To meet the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines, the Volvo Group has initiated the process to establish a large-scale production plant for battery cells in Sweden.
Proven measurement technology for monitoring water content in natural gas gets an upgrade with better data handling and network connectivity, an improved user interface, and enhanced modularity for optimal field serviceability.
BSI, in its role as the UK National Standards Body, publishes a new code of practice to help organizations correctly adopt Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). The new PAS1918 standard offers new guidance to help manufacturers looking to maximize the efficiency of their existing production systems.
Wearable technology, such as virtual reality headsets and fitness and health monitors are part of electronics that are in common use now. But it might be difficult to figure out how to keep these gadgets powered constantly.
Southwest Research Institute and The University of Texas in San Antonio are working together to create a hybrid metal-carbon microstructure that encompasses both chemical and physical hydrogen storage processes to enhance storage materials for hydrogen fuels.
Engineers at Rutgers University have developed a technique for 3D printing large, complicated parts for a tenth of the price of existing approaches.
Scientists from Italy and India have presented a new review into geothermal systems for environmentally friendly air conditioning. This advance will improve the renewability and sustainability of air conditioning.
By Reginald Davey
2 Aug 2022
Scientists from China have presented research into using corrugated layered titanates in potassium-ion batteries to enhance their performance. The new paper appears in the journal ACS Materials Letters.
By Reginald Davey
2 Aug 2022
A new paper in the journal Energies has investigated the potential of biogas production in the textiles industries. Scientists from Brazil and Sweden have contributed to the new research.
By Reginald Davey
2 Aug 2022
A paper recently published in the journal Energies demonstrated the feasibility of building a hypothetical large solar farm as the only source of power in a small/medium country to replace the conventional fossil fuel-based power generation sources.
By Samudrapom Dam
2 Aug 2022
In a paper recently published in the open-access journal Polymers, researchers studied the impact of structural properties of multi-weft woven fabrics on the thermal protection and breathability of firefighting clothing.
By Chinmay Chari
2 Aug 2022
A new method of radiation-resistant computer data storage called watermark storage that's been developed by a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) professor leading a student team has direct applications in the nuclear power and space industries.
Birmingham scientists have revealed a new method to increase efficiency in biocatalysis, in a paper published today in Materials Horizons.
Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded just over $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Alliance for Water Innovation to build a system that selectively removes and destroys poly- and perfluorinated substances, commonly called PFAS and referred to as "forever chemicals," from industrial and municipal wastewaters.
Thanks to their low toxicity, chemical stability, and remarkable electrical and optical properties, carbon-based nanomaterials are finding more and more applications across electronics, energy conversion and storage, catalysis, and biomedicine.