Mini tornadoes spin out dried cellulose nanofibers

Researchers at the University of Maine and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are ...
Hoodline

University of Maine and ORNL Collaborate to Revolutionize Cellulose Nanofiber Production with Energy-Efficient Drying Technique

Researchers develop an efficient method to dry cellulose nanofibers using heated air vortices, a potential plastic ...
Nanowerk

Counter-rotating fates

(Nanowerk News) As anyone who drinks their coffee with milk knows, it’s much easier to mix liquids together than to separate them. In fact, the second law of thermodynamics would seem to dictate that ...
Nature

Counter-Rotating Wind Turbines and Speed Increasers

Counter-rotating wind turbines (CRWTs) represent an innovative paradigm in wind energy conversion, employing a dual rotor mechanism in which two coaxial rotors spin in opposite directions. This ...
Drinks

Midea Group gets grant for high speed blender with counter-rotating motor

Midea Group has patented a counter-rotating motor for high-speed blenders. The motor includes a stator with outer and inner windings, an inverter for synchronous excitation, an inner rotor rotating in ...
The National Interest

A New “Stealth Helicopter” is On Its Way to the U.S. Army

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The new aircraft will employ several measures designed to make it quieter, including, most notably, a counter-rotating rotor that muffles the sound of the first. The ...
Automation World

POSITAL’s New Multiturn Counter Module: Battery-Free Rotation Counts

POSITAL’s Multiturn Counter Module is a zero-maintenance rotation counter designed to be integrated into motors or other types of rotating machinery to provide their control systems with a reliable ...