“Brick toaster” aims to cut global CO2 emissions by 15% in 15 years

A quarter of humanity’s carbon emissions come from industrial energy use – and a huge portion of that energy goes into creating heat for various processes. And right there lies a slam-dunk decarbonization opportunity that’ll pay for itself incredibly q… Continue reading “Brick toaster” aims to cut global CO2 emissions by 15% in 15 years

Powerful new adhesive stays strong from freezing to boiling temperatures

Researchers from China have developed a powerful new adhesive that grips strongly in extreme temperatures, from the deep freeze of liquid nitrogen to the sweltering heat of an oven. Better yet, it can be broken back down into its component parts and re… Continue reading Powerful new adhesive stays strong from freezing to boiling temperatures

EPFL’s super-fast 3D-printing technique makes resin objects in seconds

Researchers at EPFL have demonstrated a light-based 3D-printing method that’s about 30 times faster than conventional additive manufacturing, creating objects in 20 seconds that would normally take more like 10 minutes thanks to photocurable resins.Con… Continue reading EPFL’s super-fast 3D-printing technique makes resin objects in seconds

“Catalytic condenser” lets cheap metals act like rare, expensive ones

It’s an unfortunate truth that many important chemical reactions require rare and expensive metals as catalysts. But now, scientists have developed a device that actively tweaks plain old aluminum to make it behave like other metals on the fly.Continue… Continue reading “Catalytic condenser” lets cheap metals act like rare, expensive ones

Suspected cyberattack on parts supplier forces Toyota to shut down Japan plants

Toyota said Monday that it was suspending operations at all 14 of its plants in Japan after a domestic supplier of parts, Kojima Industries Corp., was hit by a suspected cyberattack. Toyota described it as a “system failure” at Kojima in a short statement posted online. A Kojima spokesperson told ABC News that the company was working to fix the problem, which essentially blocked the company’s computers from communicating with Toyota. “We are not sure yet if it is a cyberattack, but we suspect it might be one,” the spokesperson said. As of Monday morning, U.S. Eastern time, Kojima’s website was unreachable. There was no information available about the suspected attackers or their methods. The incident comes as corporations and governments in Japan, the U.S. and Europe are on guard for potential Russian cyberattacks related to the clampdown on Russia’s financial system in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Reuters […]

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