Surprising speed-dependent friction with graphene
The speed at which an atomic force microscope moves across the surface of certain materials is influenced by the frictional properties of the substrate. One such example is graphene, which consists of a single layer of carbon atoms in a honeycomb arrangement. It is being examined with a view to potential use as a lubricating […]
Neural Network Modeling of NiTiHf Shape Memory alloy transformation temperatures
University of Birmingham, UK, researchers have developed Machine Learning (ML) techniques to enable the effective correlation of alloy characteristics. An ML Neural Network (NN) model is proposed to predict the transformation temperatures (TTs) of NiTiHf for a given combination of elemental composition and processing parameters within an acceptable confidence interval. The main challenge in […]
Johnson Matthey and BP produces product for Fulcrum’s Sierra waste-to-fuels plant
Johnson Matthey, UK, has announced that their technology has enabled Fulcrum’s Sierra BioFuels Plant to successfully produce synthetic crude oil for clean transportation fuels. Using Johnson Matthey (JM) and BP’s FT CANS technology, the Sierra plant is the world’s first commercial-scale plant to use household rubbish as a feedstock that would otherwise be destined for […]
Tokamak Energy and Furukawa Electric Group strengthen relationship to progress commercial fusion energy
Furukawa Electric, Japan, has signed an agreement with Tokamak Energy to supply specialist high temperature superconducting (HTS) wire for its new advanced prototype fusion device, ST80-HTS. Furukawa Electric Co., LtdTokyo, Japan and SuperPower Inc, New York, USA of Furukawa Electric Group, are expected to deliver more than several hundred kilometers of wire to the […]