Heat Treatment of Plastics
It’s hard to imagine a world without plastics. The versatile material has different uses in numerous industries. However, to make a precise product from it, it has to go through a heat treating process (also…
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The VW ID Roomzz Concept is a Precursor About What is to Come
The ID Roomzz concept car presented in the recent Shanghai Auto Show wasn’t just a show-off of what’s possible for the German automaker. Instead, it is here to signify the dawn of a new age…
Construction of the Largest and Most Powerful Solar Park is Underway in Dubai
The “Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park” in the United Arab Emirates has started to take shape, and the scale of the construction as seen through satellite images is already jaw-dropping. The park extends…
3D-Printed Hollow Propellor Blade for Environmentally-Friendly Shipping
European maritime industry lags in introducing innovative materials for ships’ performance. Unlike other industries, the maritime sector has a long way before leaving a smaller footprint in our seas and oceans. It’s why researchers created…
Heat Treating Metals and Alloys
Heat treating is used to change the physical properties of different types of metals and alloys in order to form, bend, or shape the material. The process consists of heating the object to a specific…
Power Plants: Researchers Are Close to Solving the ‘Boiling Crisis’ Problem
“A new understanding of heat transfer in boiling water could lead to efficiency improvements in power plants.” – MIT The ‘Boiling crisis’ or the ‘critical heat flux’ is the thermal limit beyond which the phase…
What is Powder Coating and How Does It Work?
Industrial finishing market uses different types of coating materials and each goes through a specific process to coat various surfaces. Powder coating accounts for around 15% of all finishing industry and coats outer metals in…
The United States Shows Off Its Fleet of F-22s
The US Air Force displayed and launched twenty-four F-22s to show off an impressive air power. The fighters lined up and took off one by one from an airbase in Alaska. The aircrafts’ formation and…
