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Linde to Build Gas Production Plants in China
The investments will support multiple long-term contracts to provide electronics gases to foundry, memory, and flat panel display fabs.
Ford Tests Large-Scale 3-D Printing with Light-Weighting and Personalization in Mind
3-D printing is a helpful prototyping tool, but not as useful in mass production. Despite all the media attention devoted to this technology, it is actually quite expensive and slow, compared to more conventional injection molding. However, Ford is already testing 3-D printing technology with mass production in mind.
New Material Helps Record Data with Light
In the new study, the scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg, Leipzig University in Germany and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands could generate excitons at room temperature by changing the light parameters.
Chemists Create Molecular “Leaf” That Collects and Stores Solar Power Without Solar Panels
An international team of scientists led by Liang-shi Li at Indiana University has achieved a new milestone in the quest to recycle carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere into carbon-neutral fuels and others materials.
The Sky is the Limit for New Low-cost 3-D Printer
Sliperiet at Umeå Arts Campus is in the process of making a 3-D printed Tower of Babel using a novel hanging printer. This offers a low-cost solution and increased flexibility to print large volumes.
Reusable Sponge Soaks Up Oil, Could Revolutionize Oil Spill and Diesel Cleanup
When the Deepwater Horizon drilling pipe blew out seven years ago, beginning the worst oil spill in U.S. history, those in charge of the recovery discovered a new wrinkle: the millions of gallons of oil bubbling from the sea floor weren’t all collecting on the surface where it could be skimmed or burned. Some of it was forming a plume and drifting through the ocean under the surface.
A Growing Role for Automated Pipeline Pigging Systems
Extensive time and manpower requirements associated with manual pigging systems have become problematica, so many pipeline companies are turning to automation.
Energy Facilities Are Vulnerable to Cyber Attack, Report Says
Oil and gas companies are facing increasingly sophisticated hackers seeking to steal trade secrets and disrupt operations, according to a newspaper investigation.
China Aims to Cut Steel and Coal Output
Reports say the country is deepening efforts to tackle emissions and curb excess supply.
Dell Turns Marine Waste into Plastic Packaging
Packaging trays will consist of 25% recycled ocean plastic, which Dell says is a first for the computer industry, and 75% HDPE post-consumer plastic.
Boiler Failure Mechanism: Long-Term Overheating
The need for boiler life life assessments becomes increasingly necessary to ensure both safe and reliable operations. As plants approach the end of their design life, boiler component and piping replacements become increasingly cost prohibitive.
U.S. Manufacturing Tech Orders Finish 2016 Down
As orders have pulled to near-even with levels seen before the latest dip, the general manufacturing economy is showing signs of growth.
Going for the (Recycled) Olympic Gold in Tokyo
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games have decided to use e-waste to manufacture the 5,000 medals that athletes will be awarded.
Hydrogen Test Project Set for Steelmaker
The plant will be built and operated on the premises of voestalpine in Linz. The hydrogen generated there will be fed directly into the internal gas network, allowing the testing of the use of hydrogen in various process stages of steel production.
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.
Cisco Cyber Security Report Highlights Business Impacts
The report surveyed nearly 3,000 chief security officers and security operations leaders from 13 countries.
IoT Comes to Food Waste
AT&T IoT solutions will provide near real-time visibility into every connected piece of equipment. This will enable repairs to be made more quickly, minimizing downtime, and possibly avoiding a customer service call.
Pu-238: Fuel for Deep Space Journeys
The U.S. space agency NASA is particular when it comes to the fuel used to power its longest space missions – only plutonium-238 will do.
Robotics Institute Gains DOD Funding
As the eighth DoD-led institute, the ARM Institute joins the Manufacturing USA network in its effort to help revitalize American manufacturing and incentivize companies to invest in new technology development in the United States.
IoT Down on the Farm
The Internet of Things isn’t just moving into the factory. It’s finding a home on the farm as well.