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Metallurgical Furnace Advances Industrial Waste Recycling
The pilot installation has the capacity to smelt up to 16,000 tons of metal per year while simultaneously generating electric power.
A Booming Market for Hybrid Adhesives and Sealants
Between 2016 and 2022, the hybrid adhesives and sealants market will grow from $4.6 billion to $7.54 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of 8.6%. At such an impressive growth rate, what is sparking the demand for hybrid adhesives and sealants?
Lignin-Based Composite Could Boost 3D Printing Economics
A new composite material for additive manufacturing makes use of lignin, a biofuels byproduct.
New Uses for Old Christmas Trees
Pine needles from abandoned Christmas trees could be converted into industrial chemical feedstocks and other products.
Biomass for Plastic Produced without Soil, Fresh Water
A new method for growing bioplastics promises to be more environmentally friendly than conventional bioplastic production.
Predicting the Accuracy of Sulfate Oxidation Reactions in Water Treatment
The study should help provide a predictive path toward understanding increasingly more complex reaction mechanisms in environmental processes.
Engineers and Designers Manufacture Dress from Sustainable Wood Fibers
The process, called Ioncell, creates textile fibers from materials such as wood, recycled newspaper, old cotton textiles and cardboard. These fibers are sewn into jackets, dresses, scarves and iPad cases.
Researchers Discover High Levels of Carcinogenic Chemical in Everyday Products
Everyday products, such as drinking glasses, beer bottles, certain paints and second-hand toys, contain high levels of the cancer-causing chemical cadmium, according to a report from the University of Plymouth.
Bioprinting Making Science Fiction a Reality
3D printing and other technological innovations have revolutionized design and manufacturing. Now bioprinters and other technologies are poised to significantly impact and “digitize” medicine.
Browse a Megalibrary to Quickly Discover New Materials
A megalibrary tool developed with the aid of polymer pen lithography offers the potential to rapidly test millions of nanoparticles and optimize material selection.
Scientist Creates Powder Capable of Capturing CO2
In an effort to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from factories — thought to be at least partly responsible for climate change along with other greenhouse gas emissions — scientists from the University of Waterloo have developed a powder that can seize CO2 in power plants and factories.
Making the Most of Platinum Catalysts in Fuel Cells
A new durable catalyst consumes only about a quarter as much platinum as current technology.
Spray Gel Stymies Cancer Spread Following Surgery
The gel suppressed cancer metastasis after application to surgical sites in laboratory animal models.
Temperature Measurements in Cement Manufacture
Temperature monitoring in and around the kiln is essential to an efficient process and to produce cement of consistent quality.
Video: Converting CO2 to Useful Chemicals by Microbial Electrosynthesis
A bioreactor uses carbon dioxide-consuming chemolithoautotrophs to convert the gas into valuable chemicals.
Molecular Sieve Engineered for Hydrogen Storage
A manganese hydride molecular sieve for practical hydrogen storage could cost roughly five times less than 700 bar tanks.
Specialty Casting Film: Major Inroads in Tire Technology
During the past three decades, there has been a steady evolution of casting film products designed specifically to increase tire lifespan.
Help Gorillas by Recycling Your Old Mobile Phone
Recycling old phones for the extraction and reuse of conflict metals could ease pressure on wild populations of gorillas inhabiting metal mining regions.
Essential Oils May Be Used to Combat Persistent Forms of Lyme Bacteria
A laboratory study indicates that plant compounds may be more effective than current antibiotics at treating persistent Lyme bacteria and associated symptoms.
From Form to Function, SHEERFILL Drives the Evolution of Roofing Membranes
Many dramatic roofs are constructed using Saint Gobain’s SHEERFILL® Architectural Membrane, with well over 70 million square feet (7 million square meters) installed worldwide to date.