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The volume of water in the atmosphere is estimated to be about 13,000 trillion L (3,434 trillion gal) — a natural resource that could address global water scarcity. Existing methods to capture this water require either air at very high relative humidity or a large amount of energy — making atmospheric water unviable for consumption. A new development by scientists at the Univ. of California, Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) could change that.
Boron has taken on multiple jobs, including light harvester, photothermal converter, hydrogen generator, and catalyst, to convert CO2 into valuable chemicals.
Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology and Singapore Univ. of Technology and Design have developed a way to 3D-print objects that can easily change shape when they are heated. The process could enable a new approach to product design, in which a single component is designed to embody multiple configurations.
David Hill, President and owner of Practical Process Safety LLC, has nearly 40 years of industrial experience. His careers range from Corporate Principal Risk Engineer for Occidental Chemical, Property Insurance Loss Prevention Specialist for Factory Mutual Global and Chief Engineer Officer for international cargo ship companies. His work experiences have taken him to 90 countries. While working for Occidental Chemical for nearly 20 years, his responsibilities included developing, implementing, and applying process safety...Read more
Advances in regenerative engineering offer the hope of bringing new techniques into routine clinical use. Already, artificial skin developed for burn patients is widely used. New techniques to foster bone growth are on the market. And more significant opportunities are emerging, some already in clinical trials. These new approaches define convergence: they require sophisticated new materials compatible with the human body to provide a lattice for new tissue to grow on; the use of adult stem cells derived from the patient to generate new tissue that won’t be rejected; advanced...
