Engineering

New Catalyst Converts Common Plastic Waste Into Valuable Ingredients At Low Temperature

Plastic pollution is one of the major environmental challenges of our time. All the plastic waste we produce ends up either in the landfill or the ocean. Now researchers from Japan have developed a way…

Full Article →

This New Type of Glue Uses Magnetic Field to Bond in Just Five Minutes

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed a new way of glue activated by magnetic fields. This innovation could lead to serious energy and cost savings for companies that need adhesives on an industrial…

Full Article →

Japan Developing Wooden Satellites to Cut Down on Space Trash

Did you know that even the tiniest piece of space debris orbiting at speed can pose a major threat? They can damage the ISS (International Space Station) and active satellites. Due to the continuous launch…

Full Article →

What is Hardness Testing?

In not so many words, hardness is simply a material’s ability to withstand or resist localized deformation. Deformation can be in the form of indentation, scratching, cutting, or abrasion. Hardness is characterized by a strong…

Full Article →

7 Measures To Avoid Industrial Electrical Hazards

Electrical hazards are perhaps the most common and serious risk in industrial settings. The number of workplace injuries due to these hazards runs into the thousands every year. Unfortunately, they also cause hundreds of deaths.…

Full Article →

Researchers Achieve First “Sustained” Long Distance Quantum Teleportation

In a big breakthrough, researchers have achieved sustained, long-distance quantum teleportation for the first time. Scientists claim this is a big step towards a practical quantum internet. This research is published in PRX Quantum. Scientists at…

Full Article →

The First 3D-Printed Villa in the Middle East Is Now a Reality

The first luxurious 3D-printed villa in the Middle East has been raised, and it looks stunning all things considered. Named “Sharjah 24”, and constructed at the local SRTI Park by the American University of Sharjah,…

Full Article →

Japan’s Capsule Returned With 5 Grams Of Asteroid Soil

The capsule brought back by the Hayabusa2 space probe containing pristine asteroid fragments returned to the Earth. Scientists foresee that the contents could help us know more about the origins of our solar system. Scientists…

Full Article →

New Flexible Cement Is Made To Fill The Fine Gaps Around Leaky Gas Wells

Scientists from Penn State University have created malleable cement that could contain the problem for sealing leaking natural gas wells. Leaky gas wells are not only waste of natural resources, but are one of the…

Full Article →