Battery materials must evolve to keep pace with societal needs

Battery materials must evolve to keep pace with societal needs Rensselaer Professor Nikhil Koratkar and team find critical advances in nanostructures TROY, N.Y. — Humanity’s dependence on batteries for cellular phones, laptops, electric vehicles, and grid storage is fueling a demand for better battery technology. For decades, batteries have relied on micro-particles for energy storage, but […] The post Battery materials must evolve to keep pace with societal needs appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Machine Learning Tests Abilities of Rare-Earth Phosphates Given Atmospheric Extremes

NSF grant to accelerate next-generation environmental barrier coatings TROY, N.Y. — Materials and mechanical scientists are using machine learning to rapidly vet combinations of elements that could be used in next-generation environmental barrier coatings needed to protect vehicles traveling in the extreme conditions of aerospace and space environments. The project, led by researchers at Rensselaer […] The post Machine Learning Tests Abilities of Rare-Earth Phosphates Given Atmospheric Extremes appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Evaluating Materials Under Real-World Conditions Will Improve Material Design

Research aims to understand, from microscale to macroscale, how fibrous materials react to temperature, humidity TROY, N.Y. — Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will study whether body heat, or even humidity from a person’s breath, for instance, may impact the effectiveness of the porous fibers that are used to make protective technologies, like face masks. […] The post Evaluating Materials Under Real-World Conditions Will Improve Material Design appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Academia and Industry Join Forces in Race to Decarbonize Cities

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute partners with engineering firms as well as Siemens, Lutron Electronic and others to create the Institute for Energy, the Built Environment and Smart Systems, based in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Academia and Industry Link Toward Net-Zero Urban Environments

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute partners with engineering firms, as well as Siemens, Lutron Electronic and others to create the Institute for Energy, the Built Environment and Smart Systems, based in Brooklyn, N.Y.