HEADLINES ARCHIVE
PACK EXPO East continues to expand with largest show to date
The leading show on the East Coast for packaging and processing professionals helps attendees identify new technologies, meet key partners and see innovation in action.
Three additional Lubrizol Engineered Polymers sites achieve ISCC PLUS certification
The certification represents a standard for fully traceable sustainable supply chains that allows companies to track and attribute environmentally friendly raw materials along the entire value chain.
Volunteer to live on Mars
Seeking a change of pace or planet? NASA needs volunteers willing to reside in a simulated Martian environment for one year.
New report identifies engineering research priorities for sustainable material design, scale-up and recyclability
Transformative materials for more sustainable concrete, chemicals and polymers are the focus of this report from the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance.
Efficiency gains posted for solar power technologies
New efficiency improvements are reported for perovskite-on-silicon tandem and quantum dot solar cells.
Upcoming MBE Summit and QIF Summit offer model-based enterprise focus
The events will focus on challenges, implementation and lessons learned in a Model-Based Enterprise.
The future for floods and snowpack in a changing climate
Emerging climate trends are projected to increase the risk of extreme flooding in parts of the U.S. and reduce snowpack in many regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Allrounder 470 H: Turnkey system produces adapters for medical technology
At Chinaplas 2024, the Arburg exhibit will use a family mold to produce two different adapters for medical technology fully automatically, including camera inspection and sample part storage.
A tool for smart coatings analysis and connected measurements
The new analyzer includes a proportional counter detector for routine measurements of common platings and user-friendly features designed to enhance high-volume testing needs.
Sigma-Netics announces new precision, thin-walled tubing offering
These are ideal for use in sensor systems, biomedical components, defense applications and other industrial and precision uses.
Nanoplastics invade and degrade bottled water
A liter of bottled water was found to contain some 240,000 detectable plastic fragments, a quantity 10 to 100 times greater than previous estimates.
Manufacturing opportunities for the blind
The move is part of the domestic reshoring effort happening in America.
Video: Production underway at the largest liquid green hydrogen plant in the US
The facility is engineered to produce 15 tons per day of liquid electrolytic hydrogen, a supply sufficient to power approximately 15,000 forklifts per day.
Online platform brings satellite-captured ET data down to Earth
Researchers conducted a multi-model, large-scale accuracy assessment of an operational satellite-based data system to compute evapotranspiration (ET).
A Costa Rican plant for advanced component manufacturing
The Smiths Interconnect Costa Rica plant is known for a producing a wide range of electronic components and is working towards the implementation of a semiconductor manufacturing and assembly capability.
Personal AC on industrial vehicles is a safety essential, not a luxury
The Cabin Cool system directs cool air onto vehicle operators without limiting their movement, disturbing their line of or otherwise interfering with their normal activities.
New gravity self-unloading system launched by McGregor
The ‘MacGregor GravityVibe’ deploys a patent-pending vibrating unloader to reduce internal friction and ease the discharge of coarse materials such as wood chips from the cargo hold.
Pandemic waste as a source of hydrogen-rich syngas
The process offers an eco-friendly way to tackle the thousands of tons of surgical mask waste created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Slimline swiveling-rotary modules for large workpieces
These modules offer an efficient and space-saving solution for typical movement sequences that occur in handling and assembly technology, such as turning, swiveling, screwing, rolling or coiling.
Paving the way for sustainable AI innovations of the future
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the transformative technology of our time. Here, we look at how Infineon enables, powers and uses AI for the benefit of all.