The growth of renewable power generation is experiencing a remarkable surge worldwide. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), it is projected that by 2050, the share of wind ...

Using off-peak electricity, air is compressed to around 1,000 psi (or 70 times atmospheric pressure), which raises its temperature to more than 600 degrees Celsius (1,100 degrees Fahrenheit).

A typical compressed air system involves a motor driven compressor and an air storage tank (known as a receiver). There also is an air delivery system that consists of pipe or hose that is designed to ...

Glass isn't as easy to recycle as we might think, so we need as many ways to turn it into new products as we can devise. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have developed a way to use ...

Once the mix has been compressed, it can never be uncompressed by the end user. Here are the top 10 reasons why music is compressed: No. 10: Compression is part of the sound of contemporary music.

The synthetic bacterium, named Syn57, has the most radically compressed genetic code ever built, opening the door to future ...

I have written about Type IV compressed hydrogen gas (CGH 2) tanks via feature articles in 2020 and 2021, while more recent articles discuss liquid hydrogen (LH 2) tanks for heavy trucks and aviation ...

I tried a compressed workweek — which had me working 10-hour days for four days per week — and I did not like the unusual schedule. I felt more stress and pressure to outperform the amount of ...

“The gas spans the entire width of the system and was likely shocked and compressed at the collision site,” they and their ...

Compressed workweeks and flextime are two options to the traditional 9 to 5 workweek that are becoming increasingly popular. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 1997 27.6 percent ...