Engineering
Due to the high energy consumption of melting and holding furnaces, the price of the energy source used represents a significant cost factor in the production of castings. The price of electricity fluctuates significantly ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Engineering
Mounted on the rooftops of industrial buildings, solar panels could meet the entire electricity demand of up to 35% of U.S. manufacturers. A new study, published in Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, ...
May 11, 2023
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Hardware
Whether drilling, turning or milling: In machining—as well as in primary forming and re-forming, die casting and many other applications—tools are of pivotal importance for industrial production. Their performance significantly ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Engineering
As of 2022, 17 car manufacturers have announced plans to use or are currently using LiDAR sensors across 21 different models. However, there are a few things that need to be solved before this technology can be used widespread.
Jan 26, 2023
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Engineering
The factories of the future have significant demands to meet—including the ability to adapt to production processes quickly and function within tight spaces that come at a high operating cost. Mixed reality can provide ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Engineers from UNSW Sydney have successfully converted a diesel engine to run as a hydrogen-diesel hybrid engine—reducing CO2 emissions by more than 85% in the process.
Oct 7, 2022
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Engineering
Additive Manufacturing (AM)—commonly known as 3D printing—involves manufacturing processes that depend on a user-defined set of optimized parameters. Monitoring and control of these processes in real-time can help achieve ...
Sep 19, 2022
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Engineering
NIMS and Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering have succeeded in fabricating a nickel single crystal with only a very few crystalline defects by irradiating nickel powder with a large-radius, flat-top laser beam ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Until now, the most common way to dispose of green waste and sewage sludge has been to compost or incinerate it. However, using these materials to produce the valuable energy source hydrogen would make far more sense. A team ...
Jul 1, 2022
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Engineering
If deep space exploration is to become a reality, humans will need to be as self-sufficient as possible. Since ordering supplies from Earth won't be practical, the astronauts will have to fabricate their own components for ...
Feb 3, 2022
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