Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, provides critical energy for society, but also uses large amounts of fresh water while producing corresponding amounts of wastewater. Water-based foams, which use about 90 percent less water ...
Environment
Aug 9, 2018
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Humans are largely omnivores, and meat has featured in the diets of most cultures. However, with the increasing population and pressure on the environment, traditional methods of meeting this fundamental food requirement ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 2, 2021
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A green laser flashed across the high-pressure spray that fuels a jet engine. Those flashes, some just 50 millionths of a second apart, froze the droplets for a camera to record and a computer to analyze.
Engineering
Dec 22, 2010
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To some, "optimization" may simply be a word to use when "better" won't do. But to Ignacio Grossmann, professor of chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, optimization is the key to unlocking huge cost savings ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 10, 2017
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Accurate, continuous monitoring of nitrogen dioxide and other gases in humid environments is now possible, thanks to a new water-resistant gas sensor developed by Huanyu "Larry" Cheng, the James L. Henderson Jr. Memorial ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 2, 2022
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Scientists of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) and Delft University of Technology developed a technology for obtaining new metal structures using a selective laser melting method, an additive ...
Materials Science
Mar 13, 2017
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The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute (HNEI), together with Sierra Lobo Inc., has demonstrated the recovery of high-purity helium from hydrogen/helium mixtures produced at rocket engine testing ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 6, 2014
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Most people think about trash for 30 seconds a week—the amount of time it takes them to bring their garbage bin to the curb.
Environment
Feb 8, 2022
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An award-winning University of Wisconsin-Madison student hybrid vehicle will become a showcase for advanced fuel technology that harnesses the advantages of both diesel and gasoline.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 25, 2011
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Even if you are terrified of heights, jumping out of a plane with a makeshift parachute may begin to look like a good idea once you know the aircraft is running out of fuel.
Environment
Oct 11, 2017
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