Energy & Green Tech
Over 2,700 cars on the cargo vessel Fremantle Highway that caught fire on 26 July have been so badly damaged that they cannot be sold. Can we recycle these cars? Arnold Tukker, Professor of Industrial Ecology, explains.
Aug 17, 2023
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Engineering
It might look like some bizarre alien artwork but this is actually a frictionless gear mechanism, 3D-printed all in one in high-performance stainless steel, designed to enable the precise rotation of items such as satellite ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Silicon (Si) semiconductors are ubiquitous in electrical appliances and play an essential role in our daily lives. However, in high-temperature environments exceeding 300°C, such as underground resource drilling, space exploration, ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Engineering
Offshore wind farms bring environmental benefits throughout their life cycle. This understanding emerges from a study published in the international journal Sustainable Production and Consumption in which researchers from ...
Jul 7, 2023
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Engineering
Taking a cue from the structural complexity of trees and bones, Washington State University engineers have created a way to 3D-print two types of steel in the same circular layer using two welding machines. The resulting ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Business
A building block of modern society and a sizeable contributor to climate change, steel is prompting a hunt for cutting-edge technologies to decarbonize the sector.
Jun 21, 2023
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Business
The race to net zero is accelerating. Just last week, United States President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled a climate pact to boost cooperation. The move signifies Australia is becoming ...
May 26, 2023
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Engineering
The automotive industry frequently uses steels containing multiple phases, in particular soft ferrite and hard martensite. These types of steel have complex microstructures, making it difficult to control the processes of ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Making steel was responsible for about 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. That's because steelmakers in countries like China, Japan and South Korea have long relied on fossil fuels like coal to make steel in blast ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Engineering
One of the many ways to reduce the energy required for transportation is to make vehicles lighter. High-strength (HS) steel is perfect candidate materials for this purpose, as its higher weight-to-strength ratio allows for ...
Mar 29, 2023
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