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Saint-Gobain: A worldwide leader in foundry solutions
Over 90% of manufactured goods rely on metal casting for component parts. Nevertheless, many refractory manufacturers, industrial plants and metallurgists are still plagued with performance challenges and material deterioration regarding furnaces.
KAUST team has developed a sensor for detecting harmful gases
Researchers from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed an electronic sensor that issues an alarm when toxic industrial and vehicle-exhaust gases reach levels considered unsafe.
Oil-free blower and compressor rental solutions under 50 PSIG
Aerzen Rental specializes in temporary oil-free blower and compressor solutions under 50 PSIG, making it a more efficient alternative to plant air compressors.
Corrugated tubing vs triflex® R on multi-axis robots
Still stuffing your robot's cables into corrugated tubing? Consider switching to triflex® R. Here's why.
Carbon fiber boosts capacitive desalination performance
A porous carbon fiber material that promises to enhance the energy efficiency and yield of capacitive desalination operations has been engineered at Virginia Tech.
UK institute eyes steel-making slag for roadway aggregate
Researchers from the U.K.’s Materials Processing Institute (MPI) is exploring the use of steelmaking slag waste in the construction of roadways in the U.K.
Recycling used nuclear fuel with a one-step strategy
The chemical reaction developed at Texas A&M University can be repeated multiple times to maximize fuel recovery yield and streamline nuclear fuel recycling.
Lightweighting cars with a plastic camshaft module
Camshaft module lightweighting has been achieved by replacing die-cast aluminum with a fiber-reinforced thermoset polymer.
Membranes take a dip to improve separation performance
A dip-coating pretreatment technique renders membrane materials more amenable to atomic layer deposition and its attendant benefits for performance.
New 4.5 W thermal putty from Fujipoly
The thermal interface material is ideal for applications that have delicate or wide-variation component heights requiring material compression up to 70% to 90%.
Study: A 30 year survey of marine debris in Antarctica
Over 10,000 pieces of marine debris were recovered during this period at Bird Island (South Georgia) and Signy Island (South Orkneys).
Federal funds allotted to develop ultrahigh-temperature materials for gas turbines
The program targets materials that can operate in the high temperature and high stress environments of a gas-turbine blade.
Microneedle devices designed to protect plants
MIT researchers are adapting the drug delivery approach to the development of phytoinjectors designed to stem the spread of various plant pathogens.
Selection of the appropriate abrasives for automobile industry grinding applications
This article describes some of the challenges presented by automobile industry grinding applications, and how these challenges affect the selection of the appropriate grinding abrasives.
'Quiet aluminum' promises lighter, quieter EVs
An innovative structural material for automotive applications promises a much different ride.
New microbes can quickly degrade plastic in hot environments
Researchers from Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have engineered a microbe that has the promise to create an efficient way to break down polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Microwaving plastic waste yields battery components
An ultrafast microwave irradiation process upcycles waste polyethylene terephthalate to form disodium terephthalate as the base material for the battery anodes.
High-contrast, laser-markable, PTFE wire insulation takes flight
To help aerospace engineers and assembly technicians better do their jobs, and keep millions of aviation passengers safe, Saint-Gobain has developed an innovative, high-contrast, laser-markable fluoropolymer wire tape.
DARPA to solve soldier jet lag, diarrhea with implantable
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is attempting to solve issues encountered by deployed soldiers such as diarrhea from unsanitary food and water and jet lag using an implantable or ingestible bioelectronic carrier.
Aerogel reduces solar-driven desalination costs
An inexpensive steam generator assembled with sustainable materials was engineered by researchers in Sweden to broaden access to solar desalination technology and potable water resources.