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Butterfly-inspired technology could transform air-quality monitoring
In trials detecting SARS-CoV-2, the device achieved 100 times greater sensitivity than conventional pump-based samplers, the team revealed.
Surrey project taps underground heat to tackle potholes
The team set out to determine if a ground-source heating and cooling system is capable of regulating road temperatures year-round and thus lead to more resilient roadways.
Vanzetti Engineering unveils ESK-IMO for the marine and industrial markets
The ESK-IMO removable submerged cryogenic pump is designed to meet the technological challenges of small-scale LNG terminals, floating storage and regasification units and other fast-growing market segments.
Recyclable glue delivers fast, durable underwater bonds
The team created their so-called superglue by blending a supramolecular ionic liquid — which is a salt-like material whose molecules are held together by temporary, reversible interactions — with a solvent called dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
Self-healing coatings could extend gas turbine life and reliability
To develop the coating, the team first looked at how oxides like rust form on engine parts.
New membrane strips over 99.99% of oil from seawater while boosting evaporation
The separation of the membrane’s functions across the two layers prevented oil separation and solar heat generation from interfering with each other — which is a common obstacle for single-layer designs.
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