Iceland Wants to Drill Inside a Volcano to Harness Its Thermal Energy

Engineers in Iceland are preparing to drill two kilometers (1.2 miles) into the Krafla volcano, hitting right into its magma chamber where immense amounts of thermal energy lie. Krafla has had 29 reported eruptions in…

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These are The Three Winners of The James Dyson Award 2021

James Dyson has announced this year’s James Dyson Award (JDA) winners, celebrating engineering innovation, ingenuity, and problem-solving impact. The three winners receive £30,000 ($40,400) to support the development of their creations, but the exposure to…

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Fugaku Is Now The World’s Fastest Supercomputer But is Set to Lose The Crown Soon

The Kobe-based supercomputer named ‘Fugaku’ has captured the title of the world’s fastest computer this month, attaining a computational power of 442 petaflops which translates to quadrillions of floating-point operations per second. For context, the…

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‘Reaction Engines’ Presents New Type of Ammonia Catalyst Engine That Produces Hydrogen

Reaction Engines has partnered with IP Group and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), to design a compact and lightweight ammonia “cracker” reactor, which they presented during COP26. The reactor can catalyze ammonia and…

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Advantages of Using an Industrial Oven in Research Laboratories

Laboratory ovens aren’t new. They’ve been around for a while and are often designed for specific applications. Ideal for a wide variety of applications, lab ovens are standard equipment in research laboratories. But they are…

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ABB Launches World’s Fastest Electric Car Charger

Swiss multinational company ABB has formally launched the world’s fastest electric car charger – the new Terra 360 modular charger. Here 360 stand for 360kW of output which is far more than the 250 kW…

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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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