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Tag Archives: Manufacturing
Chemical Manufacturing: Worker education a new priority
First, the good news! The U.S., perhaps surprisingly to some, has now topped China in Manufacturing Competitiveness, according to a Deloitte study. The other news is not necessarily bad, but is worth noting. Jobs in manufacturing have been changing rapidly, … Continue reading
Projecting carbon fiber composites for mass auto market: Several factors are involved
This blog has periodically posted articles on the growing use of carbon fiber composites, noting their strength and light weight, relative to steel, and their downside of high cost. These materials are now in prime use in large airliners and in … Continue reading
Posted in Chemical Industry, Manufacturing
Tagged Manufacturing, material chemistry, synthetic fibers
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All solar; all the time
Can a sentence including the words “solar” and “Tesla” make sense. Cars can not run on solar roof panels, but such a sentence would make sense if it also includes Elon Musk who is the CEO of both his eponymous car company … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Industry, Manufacturing
Tagged energy storage, Manufacturing, solar energy
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Nanocrystals for tagging: A possible breakthrough
Research carried out at MIT and funded by the National Science Foundation, the Army Research Office and National Institute of Health has led to the successful development of tiny, smartphone-readable particles that, inventors say, could be used to authenticate currency (see also … Continue reading
Chemicals Manufacturing: New Technologies, New Thinking
Consider this quote from a high level Chinese spokesman: As supply of capital, land and other factors is on the decline and resource and environmental restriction become more serious, the proportion of first and second industries, which consume capital, land … Continue reading
Posted in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Industry, Manufacturing
Tagged Manufacturing, material chemistry
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Looking toward a technology future
The end of the year is a good time both for reflection and look-ahead, I thought that an article from yesterday’s New York Post, taken from publications by scholars from Stanford and Duke, is worth covering in this blog, though some of this … Continue reading
3D Printing comes of age
This blog is about chemical and energy developments of interest to me and, I trust, also to readers following these posts. Since I have wondered for some time about how 3D printing works, I decided to investigate and this is the result. (Full disclosure: … Continue reading
