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Study: More than 4,000 chemicals found in common plastic packaging
New research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology suggests that there are roughly more than 4,000 different chemicals used in the making of everyday plastics for food packaging and other applications.
How to turn supply chain analytics into actionable insights
Supply chain analytics can be both a blessing and a curse. The sheer amount of available data is overwhelming; the task of organizing and understanding it may seem daunting.
Military armor inspired by natural pearls
Researchers are looking to pearls to develop a lightweight, plastic military armor.
Wood and spider web composite material a possible plastic alternative
Researchers at Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have created a bio-based material composed of wood cellulose fibers and silk protein from spider web threads that could one day be a suitable biodegradable replacement for plastic.
Researchers develop smart sleepwear for health monitoring
A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have created textiles that can be woven into pajamas and other loose-fitting sleep attire for monitoring the wearer’s respiratory rhythm and heart rate while the wearer sleeps.
New Product: Zip Chain Lifter
A new chain technology used for applications that involve pushing and pulling motions.
Rising MRO trend: Industrial vending
The devices, which dispense industrial supplies, offer a host of benefits including automated supply management and inventory control, reduced labor costs and lower operational downtime.
Purdue awarded $10 million to address global food safety
The USAID awarded Purdue $10 million for the creation of the first-ever Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety.
Envision Plastics granted NOL by the FDA to create food packaging from recycled ocean-bound plastic
The company can now provide customers with OceanBound Plastic, a post-consumer resin collected from at-risk regions and specifically manufactured for direct food contact.
How airships can cut emissions and give the hydrogen economy a lift
By ferrying freight via the jet stream, airships could reduce the transportation sector's carbon emissions and play a role in establishing a sustainable hydrogen economy.
Researchers predict FDA food recalls from customer reviews and AI
The researchers examined almost 1.3 million food product reviews on Amazon.com, and matched over 5,000 of the reviews to products that had been recalled by the FDA between 2012 and 2014.
In conversation: A framework for addressing technology's ethical challenges
Our communities and the world face unprecedented challenges in scaling technologies in an ethical and beneficial way. As one observer noted half a century ago, “technological progress requires ethical progress or we risk the destruction of society.”
Custom, small-scale barrier pouch packaging from automation startup
Although Keto Farms’ manufacturing facility processes up to 9,000 barrier pouches per day, they are a medium-sized business and large-scale, expensive industrial solutions were impractical.
In conversation: A framework for assessing new technology
Technology thought leader Massoud Amin, DSc, discusses how our current era of technology is similar to, and different from, previous eras, and if advancements like AI and robotics change the basic human/machine relationship.
How the world’s first large-scale electric excavator works
The 25 tonne Cat 323F Z-line excavator is nearly identical to the diesel-powered Cat 323F excavator, except its diesel engine has been replaced with an electric powertrain.
What is MQTT?
A quick overview of Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), a lightweight messaging protocol that is ideal for IoT applications.
How an IIoT system enables remote monitoring of factory processes
A look at how an IIoT network collects and reports process data from sensors throughout a factory for display on remote devices such as smartphones and computers.
Student developed hygiene-product bottles made entirely of soap
A post-graduate student from London’s Central Saint Martins University has developed shampoo and other personal hygiene product packaging made entirely of soap.
Initiative proposes turning old wind tubine blades into composite for cement
A recently announced initiative in the U.K. will attempt to devise a plan for recycling soon-to-be decommissioned wind turbines, using the glass fiber composite of the turbine blades as material in cement.
TVA moves ahead on power plant water treatment projects
TVA said it implemented a new flow management system designed to treat plant process water and remove contaminants such as grease, oil and total suspended solids.