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Wastewater to energy: New treatment process can improve biorefinery sustainability
Wastewater from biorefineries that convert plants into fuel is full of organic materials that cannot be efficiently treated with conventional wastewater systems, making it costly and energy-intensive to manage.
Mar 24, 2023
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Novel process extracts rare earth elements from waste
Rare earth elements (REE), a group of 17 metallic elements, are in nearly every piece of technology, including cell phones, televisions, computers and almost every part of a vehicle. The demand for these elements increases ...
Mar 24, 2023
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Engineering
Five Indigenous engineering feats you should know about
For many millennia, Indigenous Australians have engineered the landscape using sophisticated technological and philosophical knowledge systems in a deliberate response to changing social and environmental circumstances.
Mar 23, 2023
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Novel heat-transfer medium and air wall increase efficiency of solar thermal tower power plants
The higher the receiver temperature, the more efficiently a solar thermal power plant will operate. Convective thermal losses also have an important effect on yield. The HelioGLOW collaborative project by Fraunhofer Institute ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Robotics
Robot caterpillar demonstrates new approach to locomotion for soft robotics
Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated a caterpillar-like soft robot that can move forward, backward and dip under narrow spaces. The caterpillar-bot's movement is driven by a novel pattern of silver ...
Mar 22, 2023
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New water treatment zaps 'forever chemicals' for good
Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new water treatment that removes "forever chemicals" from drinking water safely, efficiently—and for good.
Mar 22, 2023
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Robotics
Detection of methanol using a soft photonic crystal robot
Robots are currently employed in industrial sites and fields, including disaster rescue, medicine, security, and national defense. Conventional metal-based robots exert strong operating power due to rigid body construction ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Connected vehicles the latest tool to give engineers real-time insight into highway traffic congestion issues
Purdue University researchers have developed techniques to harness big data from connected vehicles to monitor congestion caused by crashes, weather and construction. As part of their work, they analyzed over 503 billion ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Shear-thickening-fluid–based stemming solution for the construction blasting industry
Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology has developed the world's first shear-thickening-fluid–based (STF) stemming solution. This is the first time that an STF has been developed into a blasting construction ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Engineering
What really matters in multi-story building design?
The impact of multi-story building design considerations on embodied emissions, cost, and operational energy has been revealed for the first time. Using a model, researchers estimate that 28% to 44% of yearly heating and ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Engineering
Developing self-sensing metamaterial concrete for smart infrastructure systems
Concrete is the most used material in the construction industry and dates to the Roman Empire. Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh are now reimagining its design for the 21st century.
Mar 21, 2023
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Researchers present new theory of convection for understanding fast charging of batteries
MechSE Associate Professor Kyle Smith and doctoral student Md Abdul Hamid recently published an article in the Journal of Power Sources.
Mar 21, 2023
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Mechanical engineers explore kitchen uses for 3D printing
Cooking devices that incorporate three-dimensional (3D) printers, lasers, or other software-driven processes may soon replace conventional cooking appliances such as ovens, stovetops, and microwaves. But will people want ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Electric motor drive takes off in test flight of passenger hybrid electric plane
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas achieved a major milestone Feb. 20 with the successful test flight of their electric motor drive on a hybrid electric aircraft. The project could lead to significant changes ...
Mar 21, 2023
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