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 ...
Gizmodo

Double Counter Rotating Blades Give This Saw a Healthy Appetite

Two is always better than one, like the pair of counter rotating cutting blades on this handheld circular saw that let it effortlessly slice through wood, plastics and metals in either direction, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...