Crystal structure prediction of multi-elements random alloy
Credit: POSTECH Alchemy, which attempted to turn cheap metals such as lead and copper into gold, has not yet succeeded. ...
Tag: Industrial Engineering/Chemistry
New software improves accuracy of factories’ mass-produced 3D-printed parts
Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Researchers at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed software to improve the accuracy of 3D-printed parts, ...
Study uncovers safety concerns with some air purifiers
Joint university research finds some air purifiers may actually increase harmful airborne chemicalsCredit: Illinois Tech The market for air purifiers ...
Story tips: Urban climate impacts, materials’ dual approach and healing power
Credit: Andy Sproles/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Modeling - Urban climate impacts Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have identified ...
Wider horizons for highly ordered nanohole arrays
More transition metals available to make ordered porous metallic oxide thin filmsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from ...
Structural adhesives inspired by mussels
Professor receives NSF CAREER Award for structural engineering researchCredit: Photos courtesy of Jovan Tatar A University of Delaware professor is ...
Shutting the nano-gate
Researchers at Osaka University create voltage-controlled nanopores that can trap particles as they try to pass through, which may lead ...
Cheaper carbon capture is on the way
PNNL-developed solvent breaks barriers, captures carbon for less than industrial counterpartsCredit: (Animation by Michael Perkins | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) ...
Novel targeted modification strategy improves selectivity of polyamide nanofiltration membranes
Credit: WANG Jingyu Recently, a research group led by Prof. WAN Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of ...
Producing highly efficient LEDs based on 2D perovskite films
Credit: Figure source: DOI number: 10.1038/s41467-021-21522-8 Energy-efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been used in our everyday life for many decades. ...
Black engineer awards expand Sandia Labs spotlight
Ten pre-eminent problem solvers honored for scientific, community featsCredit: Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Ten Sandia National Laboratories engineers received ...
Learning to help the adaptive immune system
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from the Institute of Industrial Science at ...
Organ-on-chip project receives huge grant to make the leap from lab to fab
NWO Perspective grant of 4.8 million euros for multidisciplinary consortium, led by TU/e professor Jaap den Toonder to develop much-needed ...
Huge potential for electronic textiles made with new cellulose thread
A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, now presents a thread made of conductive cellulose, which offers ...
Solid-state batteries could be made more cleanly by scaling-up flash sintering
Credit: University of Warwick Flash sintering is a ceramic processing technique which uses electric current to intensively heat the ceramic ...
Determining the structure of a molecule with laser-induced electron diffraction
Credit: ©ICFO Light microscopes have revolutionized our understanding of the microcosmos, but their resolution is limited to about 100 nanometers. ...
Engineering platform offers collaborative cloud options for sustainable manufacturing
Credit: Purdue University/Shweta Singh WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University engineering innovator has developed a cloud-based platform aimed at ...
Finding key to low-cost, fast production of solid-state batteries for EVs
Conventional Li-ion manufacturing tools drive better fabrication options for lighter, safer, more energy-dense batteriesCredit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech A new ...
Six research teams win Carbon Hub funding
Zero-emissions initiative aims to 'move the needle, far and fast'Credit: Photo by Tommy LaVergne/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 8, 2021) ...
Insatiable demand for cannabis has created a giant carbon footprint
Colorado State University researchers provide the most detailed accounting to date of the industry's greenhouse gas emissionsCredit: Hailey Summers/Colorado State ...