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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas posted this:

Thermochromic mortar coating for a more sustainable construction CSIC has developed a thermochromic mortar coating with optical properties in the solar radiation range that vary according to temperature in a reversible way. The mortar is especially interesting for energy efficiency in buildings. Its solar radiation absorption at low temperatures is high, helping to maintain indoor heating, while its reflectance increases during the summer, reducing over-warming of the envelope. Industrial partners from the construction industry are being sought to collaborate through a patent licence agreement.

Thermochromic mortar coating for a more sustainable construction

Brunel University London posted this:

Aluminium Micro-Alloying with increased tensile strength Existing commercial aluminium alloys are modified with sub-micron particles resulting in a 20% increase in tensile strength with no loss of ductility.

Aluminium Micro-Alloying with increased tensile strength

Universidad de Alcalá-OTRI posted this:

Systems and applications based on indoor positioning via led-lighting The use of LED lamps available for lighting of different parts of a building or room in such a way as to allow the transmission of very high-frequency codes non-perceptible by humans together with the illumination lights. These codes (one unique code for each LED lamp) will be decoded by light detectors included in smart-devices, or by detectors designed particularly for this purpose. From the code information, the device positioning can be determined with high precision.

Systems and applications based on indoor positioning via led-lighting

Unitat de Valorització de la URV posted this:
Licensing Manager at Fundació URV

Solar driven absorption cycle for space heating and cooling The invention relates to a new solar thermally driven system that meets the heating and cooling demands of buildings. The system consists of a reversible absorption cycle which operates as a single effect absorption cycle in the cooling mode and as a heat transformer in the heating mode. Components of both cycles are the same, only the flow direction inside the system changes. In thermally driven systems, solar thermal collectors convert solar energy into thermal heat which can be used to run a thermally-activated device. Different types of thermally driven systems are available on the market, but among them, absorption systems are the most mature technology and are commercially available. The thermal collectors mostly used in solar absorption installations are flat plate or evacuated tubes. These thermal collectors produce hot water to drive the absorption machine in summer and produce chilled water. However, the hot water temperature obtained in winter with these solar collectors is too low to directly feed conventional heating systems but also is too low to drive the absorption machine in order to produce a higher temperature water stream to feed the heating system. So, in winter the hot water produced in the thermal collectors is heated up in a boiler before to feed the heating units. The invention proposes a new reversible solar driven absorption machine that in summer it would work as an absorption chiller, as the machines that we can find on the market today, but in winter it would work as a heat transformer. As heat transformer the absorption machine cycle can be driven with a heat source temperature of 40 °C to produce hot water at 60°C at an ambient temperature of 0°C. Furthermore, the lower the ambient temperature, the lower the activation temperature of the machine and higher the machine heating power. Components of both cycles are the same, only the flow direction inside the system and the connection with external devices changes. To allow the reversibility of the equipment and its operation in winter a new working pair, ammonia/lithium nitrate, has been selected because no rectifier is required and it does not present problems of refrigerant freezing at low condensing temperatures when the cycle operates as a heat transformer.

Solar driven absorption cycle for space heating and cooling

Cracow University of Technology posted this:

Comprehensive method to assess the technical condition of the pressure equipment of installation operated in the chemical and petrochemical industry A comprehensive method to assess the technical condition of the pressure equipment of installation operated in the chemical and petrochemical industry, with the use of acoustic emission signal analysis, structure stress field and the degradation st The algorithm for the assessment of the technical condition of pressure equipment of chemical and petrochemical installations, subjected to the long-term operation, allows to determine the damage degree of the material and allows to predict the further development of degradation processes in a function of time. The proposed approach to the problem of safe operation of devices is fundamentally different from the solutions which are currently used in industrial practice. Currently, the supervision of these objects is based mainly on standard non-destructive testing methods. The main limitation of used methods is the lack of the possibility of both examining the object in its entire volume and testing the device in working conditions. Developed algorithm allows to effectively solve current problems in the diagnosis of chemical installations related to the assessment of their technical condition and determination of the conditions for further operation in real time. The algorithm is particularly recommended for monitoring devices in which adverse damages occur due to the long-term operation.

Germán Cabañero posted this:
HEAD OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP at CIDETEC

Advanced thermosets based on dynamic polymer networks: from Self-Healing to processability, recyclability and repairability A new generation of Reprocessable, Repairable and Recyclable high-performance fiber-reinforced thermoset composites. 3R composite laminates can be heated 80ºC above the Tg and re-shaped in a few minutes applying pressure, which allows the thermoforming of cured 3R laminates to obtain 3D geometries, in a similar way to TP composites. Repair of damages based on resin/fiber delaminations and resin micro-cracks by applying heat and pressure to the damaged part. Mechanical & Chemical Recycling

Parker Holterman posted this:
Inventor at Surtr, LLC

Surtr: Fire Starter. Dispenses lit tinder in one motion Surtr is the fire starter that dispenses and ignites a petroleum pellet in one motion. A magazine with four pellets offers multiple fires. Each lit pellet will stay on fire for several minutes.

Surtr: Fire Starter. Dispenses lit tinder in one motion

Yissum - Research Development Company of the Hebrew University posted this:

Using Chlorella Ohadii Algae Genes to Improve Plant Resistance to Photodamage A photo damage resistant transgenic plant. Project ID : 8-2018-5702

ADVANCED PASSIVE TECHNOLOGY posted this:
Independent Researcher&Inventor

A new technology in the field of passive buildings, consisting of a new thermal-insulating material made from organic raw materials & a new building system allowing for the construction of any kind of permanent or temporary passive buildings A NEW ECO-FRIENDLY INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY FOR REALISATION OF CALAMITY- AND FIRE-RESISTANT PASSIVE BUILDINGS MADE OF ORGANIC RAW MATERIALS - Ecological; - Thermal-insulating; - Passive; - Energy-efficient; - Energy-independent; - Indestructible in case of natural calamities (earthquake, typhoon, tornado, hurricane, flood, landslide, etc.); - Fire-resistant; - Permanent or temporary, demountable without losses and mountable again in a different location; - Straight or inclined to the ground at angles up to 33 degrees, on one side or on all its sides. A technological concept clearly delimited from all existing building technology, in that the elements making up the building are post-compressed (through a hidden post-compressing system), providing a resistance that is integrated and equally distributed per each square centimetre of the building, whether it be walls, ceilings, floors or roof. For more information please visit my website: https://advancedpassivetec.wixsite.com/passivebuildings

A new technology in the field of passive buildings, consisting of a new thermal-insulating material made from organic raw materials & a new building system allowing for the construction of any kind of permanent or temporary passive buildings

UACOOPERA University of Aveiro posted this:
Technology Transfer Office at uacoopera

Ceramic slurry with incorporation of eggshell waste Process for preparation and incorporation of eggshell waste in the formulation of a ceramic slurry for porous pavement. With this invention aims to promote the use of a residue which has become an environmental issue, valorizing it by industrial application. The main ad-vantage of this the chance to enlarge the possibility of using a calcium residue substituting calcite, the traditional raw material, more expensive, without affecting final ceramic properties.

Ceramic slurry with incorporation of eggshell waste

Júlia Nebot posted this:
Licensing Manager at Fundació URV

Device for passive supression of vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) in structures The present invention relates to a device for suppression of Vortex-induced vibrations (known as VIV) in flexible structures or in elastically supported rigid structures. Vortex-induced vibrations are a type of fluid-structure interactions that are consequence of the unsteady periodic forces generated in the wake of bluff bodies when affected by currents. The forces induced on the structures as a result of the large region of separated flow in the wake of the structure, result in vibrations. Vibrations can be fatal in engineering applications. Structures with low mass and damping are the ones in which VIV can be more important. In marine applications, most of the structures are characterised by combined low mass-damping. Although VIV is crucial in marine applications, the invention described here could also be used to prevent VIV in other non-marine scenarios such as structures affected by winds.

Device for passive supression of vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) in structures

Universidad de Alcalá-OTRI posted this:

Artificial vision system for the semaphoric control of the access to parking and garages, through the monitoring of pedestrians.The research group “Intelligent Vehicles and Traffic Technologies” of the Automation Department of the University of Alcalá has developed a procedure for the semaphoric control of the access roads to parkings and garages by monitoring pedestrians using artificial vision. It is a road safety system that ensures that the exit access of the vehicles from the parking is performed safely for pedestrians, by monitoring the different access points to the parking, using a stereoscopic vision system with infrared lighting. The images provided by the stereoscopic vision system are processed by a computer, obtaining information regarding the presence of pedestrians in the vicinity of the monitored access point. This information is used to act on a traffic light that controls the exit access of vehicles. The group looks for licensing agreements, technical cooperation agreements, manufacturing agreements or commercial agreements with technical assistance, with companies from the sector of transport infrastructure and traffic safety.

Artificial vision system for the semaphoric control of the access to parking and garages, through the monitoring of pedestrians.

Universidad de Alicante posted this:

System for fixing armours during concreting The research group “Materials and Construction Systems for Buildings”, from the Building and Urbanism Department of the University of Alicante, has developed a new and simple system that allows to fix any type of armours in concrete construction elements during the concreting process. This system avoids the movement of the armours in an efficient, technical and reusable way, and, therefore, also avoids future expensive treatments in case of unwanted movements. This new system is characterized by its low cost, light weight, ease of use and versatility for any constructive element. The research group is looking for companies interested in commercial exploitation.

System for fixing armours during concreting

University of Huelva posted this:

Manual Handler of Concrete Sleepers The machine was designed to disengage steel bars from prefabricated concrete sleepers manually, which allows to increase production, safety at work and to improve the technical properties of the final product. The stretcher has two benches that allow movement in two directions, longitudinal and trasnverse. The process is done in such a way that the four active screws are de-stressed at the same time, avoiding damages.

Manual Handler of Concrete Sleepers

Laser Consult Ltd. posted this:

All-natural hydrophobic oil absorbent powders and granules for environmental & industrial purposes The technology consists of an original industrial process by which natural materials can be turned into products with hydrophobic oil adsorbent properties. The captured oil can be extracted and recycled, and the product can be reused several times over. These products can be developed as powders or granules with varying levels of hardness, water resistance, size, and density for diverse set of applications.

All-natural hydrophobic oil absorbent powders and granules for environmental & industrial purposes

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