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Meeting treatment challenges for industrial water intake
Rising environmental awareness and increasingly stringent regulations have elevated water’s importance. The resource is now rightly considered a major factor of production that needs to be monitored, controlled and conserved.
NIST tests high-tech 'sniffing' device
A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology is testing a high-tech sniffing device that has demonstrated potential for detecting extremely low chemical concentrations in the atmosphere.
New report suggests that 3D printing, AI could hasten the creation of WMDs
A multi-institutional research group led by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey is suggesting in a new report that advances in 3D printing and artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially pave the way for individuals and nations to covertly develop and print on-demand weapons of mass destruction.
Asset management: When to repair and when to replace
Deciding whether to repair or replace broken machinery is one of the primary tasks of a factory asset manager. In addition to baseline cost comparisons, there are several questions to be addressed
New linear digital measuring device from American Precision Gauge LLC
American Precision Gauge LLC was established to create, design and build linear digital measuring devices (LDMDs), or long travel calipers.
Enhanced measurement accuracy with new Promac series tools
The tools provide an accurate profile of the internal surface of oil and gas well tubing, casing and completion assemblies.
Study: Bats change flight paths to find prey hidden from echolocation
However, the team found that if an echo originates from angles greater than 30°, the sound is reflected away from the source and the leaf acts as a mirror, revealing prey to the bat.
Proven detector solutions for gas analysis
Thermopile detectors for gas analysis and flame detection.
Researchers creates ultra-small accelerometer using graphene
What makes graphene suitable for such an application is how fast and easily electrons pass through, coupled with its mechanical strength.
Imperial graduate creates system for turning fruit and vegetable waste into dyes
A graduate from Imperial College London has devised a system for transforming fruit and vegetable waste into environmentally friendly powdered paint pigments using vaporization technology.
Researchers prove that graphene wards off, prevents bites from mosquitoes
Researchers from Brown University have found an unexpected use for the nanomaterial graphene: repelling mosquitoes.
Team hopes to fight hospital-acquired infections with antimicrobial coating
An antimicrobial coating for metal surfaces that is capable of quickly killing bacteria linked to common hospital-acquired infections has been developed by scientists at the University of Birmingham in the U.K.
Team bioprints complex tissue in mere seconds
Scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and University Medical Center Ultrecht in the Netherlands have developed an optical system capable of bioprinting complex and viable living tissue in a matter of seconds.
Scientists devise new method for tracking cooking-related pollution
A team of researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in China has devised a new method for tracking cooking-related pollution using black carbon.
Company debuts an inflatable space habitat for astronauts
Sierra Nevada Corporation, a United States Aerospace Company, has unveiled its full-scale prototype of an inflatable habitat that could one day accommodate astronauts in deep space.
Wooden chips shrink medical device environmental footprint
Wood has been demonstrated as an alternative to plastic for one single-use medical device application: microfluidic diagnostics.
Plasmonic microneedle patch promises painless diagnostics
What differentiates this device from previous microneedle designs is the use of surface-enhanced Raman scattering for on-patch biomarker analysis.
Chemotherapeutic messages in nanoscale bottles
Tiny silica bottles could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs to targeted areas of the body.
Wearable skin sensors that analyze sweat
The team devised sensors that can monitor sweat rate and electrolytes and metabolites present in perspiration.
Methane leaks from offshore oil and gas rigs are quantified
An overlooked source of methane is leakage from oil and gas wells, a phenomenon which was quantified at eight oil and gas production platforms in the North Sea.