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HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Sony and Honda announce plans to build electric vehicles

    The first model is set to go on sale in 2025.

  • Google's big audio investments hint at ambitious plans for headphones

    The company has acquired at least four startups and teams in the space over the past 15 months.

  • New Orbinox HB high-pressure knife valve for high-pressure performance and reliability

    The new HB series knife gate valve comprises precisely machined, two-piece ductile iron half bodies, and a wafer style bi-directional knife gate valve.

  • Emerson opens 2022 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program

    Applications are now being accepted for merit-based awards recognizing U.S. college students for excellence in study, service and innovation.

  • Video: Funeral facilities utilizing flameless cremation for environmental responsibility

    This technology is gentler on the deceased’s remains and is a responsible choice for the environment when compared to other burial or cremation methods.

  • MIT student develops innovative new centrifugal pump type — The variable volute water pump

    An MIT doctoral student, in collaboration with Xylem Water Solutions, has invented a new kind of centrifugal pump dubbed the ‘variable volute’ pump.

  • The Jamesbury Wafer-Sphere high-performance butterfly valve from Neles

    The valves can accommodate a variety of pneumatic and electric actuators for on-off service, as well as pneumatic double-acting and spring-return actuators with positioners for control service.

  • Circor reveals the versatile CIR 3100 control valve series

    The CIR 3100 is suitable for throttling and on-off control of fluids such as gas, steam, water or chemical compounds to compensate for the load disturbance and to keep the regulated process variable as close as possible to the desired set point.

  • Franklin Electric reveals NCX series explosion proof submersible non-clog pumps

    The new FPS NCX Series explosion proof submersible non-clog pumps offer a safer wastewater transfer solution for municipal infrastructure operators.

  • Video: Team to track objects via invisible labels

    The so-called InfraredTags are an alternative to standard barcodes typically adhered to products that can be easily removed, detached or become unreadable over time.

  • Retail floor scrubbers to get an upgrade with inventory analytics function

    According to the companies, the Inventory Scan is a time-saving innovation that will reduce the amount of time wasted with manually conducted searches of critical inventory and reduce inventory loss.

  • Using the seabed to heat coastal homes

    Capillary heat exchangers offer potential for use as heat pumps in shallow coastal waters of the seabed to provide homes with a reliable supply of heat.

  • Cold climate heat pump focused on accelerating environmental sustainability

    The heat pump delivers maximum energy efficiency, even in the coldest U.S. climates.

  • Video: 3D-printed OLEDs could mean future foldable big screens

    A research team at the University of Minnesota has manufactured the first 3D-printed OLED display. This flexible display measures 3.8 cm by 3.8 cm and has 65 pixels. This could be the start of lightweight, cost-effective, foldable TV screens.

  • Get ready to "print" your own drinks

    Imagine owning a device that can fit on a kitchen counter, use water from the tap and produce anything from that morning cup of coffee to a whisky sour, all with the help of a touch screen and impressive, concentrated liquid cartridges.

  • Gorman-Rupp adds new models to SF series submersible solids-handling pumps

    The Gorman-Rupp line of SF series submersible solids-handling pumps recently saw the addition of four new models.

  • GEA’s new-generation valve control tops enhance operational safety in hygienic applications

    This innovative new technology uses integrated digital intelligence to enhance operational safety and automate initialization for commissioning processes.

  • Video: Rapid HIV self-test could curb infections globally

    A self-testing HIV-1 chip is under development to selectively detect HIV from whole blood samples.

  • Flowserve’s INNOMAG TB-MAG pump cools hard-to-reach wind turbines

    Flowserve has positioned itself to support the transition to wind power with the INNOMAG TB-MAG thrust-balanced, seal-less process pump.

  • Innovative new flanged multistage centrifugal pump – The MEC-MG from Caprari

    Thanks to their typically compact and robust design, horizontal centrifugal multistage pumps are an ideal choice for flanging to diesel engines and for irrigation motor pump systems.

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