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Researchers Design Solar Vapor Generator Using Bubble Wrap

A team of engineers from MIT have ignored the tradition flame and kettle method of boiling water, and developed a bubble-wrapped sponge-like device that absorbs sunlight to heat water up to boiling temperatures, creating steam through pores.

24 Aug 2016

Ontotext Selected to Unleash the Power of The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Knowledge

The IET partners with Ontotext to integrate GraphDB, enhancing its Inspec database with AI-driven semantic technology for improved content discoverability.

24 Aug 2016

Mahr Federal Air Gaging Improves GR&R and Process Capability on Rotor Shaft and Endplate Bearing Bore Manufacturing at Baldor Electric

As part of its continuous improvement process, Baldor Electric Company recently reached out to Mahr Federal to help identify opportunities to improve process capabilities within their machining cells

From Mahr Inc. 24 Aug 2016

New Mass Flow Controller from Alicat Preforms at High Volumes

Design overcomes limits of high flow rates to maximize speed and accuracy

From Alicat Scientific, Inc. 24 Aug 2016

Introducing iWave for MARS 6: The New Standard in Microwave Digestion Temperature Measurement

CEM Corporation, the leading supplier of microwave acid digestion systems is pleased to introduce iWave™, the latest breakthrough in sample preparation. iWave is a novel contactless in-situ temperature technology that will forever change the way microwave acid digestion is done.

From CEM Corporation 23 Aug 2016

Influences on Carbon Capture Mapped by Researchers

A team of researchers from Rice University have found that a calculated balance of various components in carbon-capture materials would help to isolate greenhouse gases and simplify the processing (sweetening) of natural gases.

23 Aug 2016

New Flexible Material for 'Smart' Windows that Control Heat and Light

A new flexible smart window material has been developed by researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. This new flexible smart material can control both light and heat generated from the sun, when it is integrated into sunroofs, windows, or even curved glass surfaces.

23 Aug 2016

LECO Unveils the New Pegasus® BT

LECO Corporation is pleased to announce their latest innovation for the GC-MS marketplace—the Pegasus® BT

From LECO Corporation 23 Aug 2016

Three Types of Skin Determine Surface Engineering Alterations in Response to Environmental Changes

Jellyfish skin, squid skin and human skin, have inspired a team of chemists to create materials that change texture or color as response to changes in their surroundings. They suggest that these materials will help to develop anti-glare surfaces, detect damage or moisture, or even encrypt secret messages.

22 Aug 2016

Metal-Free Metamaterials Transmit Wavelengths of Light Using Flash of Light

A study, published in App. Phys. Lett. 2016, DOI:10.1063/1.4959272, highlights that only a streak of light is needed to transform a metal-free metamaterial from a state that blocks specific wavelengths of light to a state that allows such restricted wavelengths to pass through.

22 Aug 2016

Better Microscope Resolution using Spider Silk as Superlens

A team of researchers from UK’s Bangor and Oxford universities have been able to increase the potential of the microscope using spider-silk as a superlens. A way to extend the resolution of a classical microscope has been long sought after in the field of microscopy.

22 Aug 2016

Fungi Used by Researchers to Extract Lithium and Cobalt from Waste Batteries

Rechargeable batteries in tablets, cars and smartphones do not last forever, even though they can be repeatedly charged. Very often old batteries end up in incinerators or landfills, which could potentially harm the environment, and valuable materials continue to remain locked inside.

22 Aug 2016

SDSU Researchers Use Biochar to Develop Cost-Effective Supercapacitors

Biochar is a cost-effective material is rich in carbon, and has been used by two SDSU engineering researchers to develop the porous surface required to capture electricity. This new technique of developing a porous surface will help to reduce the cost of supercapacitors.

22 Aug 2016

Radiation Tolerant Optocouplers from TT Electronics Provide Highly Reliable Electrical Circuit Isolation in Deep Space Environments

Weybridge, UK, 16 August 2016 - TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, has announced the market introduction of its HCC100x series of radiation tolerant optocouplers.

22 Aug 2016

MDC VACUUM PRODUCTS, LLC APPOINTS NEW GENERAL MANAGER

Rob Holoboff joins MDC Vacuum Products as general manager, leveraging two decades of expertise to enhance the vacuum products division and drive expansion.

From MDC Vacuum Products, LLC 22 Aug 2016