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Every year since 1988, Popular Science has highlighted technological innovations that make our lives better. 2022 - Page 35 First year - The James Webb Space Telescope won this year's highest honor for technological innovation by continuously transmitting jaw-dropping images of the universe back to Earth. But it’s just one of the 100 best scientific achievements.
This year's "Top 100 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards" list is divided into 10 categories, covering aerospace, engineering, consumer electronics , medical health, security and defense, automobiles, entertainment, personal care, sports and outdoor, and home . Buckle up and take a look at them.
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artificial intelligence and clean energy are helping to reshape and update some of the most important technologies. Because solar panels are smaller and more flexible, some small devices will move toward a grid-free future. Ships can now sail freely from the UK to the US using sensors and artificial intelligence. Chemical plants, energy facilities, trucks and ships are being further greened as engineers use hydrogen, new batteries and other alternatives to fossil fuels.
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Turkey 1915 Canakkale Bridge (1915 Çanakkale)The world’s longest span suspension bridgeTurkey Canakkale Highway Bridge Construction Investment Company
https://www.1915canakkale.com/en- us
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Since the bridge is located in a seismic zone, the main challenges for the project were the record span, the geotechnical conditions on site, and stability. To address aerodynamic stability issues, the bridge uses a twin box-girder deck system with a width of 45.06 meters. Engineers used tugboats to float the 66,000-ton concrete caisson to serve as support pillars. They then flooded the chambers in the caisson , sinking it to a depth of 40 meters on the seafloor. Use barge and crane to prefabricate the bridge deck sections and then assemble them.
This bridge was completed and opened to traffic on March 18, 2022. It will shorten the land distance from the borders of Greece and Bulgaria to multiple agricultural and industrial areas in Turkey by at least 200 to 300 kilometers. Turkish President Erdogan said: "We regard it as a ruby necklace on the strait, which will usher in a new future." American)
https://www.angloamerican.com/
When fully loaded with rock, a standard Komatsu 930E-5 mining truck weighs over 450 tons and burns 3,000 liters of diesel per day.Anglo American's solution was to turn to hydrogen power - designing a hydrogen fuel cell version of their mining trucks. The NuGen hydrogen-powered mining haul truck is based on a modification of the Komatsu 291-ton 930E truck, which is technically a fuel cell electric (FCEV) truck that contains hydrogen fuel cell and lithium battery technology. While the total operating costs are comparable to those of a diesel-powered truck, it can reduce carbon emissions by up to 70%. Anglo American plans to have the truck deployed at all of its mines by 2030.
— Hydeal España renewable hydrogen project in Spain The largest green hydrogen hub ArcelorMittal (ArcelorMittal), Enagás, Fertiberia Group and DH2 Energy company https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/
The International Renewable Energy Agency lists HyDeal España as the largest renewable hydrogen project in the world. It will provide hydrogen for the production of low-carbon steel, industrial synthetic ammonia and green fertilizers. Project partners include international steelmaking group ArcelorMittal, Spanish gas operator Enagás, Spanish Fertiberia Group and DH2 Energy hydrogen company. The first phase of the project aims to produce 55,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen in 2025, followed by 200,000 tonnes in 2026. A total of up to 9.5 gigawatts of solar panels will be installed by 2030, allowing electrolysers to separate hydrogen from water on an unprecedented scale. According to estimates, the project will reduce Spain's greenhouse gas footprint by 4%.
—DALL-E 2 Artificial Intelligence Art Generator A groundbreaking artificial intelligence "text-generated image" system OpenAI company
https://openai.com/
DALL·E 2 It has set off a revolution in art creation. You just need to tell it what you want, and it will give you a painting in a very short time. OpenAI uses hundreds of millions of images captured from the Internet and uses artificial intelligence technology to allow DALL-E 2 to learn and train autonomously. It allows users to write a text prompt, such as "Dali-style painting, a flying dog," which is then rendered into an image in less than a minute using a unique algorithm. Compared to previous image generators, the quality (creativity) of the DALL-E 2's output is impressive. Now, anyone can sign up and use this AI art generator.
—P-12 Shuttle Electric Ferry The fastest zero-emission ferry Candela Company
https://candela.com/
Hydrofoils made of carbon fiber composite make the world’s fastest electric ferry. In summer 2022, Candela launches its P-12 Shuttle ferry in Stockholm, Sweden. Because the hydrofoil creates virtually no wake and computer-guided stabilization technology makes the ride feel smoother, it is allowed to exceed the speed limits of other boats. However, for safety reasons, its maximum operating speed may be set at 50 kilometers per hour, but this still does not prevent the P-12 Shuttle from becoming the fastest zero-emission ferry. When the first P-12 Shuttle enters service in Stockholm waters in 2023, it will take commuters from the suburbs to the city center in 25 minutes.
— Bioforge biofuel chemical plantChemicals in our lives are now made from enzymesSolugen company
https://solugen.com/
The report of the International Energy Agency shows that in addition to emitting toxic and harmful substances such as sulfides and benzene series , chemical plants also produce more than 1 billion tons of greenhouse gases. In 2022, Solugen Company built a "biofuel" chemical plant outside Houston in the United States. The plant can produce 10,000 tons of chemicals such as fertilizers and cleaning fluids per year, but does not produce waste gas or waste water during the production process. The secret lies in the efficient conversion of patented engineered enzymes and bio-based ingredients such as corn syrup . Solugen claims that yield loss is the most "expensive" part of traditional thermochemical or fermentation manufacturing processes, and the Bioforge platform can "produce 1 ton of product from 1 ton of feedstock."
—HydroSKIN Building facade additional cooling componentsZero-emission coolingInstitute of Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design, University of Stuttgart, Germany (ILEK)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cend.202200003
Air conditioners and fans consume the world 10% electricity, what better solution is there for cooling building spaces? A façade add-on called HydroSKIN, being installed in an experimental building in Stuttgart, Germany, attempts to revolutionize the age-old technique of using wet cloth to cool air through layers of modern textiles. A layer of mesh to keep out flying insects and small particles, a thick layer of insulating fabric to absorb moisture from rain or vapor and then promote evaporation in hot weather, an optional membrane, and a layer of metal foil close to the building wall to store and drain excess moisture that seeps in. Preliminary tests have proven that under laboratory conditions of 35°C indoor air temperature and 20% indoor air humidity, the surface temperature of one square meter of HydroSKIN wet fabric can be reduced by 8 to 12°C. The temperature reduction is also accompanied by a coherent cooling air flow of about 0.2 to 0.4 meters/second. This suggests that implementing this technology in high-rise buildings could be very useful for cooling building spaces. It is important to note that cooling performance is dependent on wind speed, which increases exponentially with building height.
— Powerfoyle solar charging material allows digital products to have self-charging function Exeger company
www.exeger.com
Sweden Powerfoyle developed by Exeger The material updates an innovation from the 1980s - dye-sensitized solar cells. It can be screen-printed onto flexible plastic, then laminated, ultimately converting all forms of natural and artificial light into battery energy, making digital products self-charging (clean and endless). Compared to conventional dye-sensitized solar cells that use a transparent conductive oxide layer, Powerfoyle benefits from a redesigned titanium dioxide material that is 1,000 times more conductive, ensuring higher conversion efficiency. You can now find Powerfoyle in self-charging headphones, bike helmets, and even GPS dog collars from brands like Urbanista, Adidas, and more.
— " Mayflower " MAS400 autonomous vessel unmanned crossing of Atlantic Ocean International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)https://mas400.com/
— Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility First utility energy plant to combine solar, wind and battery storage Next Era Energy and Portland General Electric (PGE)https://portlandgeneral.com/about/who-we-are/innovative-energy/wheatridge-renewable-energy-facility
Wheatridge The renewable energy facility, located in northern Oregon, US, will be able to store up to 120 megawatt hours of electricity - generated by a 300 megawatt wind farm and a 50 megawatt solar farm - that will power 100,000 homes. It is also the first utility energy facility in the United States to combine wind, solar and battery storage, with the flexibility to continuously generate and export clean electricity and release it to the grid as needed. Oregon The Clean Energy Goals Act stipulates that electricity providers must reduce emissions by 80% by 2030, 90% by 2035, and achieve 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040.
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