How Compressed Air Powers an Entire Community in Israel

The remote community of people living in Yahel, in southern Israel, have just had a modern compressed-air electric power generation system commissioned, generating 250 kW and having a capacity of 1MWh. The system was developed…

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7 Ways to Cut the Energy Costs of Industrial Ovens

Manufacturers in the United States spend $200 billion annually to power their plants. Industrial process heating accounts for much of this energy usage. In fact, process heating accounts for about 70% of the manufacturing sector’s…

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Researchers Dive into Bacteria Communities Living in Concrete

Civil engineers at the University of Delaware have decided to take a deeper look into concrete, and more specifically the persistent bacteria that live in the ubiquitous structural material. Being a hard, dry, and salty…

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How Digital Transformation is Impacting the Process Heating Industry

Digitalization and Digital Transformation are no longer buzzwords. They’ve transitioned into reality and taken root in just about every industry. And why not. The benefits digital transformation provides are too compelling to ignore. It empowers…

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Using Batch Ovens for Precision Aging of Aluminum

Aluminum is a versatile engineering material. Few materials, in fact, are like it. Light, durable, and malleable, aluminum has transformed the way we build a wide variety of products and things, from airplanes to automobiles.…

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Mercedes-Benz’s Brain-Computer Device Will Let You Control the Car with Your Mind

With each passing year, cars are becoming more and more technologically advanced. Self-driving cars and flying cars are already a reality. But what’s next? The latest technological advancement has come from Mercedes-Benz. The luxury carmaker…

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Liquid Gallium Coatings on Face Masks Show Amazing Pathogen Killing Performance

A team of researchers from universities in Australia and South Korea has developed a liquid gallium-based coating that could help us contain the next local epidemic before it becomes a global pandemic. As they describe,…

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Are Hydrogen Tanks Safe in Road Accidents Involving Collisions?

For many leading carmakers, hydrogen is the future of the automotive industry, but although the fuel comes with many things to be happy about, questions around its safety remain stuck in the mind of the…

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