HEADLINES ARCHIVE
New system strips 85% of salt, 92% of heavy metals from wastewater in 4 hours
Wastewater from electronics manufacturing and metal processing contains high levels of salt and toxic heavy metals and expensive treatment processes leave behind concentrated brine and hazardous sludge. This process might recover some value.
Catalyst cuts green hydrogen production cost
The use of an upgraded titanium dioxide catalyst optimizes the adsorption and activation energy of water, offering a low-cost path to increased hydrogen evolution.
Waste plastic as a hydrogen source
Instead of becoming a persistent environment pollutant or requiring complex, energy-intensive processes for recycling, plastic waste can represent a source of hydrogen production.
Ammonia from wastewater: How we’re turning a pollutant into fertilizer and clean fuel
Research demonstrates how new catalysts and renewable electricity can convert nitrate, one of the most common water pollutants, directly into ammonia.
Plasma-powered hydrogel technology could expedite burn recovery
The medical engineering technology promises to improve recovery outcomes for burn patients while also overcoming common limitations among current wound dressings, including maintaining long-term adhesion with soft, tissue-like materials without incurring damage while also withstanding moisture and movement.
How 3D printing reshapes battery design
Custom-shaped, high-performance battery materials can be printed under ordinary conditions to eliminate design constraints.
New plant-based wound dressing blocks infection before it develops
The dressing intervenes before the biofilm grows — when treatment is most effective — quickly releasing the antibiotic and reaching effective concentrations within four hours, thus reducing biofilm creation by more than 90%.
This mini, edge AI device identifies deadly mosquitos out in the bush
Existing mosquito surveillance requires collecting water samples from breeding sites and analyzing larvae in the lab to identify the species.
New spray-on coating boosts air filter particle capture, extends filter life
During trials, it boosted filtration efficiency by 10% to 30% and nearly doubled filter lifespan by delaying clogging.
Blueair launches wool-based EcoLast air filter for greener air purification
Blueair, alongside Lanaco, a New Zealand-based wool technology company, created a bio-based, USDA-certified wool filter that uses biodegradable alternatives.
SEW-EURODRIVE powers one of the world’s longest single-flight conveyor systems
The 42-mile Dune Express conveyor showcases advanced industrial engineering, heavy-duty reliability and large-scale logistics innovation.
Waste cotton stalks and eggshells turned into reusable biochar for wastewater antibiotic removal
The team developed a ß-cyclodextrin modified calcium-rich cotton-stalk biochar, called Ca@CBC/ß-CD, which was prepared via a microwave-assisted crosslinking process.
Shoring up water reuse with PFAS removal
An initiative to treat municipal wastewater to drinking standards before recharging aquifers will benefit from advanced ion exchange technology.
New automated gene sequencing system expedites disease detection and tracking
The new process, called Pathogen2Read, streamlines genetic sequencing, enabling smaller labs to contribute more easily to U.S. FDA and the CDC outbreak-monitoring networks and expediting responses to foodborne illness outbreaks
Filtering PFAS with “molecular Velcro”
A new gel-based material filters PFAS “forever chemicals” from water more efficiently than many widely used commercial options.
How to select a threaded insert for your 3D-printed assembly
This white paper provides recommendations, design guidelines and performance expectations for various threaded inserts used in fused deposition modeling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS) and stereolithography (SLA) 3D-printing processes.
Leak-free magnetic drive pumps built for water and wastewater processing
The pumps feature a high-strength neodymium magnetic drive system with encapsulated inner-drive magnets manufactured from unfilled polypropylene or PVDF for dependable, sealless operation.
Study: Incinerator bottom ash is a surprisingly good cement filler
The team examined micronized powder recycled from bottom ash, testing its chemical composition and performance when used as an ingredient in mortar — which is the combination of cement, sand and water used in construction.
Evaluating insulation materials for LNG piping and equipment
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities operate in one of the most demanding thermal environments found in industrial processing.
Open days at Arburg in Radevormwald and Rednitzhembach
The common theme at the recent open house events was the presentation of the electric Allrounder Trend.