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Submarinergy is Fast Building 5000-Ton Crude Floating Storage Units (CFSU) in May

Composite material shipbuilding company, Submarinergy, is about to deliver the first batch of 5000-ton crude floating storage units (CFSU) in May.

4 May 2020

Investigating Industrial Corrosion with Electrochemistry

Electrochemical measurements utilizing a Rotating Cylinder Electrode (RCE) are widely used in industrial corrosion studies when simulation of realistic pipe conditions are necessary in a laboratory environment.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 4 May 2020

3D-Printed Cement-Based Materials to Help Build Offshore Wind Energy Plants

Wind off the coasts of the U.S. could be used to generate more than double the combined electricity capacity of all the nation's electric power plants, reports have suggested.

30 Apr 2020

Using Microwave Plasma Technology to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A multi-disciplinary collaborative relationship, developed between Penn State EMS Energy Institute researchers and a Pittsburgh-based start-up company, may hold the answer to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions while also paving the way to disrupt the chemical and material industries.

30 Apr 2020

Study: Superoxide Produces Hydroxyl Radicals in Lake Water

According to a study published in Water Research in April 2020, superoxide produces hydroxyl radicals in lake water.

30 Apr 2020

Making Halide Perovskites Stable Enough for Use in Solar Cells

Soft and flexible materials called halide perovskites could make solar cells more efficient at significantly less cost, but they're too unstable to use.

30 Apr 2020

New Machine Learning Method Speeds Up Particle Accelerator Operations

Each year, researchers from around the world visit the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to conduct hundreds of experiments in chemistry, materials science, biology and energy research at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray laser.

30 Apr 2020

Selective LED-Based Melting Revolutionizes 3D Metal Printing

Selective LED-based melting (SLEDM) - i.e. the targeted melting of metal powder using high-power LED light sources - is the name of the new technology that a team led by Franz Haas, head of the Institute of Production Engineering at TU Graz, has developed for 3D metal printing and has now applied for a patent.

30 Apr 2020

New Coalition Aims to Accelerate Commercialization of Perovskite Technologies

Working together with leading domestic solar companies, the University of Washington and its Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Toledo have formed the U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites Consortium, or US-MAP.

30 Apr 2020

Korean Research Team Develops New Stretchable Lithium-Ion Battery

The microscale reentrant-honeycomb shaped, graphene-based electrode is characterized by an accordion-like structural stretchability.

30 Apr 2020

Using Synthetic Melanin to Dye Hair Under Milder Conditions

With the coronavirus pandemic temporarily shuttering hair salons, many clients are appreciating, and missing, the ability of hair dye to cover up grays or touch up roots.

30 Apr 2020

A New Method for Upcycling Polyurethane Foams

Researchers have developed a new method for upcycling polyurethane foams, the spongy material found in mattresses, insulation, furniture cushions and shoes.

30 Apr 2020

Reliable Gas Monitoring in New Craft Beer Brewery in Croatia

MSR-Electronic supplies digital gas sensors and controllers complying with EN 50545-1.

From MSR-Electronic GmbH 30 Apr 2020

Greene Tweed Highlights Innovative Arlon® 3000 XT Polymer for Electronics

Greene Tweed, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance seals, thermoplastics, composites, and engineered components, highlights its innovative Arlon® 3000 XT thermoplastic for electronics applications in this brief, informative video.

From Greene Tweed 30 Apr 2020

MOF Material Offers Optical Sensing of No2 Pollutant for Air Quality Measurements

A collaborative research led by IMDEA Nanociencia researchers reveals the modulation of lanthanide-MOFs luminescence upon NO2 adsorption using low energy requirement.

30 Apr 2020