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UK to spend billions to decommission oil and gas wells in the next decade
British North Sea oil and gas producers are expected to spend an estimated billions to decommission more than 2,000 unused oil and gas wells and facilities over the next decade.
Watch the world’s first sustainably fueled military aircraft test flight
The world’s first 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) flight using an in-service military aircraft has been completed with a U.K. Royal Air Force Voyager air-to-air refueling tanker.
Just add salt? Table salt may be the answer to degradable polymers
The team developed a degradable polymer using a combination of carbon dioxide and table salt to create a 3D-printing ink.
High precision material extrusion platform launched by NematX
The company claims the platform is a 'comprehensive manufacturing solution' for end-use products and it performs in harsh environments.
Microscopy method appraises photovoltaic materials
The tool uses terahertz waves to collect data on the photonic properties and degradation processes of material samples.
New highly conformable and high heat conducting gel pads
The thermal interface material is well-suited for environments with operating temperatures ranging from -40° C to 150° C.
A sticky solution to producing power with double-sided tape
A small-scale energy harvester is fabricated with conventional double-sided tape and a metalized polyester film.
Wind turbine materials branch out
Wood is the root of a new design path for sustainable wind turbine rotor blades.
Anellotech offers drum-quantity samples of recycled BTX made from mixed waste plastics via Plas-TCat process
The recycled benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTX) are produced with the company's catalytic pyrolysis technology.
Video: New life for old e-chains with expanded recycling program
A new online platform now supports the recycling of e-chains as well as other technical plastic waste.
MMA structural adhesive for tough to bond substrates
The adhesive offers fast room temperature curing and excellent mechanical properties.
Adsorbent material cleans up GenX forever chemicals
The adsorbent media, developed by London-based Puraffinity, has reportedly performed better than currently used ion exchange and activated carbon technologies against GenX chemical contaminants.
Answering the air hammering challenge: A test case for innovation
Innovation is essential to the ongoing evolution of industry.
Micro-D gaskets designed for MIL-DTL 83513 connectors
These gaskets eliminate any unwanted gaps between the connector and I/O surface points and offer a shielding effectiveness of 80 dB to115 dB.
Fundamentals of continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTRs)
A CSTR is a reaction vessel that produces chemicals continuously, as the name implies. In the CSTR, two or more reactants are pumped into a vessel and allowed to react, with the product skimmed or drained away at the opposite end of the reactor.
Breakfast food proves to be efficient filtration material
To create the aerogel, egg whites, which are pure protein, are freeze dried and then heated to 900° C in an environment without oxygen.
Mushroom skin eyed for future computer chip bases
In lieu of the plastic substrates currently used in the making of chips for electronic devices, the team proposes using the skin of Ganoderma lucidum, a mushroom that grows on dead hardwood trees.
Ingredient in coffee may protect against COVID-19 infection
According to the researchers, an ingredient found in coffee hinders the interaction between the SARS CoV-2 spike protein of the coronavirus and the ACE-2 receptor.
Window coating promises to cool buildings without expending energy
To create a coating capable of blocking the sun's ultraviolet (UV) and near-infrared light that pass through glass, heating an enclosed room, and instead radiates heat away from the window's surface while transmitting visible light, engineers designed a "transparent radiative cooler" (TRC).
Japanese airline testing shark-skin-inspired film
Two ANA Green Jet aircraft will feature the shark-skin-inspired riblet film attached to the surfaces of the aircrafts’ airframes.