The Hidden Cost of Decarbonization: Population Disruption
Göttingen University joins forces with other researchers to study the impact of resources, demographics, and disruption in the shift toward clean energy. Recent research led…
Industrial Engineering News
Past the Breaking Point: Surprising Research May Help Prevent Damage to Industrial Parts
When industrial parts are damaged, it can be very expensive and result in delays. Plus, it could leave a plant unsafe for workers. Scientists from…
Liquid Platinum at Room Temperature: The “Cool” Catalyst for a Sustainable Revolution in Industrial Chemistry
Catalysts are substances that can speed up chemical reactions, which is very important for industrial chemistry. However, for some reactions, platinum makes an excellent catalysts,…
Ionic Liquid-Based Reservoir Computers: Efficient and Flexible Edge Computing
Researchers from Japan design a tunable physical reservoir device based on dielectric relaxation at an electrode-ionic liquid interface. In the near future, more and more…
Cheaper, Faster New Way To Continuously Produce Amines – Chemical Building Blocks Used in Many Products
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a faster, less expensive technique for producing hindered amines – a class of chemicals used as building…
Revolutionary Chemistry: 120-Year-Old Reaction Turned On Its Head
A new method for creating one of chemistry’s most widely used class of compounds could revolutionize industrial processes, making them cheaper, simpler, and more environmentally…
Ausome: Non-Toxic Technology Extracts More Gold From Ore
Study shows new chloride-based process recovers 84% of gold compared to the 64% recovered with traditional methods. Gold is one of the world’s most popular…
Increasing the Efficiency of Chemical Reactions To Help Decarbonize Fuels and Chemicals
Making Catalytic Surfaces More Active To Help Decarbonize Fuels and Chemicals A new approach increases the efficiency of chemical reactions that are key to many…
New Insulation Material Enables More Efficient Electricity Distribution
High-voltage direct current cables which can efficiently transport electricity over long distances play a vital role in our electricity supply. Optimizing their performance is therefore…
Scientists Can Now Design Single Atom Catalysts for Important Chemical Reactions
Using fundamental calculations of molecular interactions, they created a catalyst with 100% selectivity in producing propylene, a key precursor to plastics and fabric manufacturing. Researchers…
Cheaper & Better: This Molecule Is Made From Sugar, Shaped Like a Doughnut, and Formed Using Light
New research makes popular compound cheaper and better for the environment. A process using a light-sensitive chemical can drastically reduce cost and energy consumption to…
Engineers Develop a New Water Treatment Technology That Could Also Help Mars Explorers
A catalyst that destroys perchlorate in water could clean Martian soil. A team led by University of California Riverside engineers has developed a catalyst to remove…
Systems Thinking From MIT Unleashes Capacity at Mexico’s Largest Brewery
How a pair of MIT Sloan Executive Education alumni translated teachings from an MIT course to operations improvements at Heineken México. It’s no secret that…
Producing Graphene at Industrial Scale: High-Performance Computing Helps Refine Process for Improved Efficiency
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich have been using GCS HPC resources to develop more efficient methods for producing graphene at the industrial scale….
“Opposite Action” Strategy Could Improve Industrial Gas Separation
A design concept changes how materials separate gaseous mixtures. A more energy-efficient method improves how an industrial gas is purified by reversing the traditional process….
Green and Economical: Underground Storage of Carbon Captured Directly From Air
New study shows that geological storage of low-purity carbon dioxide mixed with oxygen and nitrogen from direct air capture is an environmentally friendly and economically…
Revolutionary Self-Aware Materials Build the Foundation for Living Structures
New research in Nano Energy introduces revolutionary scalable material that senses and powers itself. From the biggest bridges to the smallest medical implants, sensors are…
Scientists Explore Tesla Roads Not Taken – And Find Potential New Utility in 100-Year-Old Invention
Study tests viability of 100-year old patented device by inventor. A valve invented by engineer Nikola Tesla a century ago is not only more functional…
