Category: Engineering

Chinese engines are being secretly shipped to a Russian state-owned drone manufacturer under the guise of “industrial refrigeration units” to bypass Western sanctions, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and three European security…

Researchers in Japan have developed a method that reduces the energy needed to recycle Teflon by 50%, using an electron beam to break down the highly durable plastic. The technique fully decomposes the material at 370 °C (698 °F), a…

In a significant decision for the nuclear industry in the United States, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has authorized the request to bring the Palisades nuclear power plant back into operation.

Holtec, the US-founded multinational…

Using a high-tech imaging technique, delicate silk-wrapped scrolls from a Mongolian Buddhist shrine have been “virtually unrolled.”

Interestingly, the technique revealed their contents without physical opening, uncovering a Sanskrit…

A collaboration between two European companies, Syensqo and cylib has achieved a first in the battery recycling industry by extracting and purifying lithium from various battery chemistries on a single operating line.

The purification of…

A prototype of an outer vertical target for the ITER fusion reactor’s divertor has been completed and has passed certification tests from the ITER Organization. 

The component was developed by Hitachi and Japan’s National Institutes for…

Researchers in Australia and China have devised a way to transform mountains of pandemic‑era polypropylene (PP) face‑mask waste into a nanocomposite film that conducts heat like metal and blocks electromagnetic interference (EMI) better than…

China has been pioneering robotics development involving artificial intelligence, ever since the latter technology has gathered steam throughout the globe. Having already produced robots for various purposes, the country is set to add yet…