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Novel Chromium–Molybdenum Metal Alloy Withstands Extreme Conditions
A new material might contribute to a reduction of the fossil fuels consumed by aircraft engines and gas turbines in the future. A research team from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed a refractory metal-based alloy with properties unparalleled to date. Read on to learn more about it.
Articles Green Design & Manufacturing
The Factory’s Hidden Power Grid
How can carmakers make significant strides inside their plants to cut waste and improve sustainability? Read on to find out.
Briefs Energy
Eco-Friendly Upcycling: Turning Spent Batteries into High-Voltage Energy Storage Systems
A research team led by Dr. Yosep Han at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources has successfully developed an eco-friendly electrochemical process to upcycle lithium manganese oxide, a common cathode material in spent lithium-ion batteries. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Green Design & Manufacturing
Army Researchers Examine Nanotechnology for Climate Solutions
As part of the Nano4 EARTH initiative, a national challenge launched by the White House and the National Nanotechnology Initiative, researchers are exploring how innovations at the nanoscale can lead to groundbreaking solutions for a more sustainable future. Read on to learn more about it.
NASA Spinoff Manufacturing & Prototyping
Cosmic Experiments Make Cosmetic Nutrients
The Rotary Cell Culture System invented by researchers at Johnson Space Center lets cells grow faster and healthier than they would in a dish. Brand Labs USA of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, uses secretions from plant stem cells grown in the devices to produce nutrient-rich skin care products. Read on to learn more.
NASA Spinoff Unmanned Systems
NASA Data Helps Beavers Build Back Streams
Boise State University in Idaho and Utah State University in Logan are using a NASA grant and data from satellites supported by Goddard Space Flight Center to identify streams that could benefit from restoration efforts by humans and beavers and then track those improvements from space. Read on to learn more.
NASA Spinoff RF & Microwave Electronics
View from the Sky Helps Predict Crop Yields
Argentinian company SIMA offers a crop yield forecasting feature for its farming app, developed with help from NASA Harvest, an agricultural consortium led by University of Maryland Researchers using satellite data and expertise from Goddard Space Flight Center. Read on to learn more.
Articles Energy
Solving the Battery Recycling Challenge
The surging global popularity of electric vehicles is creating a new challenge: a mounting pile of spent lithium-ion batteries. In just a decade, more than 1.2 million tons of lithium-ion batteries will reach their end-of-life, creating an urgent need for efficient and profitable recycling solutions. This impending battery waste crisis presents both a challenge and an opportunity. Read on to learn more.
Articles Energy
Batteries and Recycling: The Next Frontier
Recycling EV batteries has been a goal of the auto industry for many years, but the infrastructure to make that a widespread reality is still in the early stages. As the amount of used lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cells coming from EVs increases, the industry is getting ready to turn them into fresh packs. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed to Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate
A new battery formulation captures carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and converts it into a solid form that has the potential to be used in other products. Read on to learn more.
News Power
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $54 Million to Expand Clean Transportation Across American Communities
The Communities Taking Charge funding opportunity extends access to electrification opportunities beyond existing Joint Office–supported programs to more communities across America. Funding is available to academic, non-profit, for-profit, and government entities for planning, demonstration, and/or deployment projects that drive innovation in equitable clean transportation.
Articles Green Design & Manufacturing
Upcycling Commercial Fleets into Circular EVs
Based on the success thus far, Evolectric hopes to introduce its technology to more markets worldwide where demand is growing for affordable and accessible EVs. The company hopes to build a network of local partners capable of carrying out all installation and maintenance services.
Articles Power
Electrifying Aviation: The Path to Decarbonizing the Skies
After decades of tantalizing breakthroughs in battery technology, the last decade witnessed the emergence of energy storage as a challenger to fossil fuels for powering vehicles.
Technical Innovation Green Design & Manufacturing
OBD Evolves for ICE and Zero-emission Propulsion Systems
On-board diagnostics (OBD) systems support the protection of the environment against harmful pollutants such as carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxide (NOx), hydrocarbons (HC) and particulate matters (PM) emitted by combustion engines.
Briefs Manned Systems
Analysis of Pathways to Reach Net Zero Naval Operations by 2050
This report is based on a broad study of strategies for the Department of the Navy to achieve net zero global emissions by 2050 to comply with recent Executive Orders and goals.
News Energy
Volvo CE Previews ConExpo 2023 Display
Volvo CE previewed its display for ConExpo 2023 in Las Vegas with a teaser of the new DD25 electric compact double-drum asphalt compactor.
News Transportation
Recaro Pioneers Seating Shells Made with CF Recyclate
The green flag is about to drop on an auto-racing first: a seat shell infused with recycled carbon fiber.
Original Equipment Green Design & Manufacturing
New Holland Electric Mini-Excavator Hits Market
Contractors and municipalities in 2023 will have an electric alternative to diesel-powered small excavators.
Application Briefs Green Design & Manufacturing
Turbine Center Frame
The Clean Sky 2 program is made up of key industry players and subject matter experts along with academic research bodies across Europe.
News Green Design & Manufacturing
Engineering ‘Electron Guzzlers’
Apparently, ‘gas guzzler’ now encompasses any vehicle that burns hydrocarbon fuels, no matter how efficient. Anything with an exhaust pipe.
News Manned Systems
Response to More-Rigid NOx and GHG Regs
The new low-NOx standards are part of the EPA’s Clean Trucks Plan that also includes “Phase 3” greenhouse gas standards for HD vehicles beginning in MY 2027.
Technology Report Manufacturing & Prototyping
A New A/C Refrigerant Joins the Global Warming Fight
A tri-part blend refrigerant, R-456A, has been introduced as a service replacement for the original refrigerant in R-134a automotive air conditioning systems.
Articles Green Design & Manufacturing
Using Virtual Reality to Improve Product Development
A cornerstone to achieving sustainability goals is Rolls-Royce’s Technology Driven Transition - pioneering new breakthrough technologies that can accelerate the global transition to net zero.
Briefs Green Design & Manufacturing
Pulsed Exposure Toxicity Testing: Method Development and Initial Evaluation for Stormwater Compliance
Preliminary research into modifying whole effluent toxicity testing protocols designed for continuous flow discharges as applied to episodic and/or ephemeral discharges such as those associated with storm water runoff.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Collection, Processing, and Accuracy of Mobile Terrestrial LiDAR Survey Data in the Coastal Environment
Using terrestrial LiDAR scanners coupled with a GPS/inertial navigation system to collect elevation data along the coast can help assess the accuracy of the data.
Briefs Defense
Monitoring a Nearshore Beneficial Use Site: Application of a Benthic Sled and Video Annotation
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland Districts (NWP) maintains safe and navigable waterways in Oregon through a variety of dredging...
Podcasts Green Design & Manufacturing
Garbage!
In this episode of Here’s an Idea™, we talk with researchers who are finding small — and sometimes even fun — ways to take out all the trash.
Supplier Eye Green Design & Manufacturing
Moving the Goalposts of Emission Compliance
Placing definitive bets on any one compliance technology is a careful process of balancing several considerations, including cost, consumer acceptance, competitive considerations, and capital. Knowing the future location of the goal posts is the most important consideration.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Meeting Environmental Objectives and Regulations
Gone are the days when the impact of products on the environment or human health were optional business concerns. Regulatory constraints on materials and chemicals are increasing, and many...
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