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Video: NASA peeks inside the Bennu asteroid sample
A sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid contains abundant water and carbon.
Using space dust as Earth's sun shield
Let’s delve into the current research on utilizing space dust as Earth's sun shield, evaluate its potential benefits and drawbacks, and explore the practicality of this technique.
Electrostatically dissipative variant added to e-skin flat energy chains
An electrostatically dissipative variant joins the almost particle-free e-skin flat cable carrier series from igus.
Coating magnifies steam-cycle power plant efficiency
A 2% efficiency gain can be achieved by applying the coating to steam condensers used in steam-cycle power plants.
Allrounder 470 E Golden Electric: Flexible turnkey system produces dolphins from recyclate
At Fakuma 2023, a production cell built around an Allrounder 470 E Golden Electric will produce small plastic dolphins from post-consumer recyclate.
This self-decontaminating fabric could reduce PPE waste
The material can self-decontaminate its surfaces using Joule heating, destroying viruses like SARS-CoV-2 in under 5 seconds while the opposite side of the fabric reportedly stays cool.
A look at long-term failure modes in metals
Consider the factors responsible for fatigue, creep and other long-term failure modes.
Zeus launches next-generation tubing for bioresorbable vascular scaffolds
The tubing provides a highly customizable platform for design and offers an alternative to metallic products implanted permanently in the human body.
Avery Dennison launches new Cold Tough adhesive portfolio
Designed in response to building and construction industry needs, the new portfolio saves application time and enhances performance in extreme temperatures.
ARBURGadditive: Industrial 3D printing with Freeformer 750-3X and TiQ 2
Arburg will present a comprehensive range of products for industrial additive manufacturing at Fakuma 2023.
Harvesting clean water from fog
A specially coated metal mesh harvests water from fog and simultaneously removes pollutants.
Allrounder More 2000: Two-component process combines LSR and thermoplastic
At Fakuma 2023, an Allrounder More 2000 with two electric injection units will demonstrate how functional integration can save time and money in multi-component injection molding.
First commercial US facility to make jet fuel from CO2
The plant now under construction in Washington state will produce sustainable aviation fuel from carbon dioxide (CO2) and renewable electricity.
Chemical engineers will gather at AIChE conference showcasing technical innovations for a sustainable future
The annual meeting will highlight breakthroughs in energy, sustainability, decarbonization and manufacturing.
A sustainable solution to waterborne microplastics
This bio-based material exploits the properties of sawdust and natural polyphenols, which generate strong molecular interactions with polymer particles, including many microplastics.
Watch how surfactants safely shut down mosquitoes
Developed as alternatives to chemical pesticides, aqueous surfactant solutions inhibit mosquito flight behavior and effectively deactivate the pests.
White paper reveals strategies to prevent tubing kinking and ensure fluid transfer efficiency
The document addresses factors such as material properties, bend radius, tube diameter, wall thickness and external forces.
Allrounder 375 V: Transparency thanks to digital "fingerprint"
An application example of a tire lever will show how digitalization and automation go hand in hand to produce plastic parts efficiently and with 100% traceability.
Lithium-ion battery recycling comes to southwest Kentucky
The plants will disassemble and shred approximately 24,000 metric tons of used electric vehicle (EV) batteries and gigafactory scrap per year — or approximately 56,000 EV batteries per year.
Fluid degradation causes and cures
Understand the causes and impacts of oxidation and overheating, the two ways that heat transfer fluids degrade.