallest Spacecraft
The 3.5-by-3.5 centimeter chips weigh just four grams but contain solar panels, computers, sensors, and radios.
Meteorological Dataset to Improve Accuracy of Wind Energy Forecasts
A three-year project to assess the causes of wind speed variability and impacts on wind energy generation in complex terrain is underway.
Reusable Water Filter Traps Heavy Metals
The filter, composed of multi-walled carbon nanotubes grown on a quartz substrate, removes heavy metals to meet WHO drinking water standards.
A Simple Molecule May Hold the Key to Quantum Computing
Ultracold-temperature research on a simple two-atom molecule has demonstrated the potential for creating qubits, the basic building block of quantum computing.
Video: A Solar Car for Everyone
The Sion can travel up to 18 miles (29 km) using only solar power and 155 miles (250 km) with a battery.
How to Build an Electromagnet
For every electrical current there exists a magnetic field that propagates perpendicular to the flow of electrons. The electromagnet is built off of this concept and a simple understanding of classical physics can be used to build a functional electromagnet.
Lead in the Pipes, and How It Got There
Direct evidence that untreated water leached lead into the damaged drinking-water system in Flint, Michigan, has been revealed.
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Selective Conversion of CO2 to CO
A spongy nickel organic crystalline structure converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide on exposure to visible light.