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Engineers make "building blocks" of chemical industry from wood 1/11/2012

Chemical engineers at the University of Massachusetts in the US are using a catalytic fast pyrolysis process that transforms renewable non-food biomass into petrochemicals.

Graphene rips follow path of least resistance 1/8/2012

Rice University simulations show carbon sheets tear along energetically favorable lines.

QUT research to help safer emergency aircraft landings 1/8/2012

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) aviation researchers are developing an information system to help Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) make safer emergency landings and better ...

Farms could yield jet fuel of the future 1/3/2012

Ever since the Wright brothers, the aviation industry has been looking for ways to fly further faster. Now with the help of the US Department of Energy (DOE), Virent, and DOE's ...

Ford targets 30% less water consumption in manufacturing 1/3/2012

New aggressive water strategy calls for global reduction target of 30 percent per vehicle by 2015.

What's hot: the top 10 technology events of 2011 12/28/2011

Here is a look at the events that made a difference to the technology world in the year 2011.

A new spin in diamonds for quantum technologies 12/28/2011

An Australian university has teamed up with its counterparts in Germany to research the potential of diamonds in quantum information devices and electrical and magnetic sensors.

Cities fail to recognise potential of smart technologies 12/12/2011

Cities are wasting the potential of smart technologies by failing to realise the value of their hidden infrastructure and digital assets.

Making future buildings safer 12/12/2011

The capacity to realistically test the integrity of new materials and structures such as buildings, bridges and even airframes has been boosted thanks to a new Smart Structures ...

Materials and miniaturisation drive sensor market over next decade 12/8/2011

Advances in sensor technology will improve the performance, reliability, longevity and cost of devices, claims analyst.

Scientists find way to form random molecular patterns 12/2/2011

Scientists at The University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom have discovered a way to control how tiny flat molecules fit together in a seemingly random pattern.

To destroy or not, virtual material testing finds better way 12/2/2011

Before computer modelling there was only one way to discover the limits of a metal alloy, or any other material – test it until it’s destroyed, but all that’s about to change.

New spark plug extends industrial engine service life 11/30/2011

A new industrial spark plug, compatible with alternative fuels, is said to provide the power generation sector with extended life in industrial gas engines.

Sustainable plastics and paints get research boost 11/30/2011

Sustainable ways to produce plastics, foams, paints and other everyday materials could be the outcome of a $10 million, four-year project about to commence at the University of Sydney. ...

Developing a low-carbon metal industry 11/20/2011

Aluminium production uses 10 times the energy required for steel production, sucking up a massive chunk of Australia’s energy bill. Work within Australia’s research community is ...

NZ at forefront of global electric vehicle technology 11/20/2011

In by far the most significant technology transfer deal ever achieved by a New Zealand university, car travel worldwide is set to be transformed by revolutionary technology developed ...

IEEE backs Smart Grid standard 11/19/2011

US-based IEEE ratifies standard providing alternative approaches and best practices for global Smart Grid projects.

Frozen pellet technology brings chaos to the edge 11/13/2011

Fusion researchers see frozen pellet technology as way to control ITER's plasma as well as fuel it.

Electronic cane and pint-sized insulin pump come up trumps 11/13/2011

An electronic cane for the vision impaired that could blitz international competitors on design and price and an insulin pump as slim as a smartphone have taken out top honours in ...

Tiny cell technology helps boost fuel economy 11/13/2011

Ford in the United States has won a Society of Plastic Engineers award for the "Most Innovative Use of Plastics" for its MuCell instrument panel innovation on the new Ford Escape.

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