Successful NASA rocket fuel pump tests pave the way for 3-D printed demonstrator engine.
Conference report: Advanced Battery Power
This symposium is a meeting place of academia and industry for discussing current trends and requirements of a battery’s life from cradle to grave.
Time has come for electric aircraft
Airbus Group is now setting its sights on achieving silent, CO2-free, all-electric flight for both unmanned and passenger aircraft over the next three decades.
Sandia labs launches new long-term project to fill materials behaviour gaps
Long-term, multidisciplinary project called Predicting Performance Margins aims to link variability in materials’ properties with how actual parts perform.
Real or Artifact: CO2 Photo-Catalysis versus Carbon Contamination
Geoff Ozin asks if carbon dioxide capture and utilization, a potential solution to the CO2 problem, is feasible with today’s photo-conversion technology.
Assessing Water Issues in China’s Coal Industry
Some sectors in the Chinese coal industry are highly water intensive, and water shortages could become a major barrier for further development.
Book Review: Nanotechnology in eco-efficient construction
Professor Onuegbu Ugwu of the University of Nigeria reviews Nanotechnology in eco-efficient construction.
A Fossil Fuel Free World
Professor Ozin explores the repercussions of giving up our fossil fuel addiction.
Studying the gasification of pinewood char
Purdue University researchers show potential benefits of pinewood char as synthetic fuel source.
How manufacturers are making cars lighter and safer
New work discusses the driving force and logic behind the development of advanced high strength steels and their application in the automotive industry.