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Curved rail carriage produced with recycled plastic
The low-cost carriages are injection-molded from regranulated high-performance plastic and injection-molding production waste, including sprue and defective parts.
Winery waste being turned into something sweet
The researchers are eyeing wine lees — a residue of primarily dead yeast cells leftover after the fermentation process — as a possible colorant for jelly candies.
Students create a device that eliminates bed bugs
Instead of using pesticide treatments that rely on someone sleeping in an infested room as living bait to lure the bed bugs, the device will draw out the bugs.
A magnetic gel that expedites diabetic wound healing
According to its developers, the bandage is pre-loaded with a hydrogel that contains a mixture of skin cells for healing along with magnetic particles.
This tape lengthens battery life
Use of this tape in lithium-ion batteries could slow battery degradation and reduce the amount of self-discharge in electronic devices.
Efficient landfill gas analyzer is portable and modular
A modular design, improved battery life and a large touch screen interface combine to reduce the extensive downtime often lost to servicing and recalibration.
RealWear launches intrinsically safe wearable for frontline workers
Built for productivity and safety in industries such as oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and mining, the hands-free IS wearable solution frees a worker’s hands to reportedly make operations smarter, safer and more efficient.
Researchers claim world's fastest COVID-19 test
The virus diagnostic device, dubbed LoCKAmp, features a portable testing unit, disposable cartridges and employs reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (or RT-LAMP) for multiplying specific sequences of RNA.
New polymer membranes recover even more valuable compounds from crude oil
The new polymers, dubbed DUCKY polymers, are produced via a family of chemical reactions called click chemistry.
A solar-driven technique solves water-oil separation
By using solar energy, the technique can reportedly separate two-phase mixtures with little environmental impact.
Downhole visual analytics company launches AIVA to help well operators make faster, better decisions
AIVA, which stands for Asset Inspection, Visualization and Analytics, lets users store, visualize, explore and analyze data relating to wells, pipelines and other critical energy assets or infrastructures.
A liquid approach to leveraging low-level winds
The technique enables harvesting low-speed wind energy by use of anchored ionic droplets.
These materials will soak up oil spills: Part 2
Follow along with GlobalSpec as we examine, in a two-part feature, some of the technologies being used to clean up oil spills, ranging from sponges to human hair.
New strategy streamlines car battery recycling
The electric vehicle battery cathode recycling process is less energy-intensive and uses less hazardous chemicals than current methods.
Light cure adhesives for medical wearables
The new product is formulated without isobornyl acrylate or any other known skin sensitizing monomers.
Make your EV battery pack safer
Listen to learn about battery and EV adhesive solutions from Ellsworth Adhesives featuring H.B. Fuller.
These permanent magnets eschew rare Earths
This permanent magnet with automotive-grade power is entirely free from critical materials, including rare or heavy rare Earth minerals.
The downstream damage done by metal mining
The accumulation and release of toxic waste from such activity poses a threat to an estimated 23 million people worldwide.
Watch engineered living material tackle water pollutants
The water treatment material is based on the use of hydrated alginate to form a gel, which is then mixed with cyanobacteria and fed to a 3D printer.
Thermoplastic stalls battery thermal runaway
The heat and pressure leading to this flammable phenomenon are contained with a flame-retardant continuous fiber thermoplastic.