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How a Simple Flow Meter Design Stands Up to the Complexity of Ingredient Measurement
Efficient process flows are, of course, essential for any manufacturing operation, but for food manufacturers, the nature of the ingredients moving within these flows presents unique challenges.
Recycling Carbon Fiber
Researchers at Washington State University may have found a way to recycle expensive carbon fiber plastics that are used in almost everything from airplanes to wind energy.
Common Lawn Nuisance Has Value as Laboratory Pipette
Busy infesting lawns around the world, we hardly noticed that the common dandelion could serve an entirely different purpose beyond nuisance.
Video: Paraffin Wax Fuels Hybrid Rocket Engine
The Peregrine hybrid rocket motor uses wax as a solid fuel and nitrous oxide as a liquid oxidizer.
Video: Cutting Cranial Drill Time to Minutes
A computer-driven drill, similar to those used to machine auto parts, could make cranial drilling almost 50 times faster.
Solar Eclipse to Test U.S. Power Grid
Utilities are expected to experience a sudden (less than 5 minutes) increase in load that was previously being supplied by behind-the-meter photovoltaic generators.
IBM Project Aims to Bring EVs Into the Power Grid
IBM and German grid operator TenneT will work with electric vehicle owners to make the capacity of their car batteries available to help balance the power grid.
Finding Pay Dirt in Recycled Electronics
Itronics says that its e-scrap process represents a "zero waste" technology that is expected to "significantly increase" the profitability of its refining operation.
Dominion Plan Eyes Gas, Solar, and Nuclear
Wind, solar, and an extended commitment to nuclear power are at the heart of Dominion Energy's latest integrated resource plan.
Killing Bacteria with Paper-Based Sanitizers
Motivated by a 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, researchers from Rutgers setting out to create bacteria-fighting personal protective equipment have created a paper-based device with bacteria-fighting layers.
Smart Pad Puts Pressure on Scars
A new treatment for hypertrophic scars from burns, surgeries, and trauma combines the advantages of traditional pressure pads and silicone gel sheets.
Advanced Tension Indicator Helps Equalize Web Tension
Dover Flexo Electronics’ TriView™ Left-Right-Total Tension Indicator helps machine operators equalize web tension with balance indication and left, right or total tension displayed on a large, bright LCD touch-screen display.
Isolated High Voltage Outputs Directly Proportional to Input Voltage
American Power Design's J10 Series high voltage DC/DC converter offers an isolated output of up to ±6000 VDC that is directly proportional to the input voltage.
Gear Motors Mesh with High Torque Applications
New gear motors from Yaskawa America, Inc. are particularly suited to uses that require high torque at low output speeds.
Wireless Device Able to See Through Walls to Measure Walking Speed
How fast you walk, considered by many to be a decent indicator of health, may predict cognitive decline, falls, and cardiac or pulmonary disease.
Video: MIT Tests 3-D Printed Plastic Rocket Motor
The rocket motor was able to achieve supersonic flow and produce thrust.
Quantum Yields Exceed 100 Percent for Hydrogen Production
A quantum dot photoelectrochemical cell achieved quantum efficiency for hydrogen gas production exceeding 100 percent.
Operating New York’s Electric Grid: Part 2
To ensure power is affordable for consumers while providing fair compensation for suppliers, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) runs a wholesale electricity market based on a methodology known as locational based marginal pricing (LBMP) and a two-settlement process with day-ahead and real-time bid markets.
Facilitating Global Material Sourcing
All elements of product development happen at breakneck speed today and material sourcing is no exception. The need for smart materials, designing new products specifically for the Internet of Things, and such demanding industries as medical, aerospace, and automotive, impact the sourcing and
Material Sourcing Made Easy
Material sourcing can be an inefficient, challenging and expensive process. Especially when undertaken by a small organization without teams in place to search out what materials fit, the task can be especially daunting.