NASA has announced that it will provide significant funding for Boeing and its industry team to develop and flight test a full-scale transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) demonstrator airplane. According to Boeing, when combined with expected advancements in propulsion systems, materials and systems architecture, a single-aisle airplane with a TTBW configuration could reduce fuel … [Read more...] about NASA to help fund Boeing research into sustainable aircraft design
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New study suggests that eggshells and lentils could be used in car interiors by 2030
Warwick-based design and engineering consultancy Callum has released the results of a new study designed to identify sustainable options for car interiors. Using a retromod Porsche 911 interior as the basis for its SMS design study, a team led by Charlotte Jones, Callum’s head of materials and sustainability, and Callum co-founder and design director Ian Callum identified … [Read more...] about New study suggests that eggshells and lentils could be used in car interiors by 2030
New carbon capture technology turns CO2 into methanol cheaply
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have created a new system that captures carbon dioxide more cheaply than existing methods and converts it into one of the world’s most widely used chemicals: methanol. The high cost of commercial carbon capture technology has been a longstanding barrier to its widespread use. The … [Read more...] about New carbon capture technology turns CO2 into methanol cheaply
Engineering start-up secures investment for technology to release seized nuts and bolts
University of Nottingham spinout Scintam Engineering has secured a £125,000 investment from the British Design Fund as part of a £325,000 seed funding round as it looks to take its innovative technology for releasing seized nuts and bolts to market. At present, the aerospace, automotive and renewable energy industries, among others, rely on manual processes when they wish to … [Read more...] about Engineering start-up secures investment for technology to release seized nuts and bolts
British company to design green gas-to-power barges for Greek islands
London-based design and engineering consultancy Houlder is collaborating with Blue Sea Power, an integrated energy solution provider as a gas-to-power company based in Athens, to develop innovative floating liquid-natural-gas-to-power barges to provide greener power to three Greek islands, aiming to have them operational by 2025. According to the two companies, the barges … [Read more...] about British company to design green gas-to-power barges for Greek islands
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