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Composite Material Regulates Its Own Temperature
Materials scientists at the University of Nottingham, U.K., adopted a bio-inspired engineering approach to develop a thermally-functional material made of a synthetic polymer.
Video: Oil-repellent Membranes Engineered for the Oil and Gas Industry
A new coating technology offers a way to keep oil from clogging filter membranes and other equipment used in the oil and gas industry.
Liquid Gold: Bio-Bricks, Fertilizer Produced with Nutrient Recovery Urinal
Bricks of different shapes and tensile strengths are grown from a common waste material: human urine.
LIFT Helps Deliver Lifesaving Technology to Firefighters
A Michigan fire department becomes the first ever to deploy innovative firehoses helping first responders save lives and fight fires more efficiently.
System Recycles Greywater From Handwashing
The potential to repeatedly recover and reuse this relatively clean wastewater has been advanced by environmental engineers at ETH Zurich.
Producing Stronger Transition-metal Nitride Thin Films
A new deposition method improves the thermal and chemical stability of transition-metal nitride thin-film layers.
Plasma Electrolysis Produces Hydrogen from Wastewater
Plasmalysis technology converts wastewater pollutants into energy and reduces emissions by up to 60%.
Video: Holy Turtle Snaps Up Plastic Floating Off Honduras
The Holy Turtle is not a sacred reptile but a floating barrier designed to retrieve plastic waste polluting marine waters.
Pfeiffer Vacuum Presents New Two-Stage Rotary Vane Pump Pascal 2021 HW
The pump is suited for all applications where water vapor is expected, such as low temperature sterilization and drying.
Watch: In Search of the Oldest Operating Compressor in the U.K.
To commemorate its centenary, Atlas Copco U.K. is looking for something almost as old as the company.
Innovative Ball Valve with Integrated Seat Technology
The Grove IST ball valve's integrated seat technology provides superior sealing performance in a reduced footprint, with operating pressures up to 10,000 psi.
Manufacturing Small Batches of Biopharmaceuticals on Demand
The portable system from MIT can be rapidly reconfigured to produce a variety of protein drugs.
Peach Bottom Unit Scrams After Pump Failure
All control rods were inserted into the reactor and decay heat was being removed via the main condenser as Unit 3 experienced a hot shutdown.
Are You an Expert with a Good Idea? DARPA Wants Your Help
DARPA hopes to accelerate revolutionary advances with online collaboration platform Polyplexus.
Watch: Manta Rays Could Inspire Improved Water Filtration Technology
The novel mechanism used by manta rays to strain food from seawater may hold the key to improving industrial water filtration systems.
Valve Durability is Critical to a Long, Useful Service Life
Valves designed for optimal durability are made of high-quality materials and minimize maintenance, repair or replacement.
Bloom Energy to Preview Biogas Clean-up Solution at California Climate Action Summit
A standard Bloom Energy Server integrated with a new biogas clean-up module can generate clean electricity from biogas emitted by landfill, agricultural, waste and water treatment processes.
Longest, Largest Oil Pipeline in Norway is Complete
The 36 in pipeline extends 283 km from the Mongstad oil terminal outside Bergen to the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea.
A New Purpose for Waste Plastic: Fuel for Hydrogen Cars
Discarded plastic could be used to fuel cars in the future thanks to a new process developed by scientists from Swansea University.
Watch a Passive Solar-Powered Approach to Surface De-icing
A three-layered material applied or sprayed onto surfaces collects solar radiation, converts it to heat and spreads it around to effect melting.