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Efficiency Rules Loom for HVAC Sector
The rooftop air conditioner standards will cover new units on low-rise buildings such as hospitals, schools, and retail stores.
Project Startups Showcase Carbon Capture Technology
After years of work, two carbon capture projects are entering service, shining a spotlight on technology that captures and reuses carbon dioxide from fossil-fired power plants.
Proto Labs Now Offers Rapid Insert Molding
The company says that its new capability can produce 25 to 10,000-plus insert-molded parts in 15 days or less.
Nikola Unveils Electric Semi-Truck
Energy will be supplied by a hydrogen fuel cell giving the Nikola One an expected range of 800-1,200 miles while delivering over 1,000 horsepower and 2,000 ft. lbs. of torque.
Engineers Tap Stomach Acid to Power Tiny Sensors
The system can generate enough power to run sensors or drug delivery devices that can reside in the gastrointestinal tract for extended periods of time.
Mimicking Nature’s Cellular Architectures via 3-D Printing
The approach could be used to fabricate lightweight structural materials, thermal insulation or tissue scaffolds.
Insight: Carbon Capture and Sequestration Face an Uphill Battle
Despite recent progress, large-scale deployment of CCS has several obstacles to overcome and is yet to have a significant impact on emissions of GHGs.
EHD Pump Cools Space Hardware
A candidate cooling technology developed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s will fly aboard the International Space Station later this decade.
A 3-D Bioprinter Prints Human Skin
The final product replicates the natural structure of human skin and might be used to test consumer chemical products, as well as for medical transplants.
Biotech Startup Aims for Cost-Effective Consumables
The spinoff from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created what it says is a low-cost process for engineering microbes with complex metabolic pathways borrowed from plants.
Circle Segment Cutters for Mold Making Applications
The cutters are a class of end mills designed to enable more material removal with fewer passes in 5-Axis machining, cycle time reductions and smoother surface finishes.
The Search for a Better Li-Ion Battery
Researchers developed a simulation protocol to screen electrolyte materials, initially trying a set of 500 diverse classes of polymers.
Creative Uses for Biomaterials Is Aim of Forest Institute
Goals include researching new wood-based products such as adhesives and green-platform chemicals. Plans also call for working on advancements in wood engineering and new uses for what was previously seen as waste from pulp and paper.
Cracking the Secrets of a Lithium Battery Cathode
A team of researchers studied a lithium manganese nickel oxide cathode, which is viewed as one of the next generation battery materials because of its high energy.
Cisco Cyber Security Report Highlights Business Impacts
The report surveyed nearly 3,000 chief security officers and security operations leaders from 13 countries.
Tebis V4.0 CAM Software Package Enhancements
Toolbars and menu panels can be docked to the edge of the application window to produce what the company says is a clear, uncluttered screen.
Axial Tube Forming Machine from Transfluid
The REB 645 allows the axial forming of tubes with diameters from 6-45 mm.
Vertical Traveling Column Machining Center
The machine includes an increased Y-axis stroke, long bed/table size, high spindle speed and torque and Mazak’s SmoothG CNC control.
No Ink Needed: You Can Print on This Paper with Light
The paper can be erased and rewritten more than 80 times and could offer environmental and economic benefits.
Waste Gas Powers Biorefinery
The Power Oxidizers with the Dresser-Rand KG2 turbine are rated to provide a combination of up to 3.5 MW of electricity and over 26,000 pounds of steam/hr from two PowerStation units.