A new computational model could potentially boost efficiencies and profits in natural gas production by better predicting previously hidden fracture mechanics while accurately accounting for the known amounts of gas released ...
Environment
Jan 7, 2019
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You don't have to leave Australia to be a rocket scientist. In fact, you might not even have to leave your job.
Space Exploration
Nov 26, 2018
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A team of researchers from the University of Toronto is partnering with the construction industry to help reduce the carbon footprint of buildings, bridges, public transit and other major infrastructure projects.
Environment
Dec 12, 2017
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When is an internal combustion engine not an internal combustion engine? When it's been transformed into a modular reforming reactor that could make hydrogen available to power fuel cells wherever there's a natural gas supply ...
Materials Science
Feb 16, 2017
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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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A symposium on space this past week was abuzz with talk of a new golden age of space travel.
Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2016
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A billionth of a second: That's how quickly some of the most critical chemical reactions of combustion occur.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 7, 2016
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An ultrasound sensor for detecting dangerous cracks in structures such as aircraft engines, oil and gas pipelines and nuclear plants has been developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde – with inspiration ...
Engineering
Aug 18, 2015
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Fuel cells are regarded as the technology of the future for both cars and household heating systems. As a result, they have a key role to play in the switch to renewable energies. But are fuel cells always more environmentally ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 15, 2015
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It's not as challenging as mixing oil and water, but scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are partnering with industry to study a tricky fuel mixing problem that could lead to more ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 14, 2015
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