HEADLINES ARCHIVE
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.
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.
Hydraulic fluid with higher flash point launched by Renewable Lubricants
Featuring a flash point of 450° F, the Bio-Ultimax 1000 lubricant offers a significant safety margin, particularly in situations where hydraulic hoses may rupture and release hot fluids into the engine compartment.
Fishing for uranium resources
The scope for nuclear fuel harvesting may extend offshore to cost-effectively increase uranium supplies by use of selective layered double hydroxide extraction materials.
Team turning cocoa pods into flame retardants
Researchers are eyeing the waste husks, which contain the tough lipid polymer lignin, for renewable replacement for some substances often derived from petroleum — notably flame retardants.
Urban cooling solution is over your head
The urban heat island effect can be partially countered with roofs painted a heat-reflecting white, covered with vegetation or sporting solar panels.
Can building waste fortify crops?
The material leftover and too small for recycling is called trommel fines, and it is this material that the researchers mixed with compost.