Are Smart Buildings the Future of the European Union? As global society is becoming increasingly interested in maintaining the health and sustainability of our world, applications across a wide variety of industries have followed this trend by becoming more environmentally conscious in how they operate. Monitor and Report on the Performance of Your Working Environment. Monitoring Building Energy in Real Time A Solution. How Low Level Fire Safety Lights Improve Building Safety. Future City Life on Mars.

Irradiance Monitoring for Small Commercial Solar Farms. Irradiance monitoring for small commercial solar farms is now possible using an economical pyranometer supplied by Kipp and Zonen. Bio-Material Removes Lead from Contaminated Water. Researchers have been attempting to purify lead contaminated water using bio-material, such as the Funaria hygrometrica moss. Magnetic Smart Window Could Improve Building Efficiency. New Chemical Looping Technology Could Provide Clean Electricity.

Determining the Level of Toxic Amines in Recycled Foams. Cold-cure and flexible foams used for the manufacture of mattresses are made of polyurethane synthetics. Various intermediate products are formed during the synthesis of urethanes, which are the basis for polyurethanes. FIB Delayering of Sub-20 nm Technology Nodes. Gas-assisted Xe FIB delayering of the sub 20-nm technology nodes found in modern microelectronics is possible using the XEAI3 from TESCAN. Materials Science - Featured Articles.

The Energy Cost of Friction and Wear in Mining. Researchers have studied global energy consumption due to friction and wear in the mining industry, to determine the tribological and economic impacts. Data Mining to Remediate Ohio Mining Sites. Data mining used to extract insights and create new software tool, which could anticipate how groundwater will respond to mining operations. Goldstrike and Newmont Mining Plan to Further Advance Exploration of Plateau Property in 2018. New Jersey Mining Company Ann.

Accurate Nanoparticle Size Distribution from SAXS Measurements. The use of nanoparticles and the attention to regulatory provisions for nanomaterials induce a large interest for nanoparticle size characterization. Modifying Graphene to be Blood Compatible. In order for it to be used in biosensor applications graphene must be modified to be blood compatible. Research in this area is currently taking place. Researchers Find a Way to Clean Carbon Nanotubes to Boost Conductivity.

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A New Generation of Cameras for Outdoor Imaging of Moving Targets. AZoSensors spoke to Corey Fellows, Director of Sales at Lumenera Corporation about their new P-Iris system, ITS applications and how it is an improvement on the functionality of the DC-Iris Series. More Powerful, Energy-Efficient Frequency Set to Become Vital Cyber Security Tool. A recently designed frequency comb built using a new technique might be a successful tool for data encryption.

Largest Quantum Simulator Achieved With Laser Technique. Using a new laser technique to manipulate atoms, a system has been created that brings super speed quantum computing a step closer to reality. Arresting Photon Loss in Transmission Channel Could Upgrade Quantum Networks. Realizing Quantum Hall Effect in Four Dimensions. Dirac Magnon Nodal Loops- A New Topological Concept For 2D Quantum Magnets.

Sensor-Enabled Surgical Robot Offers High Level of Safety for Spinal Operations. Researchers from the University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology develop a high-precision, sensor-based surgical robot for spinal operations together with industry partners. Bellrobot Introduces Interactive Robotics Learning Kit for Children. Next-Gen Flexible Robots with HASEL Actuators. Drones That Can Almost See in the Dark. Latest Drone and UAV News.