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Creating a Model for Mass Customization

A new collaboration between Okuma Corporation and Hitachi, Ltd., is designed to establish a high-efficiency production model that supports mass customization via IoT.

Reliable Gear Reduction Units Are Critical For Many Applications

Many important applications use gear motors and speed reduction gears to gain optimum use of all sizes of electric motors. The optimization of the electric motor function using efficient gearing is making a myriad of applications more effective and more reliable.

3M™ Scotch-Weld™ Structural Acrylic Adhesives Represent the Next Generation

Next-generation adhesives are designed to improve both productivity and performance, while also reducing environmental costs and concerns.

Smart Homes Need Smart Batteries

As our homes get smarter, the systems powering our homes also need to become smarter. To work toward that goal, researchers from the Institute of Automation, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the School of Automation and Electrical Engineering at the University of Science and Technology Beijing are proposing a solution to optimize power consumption in batteries.

Will Energy Offer the Next Market for Blockchain?

The digital tool first gained attention as a driver behind the global rise of bitcoin applications, and it’s gaining notice across the energy sector.

White Paper: the Importance of Balance and Scale Calibration

The document from METTLER TOLEDO covers the query, “What is calibration and why should I calibrate?”

Hot Weather is Here – Use a Misting Fan to Keep Cool

Misting fans by Airmaster Fans can lower the ambient air temperature to dew point and reduce worker fatigue and increase productivity. These fans can move up to 8800 CFM of air and can output up to 6 gallons of filtered water an hour.

Carbon Intensity of U.S. Industry Fell in 2016, EIA Says

The industrial sector produced the least amount of CO2 per unit of primary energy consumed in 2016, with emissions of 44 kilograms CO2 per million British thermal units.

Laser Printing with Nanoparticles Promises Advances in Medical Research

Researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology are attempting to demonstrate how laser printing using nanoparticles will help uncover cost-effective ways to construct sturdier and safer components.

Efficiency and Renewables Drive Asia-Pacific 2017 CapEx

The outlook for Asia-Pacific remains "broadly positive" despite China's slowdown, says a report from Frost & Sullivan. Emerging and developing economies pick up pace in 2017.

Producing Fertilizer...From Air

A reactor, which converts nitrogen from the atmosphere into NOx (raw material for fertilizer), is thought to make the process of producing the raw materials five times more efficient than existing processes, with current methods of production resulting in about two percent of global CO2 emissions.

Coatings for Nuclear Fuel Preventing Explosions in Reactors

In an effort to reduce hydrogenation of containers where nuclear fuel is stored and to protect reactors from a Fukushima-like radiation disaster, physicists from Tomsk Polytechnic University are developing protective titanium nitride-based coatings for shells of fuel elements (fuel rods) of nuclear reactors.

Applying Data Science to Better Predict Effect of Weather and Other Conditions on Solar Panels

In an effort to extend the life of solar panels, researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Gebze Technical University (GTU) in Turkey are employing data science to understand what effect weather exposure and other conditions have on the materials that create solar panels.

Membrane to Bridge Gap in the Hydrogen Economy

A metallic membrane will convert ammonia into high-purity hydrogen for fuel-cell powered vehicles.

New 3-D Printing Method Promises Improved Medical Implants

Researchers at the University of Florida, using 3-D printing technology, are improving the timeliness of implanting medical devices.

New Mixing Valves with Automatic Scald Protection

AFRISO has rolled out a new line of automatic temperature monitoring thermal mixing valves designed to control hot water in a number of applications.

Tesla Reveals Lower Than Expected Solar Roof Tile Pricing

Tesla has revealed the highly competitive price of its solar roof tiles and has begun taking orders for them. Serving as both solar panels and traditional roofing, the tiles produce energy and protect a building from the elements simultaneously. Yet they are nearly indistinguishable in appearance from conventional roofing.

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