An AI-driven digital twin has fundamentally altered the way new products are developed in the automotive sector Your product might be a game changer. But if it takes two years longer than your competitors to bring it to market, that’s…
A unique reactor design allows the conversion of raw biogas (methane and carbon dioxide) into synthesis gas (syngas; hydrogen and carbon monoxide) at capital costs 100 times lower than those for gas-fired reformer reactors. Developed by e-fuels startup company Circularity…
Due to their strength, electrical conductivity and surface area, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are increasingly finding application in advanced electronics, energy-storage installations, batteries, medical devices, separation processes and much more. A new CNT production technology developed by the SPICE division of…
Protein nanocages are hollow structures that can be used for a variety of applications in medical fields, including for drug and vaccine delivery. Now, groundbreaking work from the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt; www.pitt.edu) has shown that a class of protein…
By leveraging the peculiar laws of quantum physics, quantum computing aims to render currently intractable scientific problems feasible. Using quantum-enhanced simulations for accelerating catalyst design is an example of an area where quantum computers could be brought to bear on…
Results from recent testing indicate that automotive components made from a novel aluminum alloy, via 3D printing, outperformed those made from traditional aluminum alloys. Traditional wrought aluminum alloys are challenging to process using additive manufacturing (3D printing), so researchers have…
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MilliporeSigma (Billerica, Mass.), the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, announces the opening of a €150 million filtration manufacturing facility in Blarney Business Park, Cork, Ireland. The site is…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) and Seri Industrial announce that Eni Storage Systems, a joint venture established by Eni (50% plus one share) and Fib (50% minus one share), a Seri Industrial subsidiary, has begun the operations in the development of…
Borealis is proud to announce that its new compounding line for recyclate-based polyolefins (rPO) is now fully operational in Beringen, Belgium. This milestone marks a significant step forward in helping customers meet their circularity and sustainability targets—without sacrificing performance and…