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Team attempting to use components from Blue-ray discs to kill viruses like COVID-19
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, are exploring the use of diodes from Blu-ray digital video discs, turning them into deep ultraviolet (UV) laser photon sources to disinfect surfaces and indoor air, quickly, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Team turning chemical components of batteries into fertilizer
In an effort to build a circular battery economy, a company based in Australia is using manganese and zinc recovered from alkaline batteries as a supplement for fertilizer.
Companies in Japan jointly create electrified fabric
Two Japanese tech firms have jointly developed fabric that is electrified via the movements of the wearer and is capable of destroying bacteria and viruses.
Next-generation turbine oils combat oxidation, thermal degradation and varnish
Evolving plant operations and turbine design, with a focus on efficiency, require modern power turbines to operate under severe conditions.
Accuracy, precision underscore role of silicon-carbide ceramics in CMM and motion control equipment
The science of measurement — encompassing fundamental standards, calibration and the determination of uncertainty — is a driving force for technological innovation.
Tigerflex food-grade material handling hose products by Kuriyama
Tigerflex food-grade material handling hose products for in-plant or outdoor use applications.
Report: Challenges in wind turbine blade recycling
The use of pyrolysis, burning in a cement kiln and grinding blades so particles can be used as filler were examined as feasible end-of-life routes.
Carbon-injected concrete can help reduce carbon emissions
A new type a carbon-injected concrete has the potential to reduce the carbon footprint of both buildings and roadways.
Reusable sponge efficiently mops up oil spills
The material can selectively absorb more than 30 times its weight in oil due to the use of a nanocomposite coating and a magnetic, water-repelling and oil-attracting carbon-based substrate.
Case study: K-mount for surgical camera with MIM
Metal injection molding offers nearly unlimited shape and geometric-feature capability with high production rates using multi-cavity tooling. Explore MIM with this award-winning medical component case study.
Setting a trap for PFAS water pollutants
Self-assembling tetrahedral molecular cages composed of iron, molybdenum and phosphorus were demonstrated to capture per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFASs).
Material could potentially prevent building collapse following earthquakes
Researchers from the University of Missouri College of Engineering have developed a flexible, structured lattice material that can withstand the waves of energy associated with earthquakes.
Polymer stops concrete from crumbling in freezing temperatures
Researchers in Colorado have found polymer molecules with anti-freezing abilities that can stop concrete from crumbling in freezing temperatures.
New 13 W thermal gap filler
The highly conformable, gel-like sheets exhibit a thermal resistance as low as 0.02 °C/in2/W at 43.5 PSI with a thermal conductivity of 13 W/m° K.
Production of ethanol and its effluent treatment
Molasses and other sources are used for the production of ethanol, which has immense potential for energy and environmental concerns.
Solid state battery stability improves with 'battery butter'
A spreadable interlayer paste-like material ensures fast lithium-ion transport and stability toward metallic lithium.
Soaring through space on solar sails
NASA and the European Space Agency researchers are developing a key in-space propulsion technology that could replace conventional chemical fuels with an inexhaustible natural resource: Energy from the sun.
Select the right adhesive for your medical device application
Some of the desirable properties a medical adhesive offers include, but are not limited to, biocompatibility, non-cytotoxicity, temperature and chemical resistance, thermal and/or electrical conductivity and optical clarity.
Team proposes two policies to encourage the capture of fugitive gas emissions
Researchers from Georgetown University are proposing two different solutions for encouraging companies to capture fugitive gas emissions during oil extraction activities.
Case study: Camshaft and water pump sprocket with powder metallurgy
Tensile strength, hardness, and impact toughness are critical for this camshaft and water pump sprocket for a three-wheeled, side-by-side moto roadster.