US Navy wirelessly beams 1.6 kW of power a kilometer using microwaves

In what it describes as the most significant demonstration of its kind in half a century, the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) beamed 1.6 kW of power over a kilometer (3,280 ft) using a microwave beam at the US Army Research Field in Maryland.

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Fast Tracking Flowmeter Design for the Measurement of Fuel Consumption

With increasing fuel prices, all sectors of the transport industry, from small trucks to larger super-tankers, are taking an interest in effective ways of...

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Controlling Cylinder Speed with a Mass Flow Controller

Pneumatic cylinder speed control applications traditionally use the air-over-oil method to achieve the desired speed. This electro-mechanical solution can...

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Equflow Sensors Disposable and Single Use Flowmeter Solutions for the Biopharmaceutical Industry

Equflow is committed to find the perfect fit for your flow process. We develop and produce disposable and single use flowmeters and all required components. ...

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Klay Instruments DP-4000 Differential Pressure Transmitter for Flow Measurement

Differential pressure transmitters are often used for flow measurement in combination with primary flow elements like orifice plates and pitot tubes. ...

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Three Years on: Hydra-Cell® Pumps Save 21,000t of Polymer and over $¼ Million in Maintenance

Wanner International is celebrating the third anniversary of installing 15 Hydra-Cell polymer injection API674 pumps to an oil and gas company in India - saving...

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Breakthrough TPV cell makes more power from heat than a steam turbine

MIT says its new thermophotovoltaic heat engine can harvest more energy from heat than the average steam turbine, at a fraction of the cost and using no moving parts. Huge implications for future power stations, as well as grid-level energy storage.

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