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New coating for produce storage containers repels bacteria, fungi, dirt
To create the coating — which can potentially be applied to grain storage silos, as well as other food storage units and containers to increase post-harvest food safety — researchers employed a two-step process.
Sand battery to keep Finnish town warm
The system will have a heating power of 1 MW and can store up to 100 MWh of thermal energy for the district heating network.
Empowering electronics assembly: Introducing ALPHA Innolot MXE alloy
The alloy delivers exceptional thermal cycling, vibration and drop shock performance.
Arburg at rapid+tct 2024: Reliable 3D printing of components for aerospace and medical
Arburg will highlight use of the Freeformer 750-3X to process plastic pellets for medical and aerospace components.
EV battery charger types
Consider these challenges and solutions in the design of different electric vehicle (EV) charger types.
Materials solutions in EV batteries
Current trends and projections for the EV market are addressed as are material science design challenges for EVs, focusing on batteries.
Wax coating to protect produce from bacteria, fungi
To protect various fruits and vegetables during different stages of produce handling and post-harvest treatments, researchers combined a food grade wax with nano-encapsulated cinnamon-bark essential oil in protein carriers to imbue the produce with antibacterial properties.
Cool paint can take the urban heat
A field study was conducted in the tropical environment of Singapore to gauge the urban heat reduction efficacy of cool paint coatings.
System simplifies battery-in-device recycling
The system shreds battery-containing devices and sorts materials into three fractions based on their density.
How to source materials more responsibly
First step is to identify how these metals, polymers, rubber and composites are sourced and refined.
Material solutions for ADAS
Functional materials specified for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) include gaskets, thermal interface materials and films for light management and lens protection.
Preventing thermal runaway at every level of EV battery assembly
Discover how Boyd creates robust thermal runaway protection solutions for multiple battery types, including pouch cell, cylindrical cell and prismatic cell batteries.
Company creates polish (grinding) method for processing internal gears for mass-production
The company has achieved positive results to secure the level of accuracy and production that conventional grinding, honing or skiving methods could not.
The climate impacts that color hydrogen production
Climate change impacts associated with the production of grey, blue, turquoise and green hydrogen are analyzed.
The chemicals contaminating European streams
The extent of anthropogenic chemical contamination in European riverine systems has been gauged through analysis of 445 samples from 22 watercourses.
New window coating blocks heat at all angles
Capable of being incorporated onto existing windows or automobiles and subsequently reducing the costs associated with air-conditioning by more than one-third in hot climates, the coating also maintains its efficiency despite the sun’s position in the sky.
Meltio debuts blue laser 3D printer created with wire-laser metal
The Meltio M600 machine is expected to solve common manufacturing issues such as long lead times, high stock-keeping costs and “fragile” supply chains.
New refrigerator runs by flexing its artificial muscles
The refrigerator is a compact prototype that demonstrates the new cooling technology, which works according to the elastocaloric principle wherein heat is removed from a region via stretching wires and thus releasing them.
Electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries
A lithium battery cell's cathode materials and metals can add 30% to 40% to the price tag, whereas anode materials usually make up around 10% to 15% of the overall cost.
Arburg at Chinaplas 2024: Additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing with the Freeformer
A Freeformer 300-3X will demonstrate how additive end-of-arm tooling for various robotic systems and handling tasks can be 3D printed on demand quickly and cost-effectively.