New Mersey designs show tidal barriers bring more benefits than producing clean energy
An ambitious new Mersey barrage concept shows how tidal energy projects can offer many benefits to society in addition to ...
Tag: Industrial Engineering/Chemistry
New technique to improve ductility of ceramic materials for missiles, engines
Credit: Purdue University/Chris Adam WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Something as simple as an electric field could soon make wartime missiles ...
The first in Russia Nature conference: ‘Advances and Applications in Plasma Physics’
The AAPP 2019 conference brought together outstanding researchers in the field of plasma physicsCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ...
Researchers develop unified sensor to better control effects of shock waves
Credit: Takeshi Fujimoto, Taro Kawasaki, and Keiichi Kitamura, Yokohama National University As a fighter jet quickly ascends and accelerates forward, ...
Tensile strength of carbon nanotubes depends on their chiral structures
Toward realization of lightweight and high strength structural materialsCredit: Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan - Single-walled carbon nanotubes should theoretically be ...
Microbe chews through PFAS and other tough contaminants
Credit: David Kelly Crow In a series of lab tests, a relatively common soil bacterium has demonstrated its ability to ...
Statistical inference to mimic the operating manner of highly-experienced crystallographer
Prior evaluation of crystal structure analysis using a small data setCredit: ©Manabu Hoshino A research team from Japan Science and ...
Reduce, reuse, recycle: The future of phosphorus
Credit: Included in photo When Hennig Brandt discovered the element phosphorus in 1669, it was a mistake. He was really ...
Lithuanian scientists contributed to creating the record-breaking solar cell
Tandem perovskite-CIGS solar cells, produced as a result of the collaboration between Lithuanian and German researchers, have reached an efficiency ...
Scientists create a nanomaterial that is both twisted and untwisted at the same time
The material developed at University of Bath allows for incredibly sensitive detection of the direction molecules twistCredit: Ventsislav Valev and ...
Make more with your 3D printers: from smooth surfaces to complex patterns
Credit: ©Inria The production revolution envisioned by 3D printing visionaries is only a few steps away, when we will be ...
Fracking likely to result in high emissions
Study outlines emission scenarios for shale gas production in Europe Natural gas releases fewer harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gases ...
Russian-Chinese scientific cooperation: A new generation of sensors for the ‘smart’ city
Russian and Chinese scientists to create prototype sensors for electronics of the latest generation.Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ...
Bacteria-killing gel heals itself while healing you
McMaster researchers aggregate trillions of phages into new formCredit: JD Howell, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON July 25, 2019 - McMaster ...
Closing the terahertz gap: Tiny laser is an important step toward new sensors
Credit: Sterczewski et al. In a major step toward developing portable scanners that can rapidly measure molecules in pharmaceuticals or ...
Skoltech scientists developed a novel method to fine-tune the properties of carbon nanotubes
Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Photonics and Quantum Materials (CPQM) have developed a novel method to fine-tune the optoelectrical ...
Does one size does fit all? A new model for organic semiconductors
A multicenter team including researchers from Osaka University reports new observations for organic single crystals that derive from their flexibility, ...
‘Kneeding’ a break: First evidence ACL injuries an overuse failure
Repetitive knee stress and lack of rest are major causes of ACL failure according to new research. The peak age ...
Lots of lead in the water? Maybe manganese is to blame
Researchers have found the naturally occurring mineral can speed up the production of lead dioxide under certain circumstancesCredit: Washington University ...
Scientists from Samara Polytech learned to control the oil lens
New method will ensure environmental safety in oil productionCredit: @SAMARAPOLYTECH Reconstruction of factories (the construction of modern parks and the ...