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Metering Pumps for Tough, Thick and Corrosive Jobs
For really tough metering applications, Vector Peristaltic Pumps by Wanner Engineering handle aggressive, high-viscosity and high-purity fluids. Vector pumps are ideal for pumping challenging fluids without altering their composition.
Watch: Fueling Up on Coffee for London Commuters
Shell and UK clean tech start-up bio-bean are developing a low-carbon fuel based on waste coffee grounds collected from retailers and factories.
Seco MP2050 Insert Grade Conquers Strong, Heat-resistant Materials
The new grade offers exceptional performance in milling materials such as titanium and austenitic and martensitic stainless steels.
Watch: Producing Economical Biofuel with Poplar Coppice
Coppice poplar is likely the best balance of cost and reliability for Pacific Northwest growers to produce biofuel.
Video: Flight Tests Continue for World’s Largest Aircraft
A second test-flying phase is underway for Airlander 10, the world’s largest aircraft.
Automated System Measures Automotive Cable Properties
A cable is deformed in a specific measurement cycle, and the required forces and moments are recorded.
New Heat-resistant Magnesium Alloy for Die Casting
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and the University of Toyama have developed a high heat-resistant magnesium alloy for die casting applications.
Engineering a Good Night's Sleep
Sleep deprivation is a large problem for all types of professionals. Leave it to a set of entrepreneurs to design a solution to help you get a good night's sleep. Utilizing Bluetooth and induction charging technology makes the SleepPhones® by AcousticSheep LLC an excellent choice to get a good sleep.
No more laundry? Innovative Liquid-repellent Surfaces Could Make that Dream Come True!
Using a design inspired by springtails, soil-dwelling arthropods, the team effectively resolved the conflict between liquid-repellency and mechanical stability.
Watch: Capturing the Beauty of Science
A selection of images from Northwestern University’s annual Scientific Images contest -- showcasing the aesthetic side of research.
Expanding the PARADIGM® Shift in Grinding Technologies
Norton Paradigm wheels provide the wear resistance and form holding of metal bond wheels and the profiling ease of vitrified bond wheels.
Perfect Acoustics in Greek Theaters: Just a Myth
Ancient Greek theaters — at least three famous ones — do not live up to their claims of perfect acoustics.
Portable Solution for Multiprocess Welding
The 55-pound, portable multiprocess welder is capable of AC/DC TIG, MIG and stick welding.
Researchers Use A SPIM System with Two Lenses to View High Quality Biospecimens
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Chicago improved the speed, resolution and light efficiency of an optical microscope by switching from a conventional glass coverslip to a reflective, mirrored coverslip and applying new computer algorithms to process the resulting data.
Ford Testing Exoskeleton Vest That Could Help Assembly Line Workers
With a number of daily tasks requiring workers to raise their hands above their heads in a prolonged stance that mimics changing a light bulb, the impact on workers can range from sore arms and shoulders to overall workplace dissatisfaction.
New Ventilated Façade Design Boosts Building Energy Efficiency
A proposed double chamber system reduces energy gains and losses as well as energy consumption due to air flow.
How Viruses Can Improve Food Safety
Bacteriophages embedded into films or coatings function as antimicrobial materials that can find use as food packaging or can disinfect food preparation surfaces.
Researchers Develop a Way to Transform Biofuel Waste Into Wealth
A team of researchers from Sandia National Laboratories has demonstrated, faster, more efficient ways to turn discarded plant matter into chemicals that could be worth millions.
Watch: A Call for Citizen Scientists in the UK
Submit or explore environmental monitoring data using the interactive maps and graphs made available by Open Air Laboratories.
Microbial Biophotovoltaics: Printing with Bacteria
A solar-harvesting ink has been used to inkjet-print solar bio-batteries and solar panels on paper. The main ingredient in the ink? Cyanobacteria.