Energy efficiency in manufacturing processes has emerged as a paramount concern in the drive towards sustainable industrial practices. Recent advances have sought to reduce not only operational costs ...

Distillation remains a backbone technology in the chemical process industry despite its historically high energy consumption. In recent years, research has focused on improving the thermal efficiency ...

A new JSTAT study shows how to compute the minimum energy cells use to sustain certain metabolic pathways while suppressing ...

There are "costs of life" that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific ...

This image shows a computer simulation of a fluid stream atomizing, or breaking down, into fine droplets. Image courtesy of Baskar Ganapathysubramanian and Adarsh Krishnamurthy. Iowa State engineers ...

In response to the rising focus on sustainable manufacturing practices and corporate social responsibility, there has been a surge of interest in adopting environmentally friendly and green chemicals ...

The real question for business leaders is not whether AI is overhyped, but how to harness its capabilities to drive ...