With concerns for global warming and CO2 emissions rising, new industries are looking for ways to innovate everyday life to lower the population’s carbon footprint, without sacrificing their customer’s comfort or usability. The electric bus industry is one of these emergent industries, lowering the emissions from public transport. Dutch electric bus company Ebusco are also taking their innovations one step further: composite material buses, inspired by aerospace technology.
Every material undergoes physical and chemical changes when subjected to the extremes of heat, pressure, and other factors. This article will discuss what happens to the mechanical properties of sandstone, an industrially important rock when it is subjected to high temperatures.
By Reginald Davey
27 May 2021
Versatility is a distinctive attribute of the process known as 3D printing or additive manufacturing (AM), and there is nearly endless potential to develop new materials for this cutting-edge process.
By Brett Smith
27 May 2021
When there is a serious and unexpected problem with concrete, forensic experts can describe the mechanisms behind the damage.
By Brett Smith
26 May 2021
Arizona State University researcher Petra Fromme has been awarded the 2021 Christian B. Anfinsen Award in honor of her contribution to the field of protein research. She has developed the use of ultra-high-speed x-ray crystallography to investigate protein structures in fine-grain detail and the shortest time durations.
By Sarah Moore
26 May 2021
Researchers at the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI) in the Philippines have developed a method of bamboo preservation that utilizes a hot oil treatment.
By Sarah Moore
26 May 2021
In 2009, researchers at Anton Paar Germany utilized a rheometer linked to a tribology cell to effectively examine the tribological functionality of numerous greases. In a recent study, scientists used a similar analytical set up to investigate the grinding of various coated abrasives.
By Brett Smith
26 May 2021
Originally driven by a reputation for fatal accidents, the oil and gas industry has been at the vanguard of NDT development, first and foremost, to ensure safety.
By John McAleese
25 May 2021
Tribology is being leveraged to address the problem of CO2 emissions by limiting the amount of unnecessary energy utilized by mechanisms.
By Sarah Moore
25 May 2021
A team has engineered a new material that prevents wound infections and works against all types of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant ones.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
20 May 2021