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June 27, 2022

Wind-powered RoRo vessel

by christine in Engineering, Engineering News

Orcelle Wind is introducing the world's first wind-powered RoRo vessel. In today’s world of cost focus and just-in-time logistics, could wind actually be an option for reaching zero emission propulsion? On June 21st 2022 Wallenius Marine and Knud E. Hansen signed an agreement that Knud E. Hansen will join the project of designing the world’s […]

June 27, 2022

Materials Today Rising Star Awards 2022

by Engineering Recruiting in Engineering, Engineering News

Materials Today Rising Star Awards 2022 The Materials Today ‘Rising Star Awards’ recognize early career researchers in materials science and engineering who have demonstrated themselves to be exceptionally capable researchers with the potential to become future leaders in the field. In 2022, the Awards will comprise an honorarium of USD 1000, and the opportunity to author a special review […]

June 27, 2022

The disease after tomorrow

by zoya teirstein in Engineering, Engineering News, Environment

Many of us have spent the last two-and-a-half years worried about the health risks posed by other people. In the United States alone, more than 1 million have died from COVID-19, a painful consequence of how ill-prepared the nation was (and, in many ways, still is) for an infectious disease outbreak. As the climate warms, […]

June 27, 2022

Surface modification makes carbon fiber composites tougher

by Engineering Recruiting in Engineering, Engineering News

Schematic of surface modification approach for installing branching n-butyl phenyl species onto the carbon fiber surface. In real-life settings, composite performance can depend on the compatibility of the interface between different components. One of the most challenging composite combinations is carbon fibers and polypropylene. “[The polypropylene polymer phase] is extremely incompatible with the carbon fibers,” […]

June 27, 2022

Better late than never: Biden administration unveils new push for offshore wind

by zoya teirstein in Engineering, Engineering News, Environment

The Biden administration and 11 states on the East Coast are working together to accelerate the construction of offshore wind projects in the United States. For the last two decades, the U.S. has been lagging far behind Europe and Asia — in no small part because of opposition from the fossil fuel industry. Now, with […]

June 27, 2022

This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

by michael dumiak in Engineering, Engineering News

Hundreds of charging stations for electric vehicles dot Utrecht’s urban landscape in the Netherlands like little electric mushrooms. Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates […]

June 27, 2022

Co-polymer folds into a new phase

by Engineering Recruiting in Engineering, Engineering News

(a) Random copolymerization of hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers. Three binary sequences that can be generated by random copolymerization are given as examples for a copolymer consisting of 23 repeating units. (b) A random sequence can be drastically heterogeneous and contain hydrophilic- and hydrophobic-rich local sequences. When the chains associate in water via hydrophobic interaction, local […]

June 27, 2022

USU provides comprehensive IT service management solution for SMS group

by Engineering Recruiting in Engineering, Engineering News, Engineering Recruiting

Möglingen, June 27, 2022 The SMS group, a leading international provider in the area of metallurgical plant engineering, has opted for the solution provided by USU IT Service Management (ITSM). It is aiming to centralize, manage and further automate IT service processes as part of its group-wide IT reorganization. The solution will replace an SAP-based […]

June 27, 2022

Spain orders 20 Eurofighter jets

by Engineering Recruiting in Aerospace, Engineering, Engineering News

The NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) has signed a landmark contract for the acquisition of 20 latest generation Eurofighter jets. Known as the Halcon program, the order will cover the delivery of a fleet of E-Scan (Electronically Scanned) radar equipped fighter aircraft consisting of 16 single-seaters and 4 twin-seaters to replace the F-18 […]