Harnessing the Sun: Innovative Thermal Trap Reaches Over 1000 °C Using Sunlight
In the future solar energy could be used to produce cement or steel, instead of burning coal or oil for this purpose. Researchers at ETH…
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Industrial engineering is a field of engineering focused on optimizing complex systems, processes, and organizations to improve efficiency, productivity, and quality. It integrates principles from engineering, mathematics, and social sciences to design, analyze, and manage systems involving people, materials, information, and energy. Industrial engineers work in various industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and service sectors. Their tasks include streamlining operations, reducing waste, enhancing supply chain management, and improving workplace safety. By applying techniques such as operations research, quality control, and ergonomics, industrial engineers aim to create efficient and effective systems that enhance overall performance and competitiveness.
Stronger, Faster, Lighter: The New Steel That’s Powering Electric Vehicles
Calculations explore how twelve metals, including titanium, form bonds with nitrogen or carbon. Decarbonizing automobiles involves transitioning from gasoline engines to electric motors and incorporating…
Smelting Steel Without Fossil Fuels: Solar Power Shatters the 1,000°C Barrier for Industrial Heating
Swiss researchers have developed a solar energy method using synthetic quartz to achieve temperatures above 1,000°C for industrial processes, potentially replacing fossil fuels in the…
70 Gigatonnes – Steel Plant Upgrades Could Save Equivalent of Two Years of Global Carbon Emissions
Upgrading, or retrofitting, the world’s iron and steel processing plants early could reduce carbon emissions by up to 70 gigatonnes by 2050, which is roughly…
A “Double Shot” of Strength: How Used Coffee Grounds Reinforce Concrete
Scientists have developed a technique to strengthen concrete using used coffee grounds, potentially reducing waste in landfills and decreasing reliance on natural sand in construction….
Revolutionizing Recycling: Transforming Industrial Waste Into Eco-Friendly Plastic Through Artificial Photosynthesis
Low concentration CO2 can be reused in biodegradable plastic precursor using artificial photosynthesis. A research team led by Professor Yutaka Amao from Osaka Metropolitan University…
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…
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…