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Polymer Mat "Baits, Hooks and Destroys" Water Pollutants
A polymer mat has the ability to fish biologically harmful contaminants from water through a strategy known as “bait, hook and destroy.”
Laser System Can Detect Even the Smallest Methane Leak on a Gas Production Site
Researchers have developed a new laser-based system that can pinpoint exactly where tiny methane leaks are over a surface area of several square miles.
New Transportation Valve Technology Produces Cheaper, Environmentally Friendly Engines
University of Waterloo researchers have developed new technology that gives internal combustion engines a big upgrade.
Affordable and Low-Tech Solutions to Improve Water Quality in Water Tanks Developed
Researchers from Michigan Tech’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department are focusing on developing new solutions to simplify the water purification process that are cheap, low tech, improve water quality and remove micropollutants while using renewable materials.
Fuel Spill Leak Detection with Bacterial Sensors
The biological system could alert pipeline managers about leaks much earlier, avoiding resulting environmental disasters and fuel distribution disruptions.
Spherical Catalyst Carriers with Unprecedented Size Uniformity
What sets Accu Spheres apart from other catalyst carriers is that the micro-sized spheres are produced with a narrow size distribution. This allows for high-geometric surface area, uniform packing and even flow distribution, which has drawn wide appeal in numerous markets, including chemical, petrochemical and refinery applications.
Highly Efficient, Medium-Voltage Process Heating Solutions
Chromalox’s DirectConnect medium-voltage control panels and electric heating systems are a revolutionary technology that capitalizes on the advantages of electric process heating while addressing the pitfalls of low-voltage, high-amperage designs.
NASA Spurs Tech Research and Development with Small Business Awards
Projects awarded include an active flow control system, neuromorphic computer chips, a radioisotope power conversion system and a pulsed plasma spacecraft thruster.
Boaty McBoatface as a Sentinel of Safe Seabed Carbon Storage
The autonomous sub can be controlled and monitored by shore-bound staff and can follow a CO2 pipeline from shore to a storage site, patrol and return.
Record Yields Posted at Cellulosic Ethanol Demo Unit
The unit was operated by a Cupertino, Calif.-based renewable fuels and biochemicals company for more than 120 days of continuous operations with 94 percent uptime.
Untreated Biogas Being Tested as Primary Fuel
Untreated biogas is now being tested by Scania Engines of Sweden in a 16-liter V8 designed for low-pressure compressed natural gas for power generation.
Full Service in Place Progressive Cavity Pumps
The FSIP® (Full Service in Place) NEMO® Progressing Cavity Pump by NETZSCH was designed for wear-intensive applications. The pumps are fully serviceable when installed. All wetted parts are immediately accessible and all wear parts can be replaced in less than half the time of conventional designs.
3D Jet Writing to Help Shed Light on Cancer Metastasis
A 3D jet writer can produce polymer microtissues as they are shaped in the body, but on a smaller, more authentic scale than a 3D printer.
Five Ways Your ANSI Pump and its Seals Can Fail
Pumps built to ANSI standards are readily available and cost-effective, and such pumps manufactured by different companies are dimensionally interchangeable.
Reducing Carbon Emissions is Good for the Planet, But Also Good for Your Wallet
Researchers from Concordia University’s Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering have found a power method that reduces carbon to help the environment, while also cutting costs.
Effluent Treatment Halves Palm Oil Mill Methane Emissions
Removing organic matter from the palm oil mill's wastewater by a belt press offers many environmental benefits.
The Material Importance of Fit, Form and Function
The willingness to customize and the expertise to do it right, represent the value-added engineering culture at SMC.
Recycling Carbon Fiber Scrap Strengthens Permeable Pavement
The mechanical properties of pervious concrete are vastly improved by the addition of milled carbon fiber composite waste.
New Phillips 66 Lubricant Product Aids Landfill-to-Energy Producers
The new oil addresses challenges caused by corrosive compounds and contaminants that gas engines encounter during the process of converting landfill methane to energy.
Watch: Boosting Pharma Production with Green Catalysis Method
Unlike conventional palladium-driven catalytic processes, a new pseudo-homogeneous catalysis method is fast, efficient and consumes nontoxic solvents.