HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Hyundai Showcases Advanced Wearable Robots at 2017 Geneva Motor Show
It is interesting that this technology was showcased at the Geneva Motor Show, but at the same time it is meant to show technology that will be moving people in the future.
Ford Tests Large-Scale 3-D Printing with Light-Weighting and Personalization in Mind
3-D printing is a helpful prototyping tool, but not as useful in mass production. Despite all the media attention devoted to this technology, it is actually quite expensive and slow, compared to more conventional injection molding. However, Ford is already testing 3-D printing technology with mass production in mind.
New Material Helps Record Data with Light
In the new study, the scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg, Leipzig University in Germany and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands could generate excitons at room temperature by changing the light parameters.
Machine Learning Predicts Material Faults
Machine learning algorithms developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers can predict defect behavior in certain intermetallic compounds with high accuracy.
Chemists Create Molecular “Leaf” That Collects and Stores Solar Power Without Solar Panels
An international team of scientists led by Liang-shi Li at Indiana University has achieved a new milestone in the quest to recycle carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere into carbon-neutral fuels and others materials.
The Sky is the Limit for New Low-cost 3-D Printer
Sliperiet at Umeå Arts Campus is in the process of making a 3-D printed Tower of Babel using a novel hanging printer. This offers a low-cost solution and increased flexibility to print large volumes.
New Design Results in Compact, Highly-efficient Frequency Comb
Northwestern University researchers have designed a quantum cascade laser (QCL) frequency comb that is dramatically more efficient than previous iterations.
Reusable Sponge Soaks Up Oil, Could Revolutionize Oil Spill and Diesel Cleanup
When the Deepwater Horizon drilling pipe blew out seven years ago, beginning the worst oil spill in U.S. history, those in charge of the recovery discovered a new wrinkle: the millions of gallons of oil bubbling from the sea floor weren’t all collecting on the surface where it could be skimmed or burned. Some of it was forming a plume and drifting through the ocean under the surface.
Revised Steel Standard to Boost Efficiency, Cut Cost
Proposed revisions will add three higher-strength grades to the specification, representing a 15-25% increase in minimum tensile strength.
Boeing Spacecraft to Include 3D Printed Parts
Starliner space taxis under development by Boeing Co. will include about 600 3-D printed plastic parts.
Ultrasonic Energy Bolsters Solid-State Weld Process
NASA’s Ultrasonic Stir Welding technology improves current thermal stir welding processes by adding high-power ultrasonic energy at 20 kHz frequency.
Remediate Surfaces Coated with PCB-Laden Paint
Solvent technology from NASA extracts PCBs from painted surfaces and converts them into benign byproducts without generating secondary waste streams.
A Dam Good Approach to Transformer Oil Containment
Smart fabric technology was used to construct a secondary oil containment system on the tailrace deck of the Big Bend Dam.
Measuring Mercury in Fish
A fluorescent polymer detects the presence of methylmercury and Hg2+ salt in fish samples.
Cost-Efficient Wind Blade Fab with Composites
A prototype 9-m wind turbine blade features impact-resistant components and continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic parts.
Safer Uranium Extraction via Cluster Chemistry
Surfactants were used to extract uranium from an aqueous solution into a kerosene solution in the form of hollow clusters.
Potable Water from Simple Solar Still
A solar vapor generator constructed by U.S. academics cleans or desalinates water by making near maximum use of solar energy during evaporation.
Nanotech Nurtures Slow-Release Fertilizer
The high solubility of urea fertilizer, which leads to waterway eutrophication and nitrogen dioxide emissions problems in developing areas, is addressed at the nanoscale.
Repairing Potholes for the Long-Term
A pothole repair technology based on infrared heating could save local UK authorities £3.5bn in 2019 by making repairs cheaper and longer-lasting.
Winery Improves Water Treatment
A bioelectrically-enhanced treatment solution will process all effluents onsite, and generate electricity and heat, for a California winery.