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Water for Semiconductor Manufacturing—Source, Quantity, and Quality Challenges

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The Urgent Need for Better Air Filtration in Data Centers

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Rendering of BB Engineering’s new COBRA filter. Photo courtesy of BB Engineering

Short Filter Service Lives and Labor-Intensive Cleaning Are No Longer an Issue Large-area filtration faces the challenge of high costs, maintenance efforts, and time-consuming changeover and cleaning activities, and it …

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Nanofiltration process for recycling aluminum. Photo courtesy Trent Lee

MIT engineers designed a nanofiltration process that could make aluminum production more efficient while reducing hazardous waste. By Jennifer Chu | MIT News Used in everything from soda cans and …

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Carbon fibers are expensive, high-performance materials largely used in the construction of aircrafts and automobiles. USC research shows promise to fully recycle these fibers to restore 90% of the strength of the original fibers. Photo courtesy Caryn Smith

The method can upcycle carbon fibers to restore 90% of the strength of original fibers. By Yashna Dodrajka USC researchers have developed a study that promises complete upcycling of high-performance …

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Far-Reaching Implications for Airborne Pathogen Transmission and Climate Adaptation Particulate matter (PM) is typically classified into three categories: coarse (2.5–10 microns, μm, aka PM10), fine (≤2.5 μm, PM2.5), and ultrafine …

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Binghamton University Ph.D. student Maryam Rezaie, left, and Professor Seokheun “Sean” Choi have developed artificial plants that can feed off carbon dioxide, give off oxygen and generate power. Photo courtesy Jonathan Cohen

Professor Seokheun “Sean” Choi and PhD student Maryam Rezaie are repurposing their ideas about bacteria-powered biobatteries into a new idea. On average, Americans spend about 90% of their time indoors, …

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