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Sorbent extracts lithium from geothermal brines
A lithium-aluminum-layered double hydroxide chloride sorbent is being formulated to harness this lithium resource for use in battery manufacture.
A method for producing oxygen on the Moon
The Moon’s regolith is 40% to 45% oxygen by weight and can be extracted with a molten sat electrolysis process developed at the European Space Research and Technology Centre.
Cool information from Fujipoly
Fujipoly added an Engineering Resource section to its website, providing engineers access to useful whitepapers and webinars as well as to Sarcon thermal interface material performance datasheets.
Researchers report progress in tire recycling technology
Stockpiles of discarded automobile tires might soon shrink with the advent of a process designed to recover petroleum-based polymers from these materials for reuse.
A new resource for chemical catalysis: Depleted uranium
Researchers developed an organometallic catalyst which incorporates depleted uranium and effectively converts ethylene into ethane, which can be upgraded to yield industrially valuable petrochemicals.
An innovative new frac hit mitigation technology
By pressurizing depleted rock around the parent well, NoHIT™ discourages child fractures from communicating with the parent fractures, thereby protecting the parent, and it encourages those fractures to target new reservoirs.
New method to create aerospace products uses less energy than traditional methods
MIT engineers have created a new method to produce aerospace-grade composites without ovens or pressure vessels.
New method to produce cheaper biofuels from biomass waste
Researchers from Rutgers University have developed a new process that can produce cheaper biofuels from plant waste.
Watch: Engineers develop skin-like sensors
Engineers from the University of Toronto have created skin-like sensors that are stretchy, transparent and self-powering.
Low-temp photocatalyst may reduce the carbon footprint for syngas
The nanoparticle, which consists of tiny spheres of copper and single atoms of ruthenium, is at the heart of a new low-energy, low-temperature syngas process.
Liquid metals battle superbugs without drugs
Researchers have used liquid metals to develop new bacteria-destroying technology that could be the answer to the problem of antibiotic resistance.
Plastic-based gold is up to 10 times lighter than traditional gold
Conventional gold has a 15 g/cm3 density, while the new gold has a density of 1.7 g/cm3.
Tiny hands can manipulate soft and delicate materials
Researchers from the University of Illinois have created tiny gentle hands that can handle soft, delicate items at a microscopic scale.
Team develops nanomaterial fabric for destroying toxic nerve agents
Researchers from Northwestern University have developed a composite material that can destroy toxic nerve agents, making it appropriate to integrate into fabrics worn by those with the potential for exposure to chemical warfare.
New material repels blood and speeds up clotting
Researchers from ETH and the University of Singapore have created a new material that repels blood and speeds up the clotting process.
Green chemical production method takes cues from nature
The new method takes cues from the way that organisms produce toxic chemicals without harming themselves.
Implants deliver drugs through the blood-brain barrier
A biodegradable implant developed at University of Connecticut offers a simpler, repeatable route to ultrasonically deliver drugs into the brain.
Microplastic pollution is raining down in London
Microplastic deposition rates measured exceed those documented at study sites in China and in Paris, and are almost 20 times higher than those observed in the French Pyrenees.
Watch: CSB releases animation of refinery explosion and fire
A corroded slide valve likely led to the inadvertent mixing of hydrocarbons with air that found an ignition source resulting in an explosion.
Scientist develops spray-on disinfectant coating for hospitals, schools
A scientist from Russia’s Tomsk State University (TSU) has developed a photocatalytic coating spray to disinfect high-traffic areas such as schools and hospitals, protecting against the spread of bacteria.