Engineering
A new MIT-developed heat treatment transforms the microscopic structure of 3D-printed metals, making the materials stronger and more resilient in extreme thermal environments. The technique could make it possible to 3D print ...
Nov 14, 2022
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An underutilized natural resource could be just what the airline industry needs to curb carbon emissions.
Sep 23, 2022
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Researchers have designed a fuel production system that uses water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. They have implemented the system in the field, and the design, publishing July 20 in the journal ...
Jul 20, 2022
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An experimental plant-based jet fuel could increase engine performance and efficiency, while dispensing with aromatics, the pollution-causing compounds added to conventional fuels, according to new research.
Apr 27, 2022
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Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have released data that could play an important role in the future development of cleaner and more sustainable aviation fuel.
Apr 20, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A common farm weed could make a 'greener' jet fuel with fewer production-related environmental impacts than other biofuels, a new study indicates.
Aug 2, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Aircraft stand at a turning point in the race to reduce emissions to mitigate climate change. Although the aircraft sector only accounts for a sliver of transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Scientists in China have developed a process for converting plant waste from agriculture and timber harvesting into high-density aviation fuel. Their research, published March 21 in the journal Joule, may help reduce CO2 ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Producing sustainable aviation fuel to supply the U.K.'s "net zero" ambitions would require enormous quantities of U.K. agricultural land or renewable electricity to keep flying at today's levels, a briefing by the U.K. science ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Decarbonizing the aviation industry by removing fossil fuels is an enormous challenge and requires a "whole systems approach," according to a leading scientist at Heriot-Watt University.
Mar 1, 2023
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