HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Putting ocean plastic to good use: Powering cleanup vessels
Converting retrieved waste into oil via hydrothermal liquefaction eliminates the need for land disposal of some of the plastic and can markedly reduce shipboard fossil fuel use and attendant emissions.
Paper-based battery designed to biodegrade
Paper-thin biodegradable zinc batteries may offer an environmentally sustainable option for powering flexible and wearable electronic systems.
Chemists create new mode of adsorption
Mechanisorption uses mechanical bonds in the form of molecular chains physically threaded through rings to control the chemistry at surfaces and interfaces.
Company introduces units for treating oil drilling waste
NOV’s iNOVaTHERM is designed for both onshore and offshore drilling sites where it can be deployed to process drilling waste, oil-based mud, contaminated drill cuttings, oily sludges and slops.
Video: A hot approach to mining urban waste for precious metals
A process previously demonstrated to produce graphene from waste food and plastic has been extended to the extraction of metals from electronic waste.
Abandoned oil and gas wells could be future burial site for CO2
The Net Zero RISE (Research Infrastructure for Subsurface Energy) project will determine if abandoned oil and gas wells throughout Britain could be used to bury carbon dioxide via carbon capture and storage.
Capturing CO2 emissions with sawdust and solar energy
Solar radiation serves as the energy source and modified sawdust is used as the carbon dioxide absorbent in a system that enables use of the captured gas to generate methanol, ethanol and other products.
Acoustic waves wash microplastics from water
The force produced by acoustic waves generated with two speakers was demonstrated to separate microplastics by increasing pressure on a three-channel tube of inflowing water.
Committee urges oil and gas giants to reveal methane leak data
ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Pioneer Natural Resources, Ameredev II LLC, Coterra, Devon Energy, Admiral Permian Resources and Mewbourne Oil were recipients of the letters.
Researchers convert methane greenhouse gas into valuable chemicals
New catalyst technology could advance efforts to keep methane out of the atmosphere. Researchers call the technology “revolutionary,” saying it “opens the door to reducing the emission of methane and its combustion product, CO2, in the future."
Vanquish e-waste with sustainable electronics
Vanquishing e-waste requires sustainable production to ensure that future generations prioritize waste, pollution and resource inefficiency.
Real-time chemical agent detection tech developed by South Korean researchers
According to its developers, the chemical warfare agent detector can be installed on assorted platforms such as manned and unmanned reconnaissance systems.
World's first laser-based manipulation of antimatter
Recent developments in laser-based cooling of antimatter could provide valuable insights into how our world and universe works.
5 plastic alternatives to resins
As a direct result of the plastic shortage, substitutes were developed based around the material properties desired and the intended application. Each of these lesser-known plastics could be used instead of common plastics, such as polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene and polypropylene.
Eliminating rework with robotic pulse welding
To achieve the goal of going robotic, Altec acquired a Fronius cold metal transfer technology, in combination with a welding platform.
Innovations in automotive adhesives
By strengthening seals and reducing metal distortion over time, adhesives tend to make automobiles more stable and last a lot longer than before.
Scientists develop 'unbreakable glass'
This type of glass does not shatter when impacted like typical glass but instead mimics the resilience and reaction of plastic. The applications for this new type of glass are vast.
Halliburton introduces its DS365.ai cloud service
Oilfield service firm Halliburton Company has released DS365.ai cloud service to help customers accelerate their digital transformation with intelligent automation.
Video: Liquid metal-based continuous flow reactor lacks moving parts
Use of liquid metals could lead to the elimination of moving parts in continuous flow reactors and provide improved performance and reduced maintenance costs.
Automated route to pharma compound production
The method can potentially be used for molecules typically produced via manual processes, thereby reducing the manpower required.