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Low-Cost Fabrication Technology for Developing Strong Composite Carbon Fibers Using Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes are a novel material that is 100 times stronger than steel while only one-fourth its weight, and have electrical conductivity as high as that of copper.

6 Mar 2023

New Technology Uses Sunlight to Produce Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide, a key chemical used in the semiconductor production process, is one of the top 100 industrial chemicals and an important raw material widely used in disinfection, oxidation, and pulp manufacturing.

6 Mar 2023

Calcium Cyanamide Reduces Methane Emissions from Slurry

Greenhouse gases act like a layer of window glass in the atmosphere: They prevent heat from being radiated from the Earth's surface into space. Methane does that 28 times as effectively as carbon dioxide - it is (to stay in the picture) a kind of invisible double glazing.

6 Mar 2023

Horizon Brings the Power or micro-AM to the Production of ESD Sensitive Parts

Through the use of its in-house technology for template-based 3D microfabrication, Horizon Microtechnologies is opening up various application areas that have until now not been able to benefit from the agility, versatility, and innovation possible through the use of additive manufacturing (AM), more accurately micro-AM.

From Horizon Microtechnologies 6 Mar 2023

Insights into the Complex Interactions in PEM Fuel Cells

Recent research aimed at obtaining a better understanding of the complex and tightly coupled interactions that occur inside the fuel cell, relating water generation and transport to local temperature distributions and cell performance, with a focus on the under-rib and under-channel features.

3 Mar 2023

Researchers Move One Step Closer to Developing the Core Manufacturing Process for Protonic Ceramic Cells

Green hydrogen production technology is absolutely necessary to finally realize the hydrogen economy because unlike gray hydrogen, green hydrogen does not generate large amounts of carbon dioxide in the production process.

3 Mar 2023

3D Printing Technology for Making Smart Contact Lenses with AR-Based Navigation Function

Dr. Seol Seung-Kwon's Smart 3D Printing Research Team at KERI and Professor Lim-Doo Jeong's team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) developed core technology for smart contact lenses that can implement augmented reality (AR)-based navigation, with a 3D printing process.

3 Mar 2023

A Systematic Review on the Progress of Defective Electrocatalysts

Achieving “peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality goals” has steadily become one of the most significant ways to mitigate the energy crisis and pollution.

2 Mar 2023

Exploration of a Bio-Friendly and Coral-Friendly Polymeric UV Filter

Scientists created a prototype for coral reef-friendly sunscreens by polymerizing large molecules that still prevent UV radiation but are too large to infiltrate human skin, coral, and algae.

2 Mar 2023

Scientists Propose New Carbonate Formation Mechanism in Martian Dust Activities

A joint research team led by Dr. Xiaohui Fu and Dr. Zhongchen Wu from Shandong University, China, proposed a new carbonate formation mechanism in Martian dust activities based on simulation experimental studies.

2 Mar 2023

Framework for Flexible Electronics and Soft Robotics

Conventional robots, such as those employed in manufacturing, are capable of lifting heavy objects and precisely performing automated procedures.

1 Mar 2023

Microscopic Energy-Storage Assemblies Power Future Microelectronics

Compact monolithic integrated micro-supercapacitors (MIMSCs) with high systemic performance and cell number density will become invaluable for fueling miniaturized electronics in the future, but their scalable production remains a challenge.

1 Mar 2023

Liquid Nitrogen Spray can Remove Almost All the Moon Dust from Space Suit

A liquid nitrogen spray developed by Washington State University researchers can remove almost all of the simulated moon dust from a space suit, potentially solving what is a significant challenge for future moon-landing astronauts.

1 Mar 2023

Machine Learning Model Accelerates Assessment of Catalysts for Biomass Conversion to Useful Products

Scientists create computational model for identifying low-cost catalysts that convert biomass into fuels and useful chemicals with low carbon footprint.

1 Mar 2023

New Heterostructure of Layered 2D Materials may be the Key to Topological Quantum Computing

A new form of heterostructure of layered two-dimensional (2D) materials may enable quantum computing to overcome key barriers to its widespread application, according to an international team of researchers.

1 Mar 2023