HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Motiv Power Systems Debuts EPIC™ All-Electric Family of Chassis for Trucks and Buses
The Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis systems are production-line ready, drop-in replacements for equivalent ICE chassis.
New Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Scientists have used advanced computational techniques to search for new materials to reduce the cost of producing highly-efficient solid oxide fuel cells.
ITT Enidine Expands Rotorcraft Critical Component Portfolio
New elastomeric bearings and dampers are designed to increase comfort and deliver better control.
Watch: Recyclable Resin Boosts Wind Turbine Sustainability
A new resin cures at room temperature without creating flaws in the fiberglass, and lends itself to recycling.
NASA’s Hybrid-electric Concept Aircraft Could Slash Jetliner Fuel Use by Ten Percent
In consideration as one of NASA’s future X-planes, STARC-ABL (single-aisle turboelectric aircraft with aft boundary-layer propulsor) will incorporate new technologies such as electric-enhanced propulsion and a boundary-layer ingesting engine.
Printing Method Prints Biological Structures to Help Cancer Research
Researchers have discovered a way to construct biological structures from molecules and cells from natural tissues.
Plastic and Aluminum Color-Coded Shims Fill the Gap
Sometimes the smallest parts of a complex system can play an outsized role in its proper functioning. Such is the case with shims.
New Equation Developed Can Detect Weak Spots in 3D Printing Concrete Structures
Researchers from Eidhoven University of Technology have developed a model that will combat weakness in structures during 3D printing.
New Production Method Could Lead to Breakthroughs in Drug and Plastic Production
Chemical engineers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new production method that could revolutionize the production of plastics and pharmaceuticals.
Permanent Magnet Motor System Offers Efficiency Increase of up to 12 Percent
The 6-inch MagForce™ Permanent Magnet Motor System is offered by Franklin Electric Co., Inc. as an ultra-efficient, high-performance alternative to a standard induction motor and control.
Ricardo Spinoff to Commercialize Cryogenic Split-cycle Engine
CryoPower engine technology is suited for application in heavy-duty trucks and in stationary distributed power generation systems.
Nanofoam Catalysts Could Make Hydrogen Energy Viable for Large Applications
Researchers from WSU have developed a way to generate hydrogen from water more efficiently.
Low Outgassing Adhesives: Characteristics, Tests and Applications
The adhesives that outgassing most severely affect are those that cure through the action of solvents or moisture. These can include a variety of pressure-sensitive and contact adhesives and related encapsulation and sealing compounds.
Shape Memory Alloy Enables Foldable Aircraft Wings in Flight
Wing shape reconfiguration could enhance aerodynamic performance by providing the ability to adapt to various flight conditions.
Factoring Life Cycle Variables Helps Make Intelligent Motor-Drive Purchases
Today, the largest potential for electric motor energy savings lies in system- and process-level optimization.
Power Without Propellants for Satellites
A low-work-function tether has been devised by researchers in Spain for generating electric power on-board satellites.
Coil Flow Tubing: Cost-effective Answer to Well Interventions
Coil flow tubing is often used in oil well testing and is a cost- and time-effective way to provide well intervention solutions.
New SIL Inline Single Stage Centrifugal Pump Range from Sulzer
The equipment is ideal for pumping mainly clean and slightly contaminated liquids, viscous liquids up to 250 cSt and fibrous slurries up to a consistency of 1 percent.
Examining Bolt Threading
There are a variety of ways to create the threads of a fastener, but the most common by far are the cutting and rolling methods.
Shipboard Waste Heat Recovery System to Be Demonstrated
Waste heat from an existing helicopter turbine will be captured and converted into approximately 50kW of gross power.